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The aim of this section is to bring you the latest news and
information about our parent company Magic
For All Occasions and other things of interest to the party
planner.
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DECEMBER 2000
Phew ! This
month sees the year 2000 go with a bang with many previous corporate
clients returning to us to use our services. Such as Industrial
Bank of Japan who have used close-up magician CHARLIE
VALENTINO for the last 3 years for their clients Xmas party,
McKey Foods book MAGIC
MOMENTS and Santa for the 2nd year running for their children's
party, and The National Trust use us again, this time for
their December carol concerts at Ham House in Richmond,
by booking a magical compare, Santa, and his elf helper.
Santa also made an appearance along with a magical duo for Fashion
Logistics staff children's Xmas party.
Childrens entertainers were very popular with playgroups: Tanners
End (2nd year running), Tara Kindergartens, Market Nursary,
and Cornwallis Adventure Playgroup (2nd year running).
And with schools: Clitterhouse Infants, and Sacred
Heart School, in Teddington.
Other
clients booking close-up magicians included: Baker Tilly
at the Millennium Britannia Hotel, in Mayfair, Goldman
Sachs International at the Mint Bar, Martin Hamblin
Research, UBS Warburg at the Metropolitan Hotel,
Park Lane:
"
Thouroughly enjoyed it. Excellent "
Donna Greenhead (UBS Warburg)
Caricaturist
IAN PARRATT
and a close-up magician were
booked by Crimson Publishing for their staff party at
Sound Republic nightclub in Leicester Square. Reid
Minty Solicitors book magicians CHARLIE
VALENTINO and ALI
CARDABRA for their event at London Zoo.
And Haringay Chamber of Commerce book (2nd year running)
cabaret magician GEORGE
KOVARI JR:
"
Absolutely brilliant.
A magnificent performance ! "
Errol Hines (Haringay Chamber of Commerce)
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MATT
BARNARD's comedy circus show and juggling workshop is booked for
the 2nd year running by Inspace, this time the venue for
their staff children's party is The Millennium Dome.
"
This is the second time we have booked Matt and he was very, very
good. We would love to have him back next year. "
Clair Wall (Inspace)
Clowns FLIP & FLOP were booked for Ponders End Police
at their annual staff children's party at Cheshunt Country
Club. And a clown and two face painters were booked to entertain
children at Shearman & Sterling Solicitors.
Childrens entertainers were also booked by Loans.co.uk
at Watford Football Club, and by Digitas, Brent
Cross Banqueting, Ealing Women's Aid charity,
and a wedding at Ham House.
The close-up magic of GEORGE
KOVARI JR proved popular for SAS Martial Arts Academy
at Unicornio restaurant:
"
Excellent !
A lovely chap who went down really well "
Dominic Tretal
(SAS
Martial Arts Academy)
CHARLIE
VALENTINO, close-up illusionist, finishes off the year with
Xmas day at Cannizaro House Hotel followed by new year's
eve in the John Burton-Race Restaurant at the Landmark
Hotel, in Marylebone:
"
This entertainer is very good.
We will definately book him again ! "
John Burton-Race
(The
Landmark Hotel)
CLICK HERE
for December PartyCAM photos.
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NOVEMBER 2000
Just
when we thought we had our weirdest request (see last month) we
get a call from Channel 4 Television to supply MAGIC
MOMENTS to feature in an episode of 'Chained' their
new 'Big Brother' type fly-on-the-wall game show which will be
shown on their forthcoming new digital TV channel, E-Four.
One of the players was celebrating his birthday and wanted to
hire a children's entertainer to come along to the special house.
At
the Radisson Edwardian Hotel in Heathrow, Vivacom Ltd have their
staff Xmas party early and entertain their children with a face
painter & entertainer GERTIE
GLITTER.
Clown face painter VIVIAN REDL was booked for Ealing Town Hall
charity fundraiser.
"
Entertainers were fabulous. We wouldn't hesitate to use your services
in the future "
Vivacom Ltd
MAGIC MOMENTS, also
return to the weekly Pavgang Kids Club at The Dacorum
Pavilion in Hemel Hempstead to offer magic & musical games.
Children's entertainment is also booked for the Halkevi Kurdish
& Turkish Community Centre,
Stoke Newington.
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OCTOBER 2000
For
a wedding Hanbury Manor use our services again, this time
to book court jester, ANTHONY FREEMAN to perform his juggling,
stiltwalking, fire eating, and magic.
"
. . . thank you for supplying us with a lovely jester . . ."
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"
Everybody thought he was excellent - especially the kidies."
Mrs F. Wilson
Est
Est Est Restaurant book a close-up magician to entertain children
at a private birthday party.
And
Seabrook Manor Nursing Home liven up a 90th birthday party
with our magical duo MAGIC
MOMENTS.
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CLICK HERE
for October PartyCAM photos.
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MAGIC
MOMENTS, also return to the weekly Pavgang Kids Club
at The Dacorum Pavilion in Hemel Hempstead to offer face
painting & musical games. Children's entertainment also booked
at the Oranges & Lemons Day Nursery.
After the Queen Mother celebrated her 100'th birthday last month.
This month sees two people celebrating their half-century. One
books a close-up magician to entertain on board the Queen Elizabeth
as it sails up the Thames.
And the other, Affinity Internet Holdings Plc, books, magician,
ALLIN KEMPTHORNE to provide
strolling entertainment at their Chairman's 50th birthday bash.
CWS Ltd use our services to supply two clowns for their
new Co-op Welcome store in Hucknall, Nottingham. And Garson
& Co Solicitors book a close-up magician for their clients
party evening.
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AUGUST 2000
Children's
entertainers were booked for wedding receptions at Hanbury
Manor in Ware, The Jarvis Hotel in Ealing Common and
The West Lodge Park Hotel in Cockfosters.
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UBS Bank book a close-up magician to entertain their staff
& guests at The 10 Room Lounge & Cocktail Bar in
Piccadilly. Teleadapt Use our services again, this
time booking a comedy clown for their family fun day. Close-up magic
is booked for Wilco International's summer party. Giggles
of Finsbury Park open their new shop with our balloon modelling
facepainter.
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Nairn House Care Center book
magical entertainment
for their senior residents.
And to celebrate the Queen Mother's 100th birthday Romford
Grange Retirement Home book magical duo, MAGIC
MOMENTS, to entertain them.
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for August PartyCAM photos.
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JULY 2000
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July
kicks off in style with us supplying a comedy duo to offer magic,
facepainting & balloon modelling and a giant 40 foot high inflatable
boot slide with two operators for the Guensey North Regatta.
This was the largest bouncy
castle Guernsey had ever seen and it was even visible over the
rooftops of the houses around the harbour.
"
Thank you for helping to make this our best year yet. We look forward
to using your company next year "
Robert Hockey (President, St Samson's & Vale Regatta Committe)
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Woolworths
use us again for facepainters, firstly for the opening of their
new general store in Muswell Hill, and also for another store
for the Balham Festival.
"
Very impressed with VIVIAN
REDL's faces. She kept the crowd going all day "
" You never fail to find us a first class facepainter at
short notice ! "
Jonothan Rider
(Woolworths General Stores)
Two
close-up magicians, DAVID
CROFTS and CHARLIE VALENTINO
are booked to entertain at The New Connaught Rooms for
the Dental Society Graduation Ball. Sarah Lee book
a strolling magician to entertain staff for their summer party
at the Complete Anglers Hotel in Marlow.
Many companys put
on a family fun day this month.
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First SAMS Ltd book a comedy magic duo and a facepainting
clown at Alexandra Palace, then Newmont Travel book
a clown and a 37 foot long inflatable
Jungle Fun Run, and Durrants Club Ltd book our popular
magic double act MAGIC
MOMENTS to entertain and to present a team treasure hunt.
The Orange Tree Pub use us again to supply a close-up magical
entertainer for their hog roast night. Comedy magical entertainers
supplied to keep the children busy for a wedding reception at
Ponbourne Park Hotel in Cuffley.
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Odd
requests this month include 3 facepainters for Music Innovations
to quickly paint football faces onto children for a commercial
to promote the Pepsi Football Challenge for Sky TV.
And for one of our entertainers to dress up as Santa and give
out presents at a family Xmas party !
CLICK HERE
for July PartyCAM photos.
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JUNE 2000
The
opening of Palmers Green Sunday Street Market uses one of
our bouncy castles
and creates a new weekly regular customer.
"
Your service is excellent. We will definately book a bouncy castle
from you every Sunday "
Becky, Market Manager
(Palmers Green Sunday Street Market)
Argos
returns to us to supply a duo to offer magic, balloon modelling
and face painting for a two day opening event for another of their
superstores, this time in Chesterfield.
Cisco Systems hires a face painter from us to turn all their
staff into circus clowns for them to host a charity ball at The
Honerable Artillery Club.
"
CHARLIE VALENTINO
was excellent ! "
Annabel Corsie
(Cisco Systems)
St
Andrew's School and the CAMRA award winning pub, The Orange
Tree, both book children's entertainers. Trios Restaurant
book a close-up magician.
Islington Child Minders Association puts on a teddy bears picnic
for the children and use our services to supply an inflatable
ball pond, a giant Teletubbie bouncy
castle, and strolling magic and balloon modelling.
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Stamford Hill Boys Club (Lodge 179 - Badgers Croft) has a
close-up magician entertain them. And at a private garden party
in Hampstead CHARLIE VALENTINO
entertains Mark Goodyear and Simon Mayo amongst
other guests with his close-up illusions. This month also sees
the return to Palmers Green for their town centre Fun Day.
This is now our third consecutive year for supplying entertainment.
This year we supply Punch & Judy, a magical duo, a face painter
for Woolworths, and a 10 man Chinese Dragon parade.
"Traditional Chinese dragon enlivens Green Lanes"
Enfield Gazette 29/06/2000
The
funday was opened by MP Stephen Twigg. Other guests included Deputy
Mayor of London, Nicky Gavron and the Mayor of Enfield.
"
Palmers Green Street Festival declared a roaring success"
Enfield Advertiser 28/06/2000
"SHOP-A-FROLIC"
Enfield Independant 28/06/2000
"The
biggest Palmers Green festival ever"
Enfield News 14/07/2000
"
It was the best ever shopping festival"
Costas Georgiou (Chairman, Palmers Green Business Association)
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