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November 2025
Six Years, One Extraordinary Legacy
When Tom Clements took on the role of President of NOEA in November 2019, none of us anticipated that the outdoor events sector was about to face the greatest disruption in its history. [...]
October 2025
NOEA Submission H&E North: Live at 45
This year, the National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA) is celebrating its 45th anniversary. It’s a proud milestone; four and a half decades of supporting the UK outdoor events industry through representation, education, and [...]
July 2025
The Beginning of Something Special?
Maybe it’s the summer sunshine. Maybe it’s the sheer number of events and shows taking place across the UK, that we’re doing what we love, and audiences are loving it. Whatever the reason, [...]
November 2024
A Golden Age? An Equitable One?
How will we look back on 2024? As a live events industry, it’s difficult, despite so much to the contrary, to look at the year in any other way than positively. This is [...]
October 2024
The Art of Conversation
It’s so simplistic to say. If we just sit down and talk it through, everything can be worked out. We’re in the world of events, and event situations aren’t calming moments with time [...]
May 2024
The Day After Tomorrow
Not to be confused with an apocalyptic future, more of a metaphor for planning ahead and being aware of all that the (very short term) future could bring to all of us in [...]
April 2024
The Importance of ‘Good’ Business
For many NOEA Members, if you’re reading this, you may well be outside already, in a field, taking a well-earned break from an event production, one of few you will get this summer. [...]
April 2023
Ready. Steady. Go …
For the majority of people reading this, one of the most significant event seasons for a generation is already in full swing. The hard work and preparation that has taken place over the [...]
June 2021
Festival Planning in an ever-changing roadmap!
Bournemouth 7s Festival takes us about 11 months to plan which, in any normal year, is ideal! It gives us a month to chill out and recover after the paperwork is processed [...]
Insuring Your Freelancers Correctly
Working with Freelancers, do you understand your responsibilities? When I talk to the majority of my clients the subject of Freelancers is regularly a topic for discussion. The reason for this is [...]
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