In recent years, inclusive events have gained prominence in the events industry. For event organisers and venues, this means acknowledging the diversity of delegates to provide the same great event experience to all. We know a thing or two about inclusive events at Friends House. We won the ‘Best Venue for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’ […]
15 Jan 2024 | Written by: Sou Manhsinh
The UN has marked today as the International Day of Plant Health (IDPH). Today we highlight the importance of plants and why we need to play an important part in the upkeep of our environment. This international day was adopted by the UN General Assembly, in order to raise global awareness on the issues of […]
12 May 2022 | Written by: Cecilia B
Friends House has achieved the AIM Higher Silver accreditation level once again! What a fantastic achievement for our team, who went through a thorough assessment. The AIM Higher Silver accreditation: a mark of excellence This accreditation from the Meetings Industry Association (MIA) is a mark of excellence for venues across the country. AIM Higher venues […]
26 Apr 2022 | Written by: Cecilia B
Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), “a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.”1 The first IWD was held in 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland on 19 March2. The day was later moved to March 8. […]
08 Mar 2022 | Written by: Cecilia B
We’ve got some great news! After a long-awaited return, the café and bookshop are finally reopening on Monday 7 February! And the offer is changing, we’ll serve vegetarian and vegan food and drinks from now on. And that’s not the only novelty, the café is also changing name and becoming Seed Café. A new vegetarian […]
02 Feb 2022 | Written by: Cecilia B
On Tuesday 30 November, event professionals gathered at Friends House for the “No Planning – No Planet” event. Participants talked about food waste in the industry and how we might reduce it. The event was organised in partnership with Quiet Company, Greengage Solutions, Trident Hospitality and UK Harvest. Tackling food waste to tackle climate change […]
01 Dec 2021 | Written by: Cecilia B
And it’s a win for Friends House at the London Venue and Catering Awards 2021! We’re delighted to have won the award for Best Client Support During Covid-19. It’s always a great achievement to see our work acknowledged by our peers from the events industry. But this year, winning really feels different. A great win […]
22 Nov 2021 | Written by: Cecilia B
Like many others in the Hospitality industry, we are facing severe supply and resourcing issues at the moment. This is likely to impact our catering offerings. Unfortunately, we might be unable to provide you with the level of service that you are used to receiving from us. Currently we are unable to guarantee that we […]
29 Sep 2021 | Written by: Cecilia B
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