Archive for the ‘Private Parties’ Category

Magical Entertainment at Golf Clubs

Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
Bishopswood Golf Club

Bishopswood Golf Club

I have performed a fair amount of Magical Entertainment at Golf Clubs.
The reason they are chosen is because they are invariably in idyllic settings, and usually have plenty of space available for any kind of Entertainment at a party.
I performed Close Up magic at Helen’s dad’s 70th at Bishopwoods Golf club in Hampshire earlier mid summer this year.
Helen emailed later, ‘ We had many compliments about you. Your magic left many in awe! You helped to make it a special and enjoyable evening. My little boy still has the wand you gave him! I shall certainly keep your details to hand for another time’.
I don’t play golf myself, but I think some day I would like to. It’s on beautiful fairways, good exercise and there is always the 19th hole to look forward to!
But you don’t have to be a golfer to hire a golf club for your event.
Kids-In-Sport

Kids-In-Sport

Just recently I was asked to do table magic followed by a stand up Mentalism Show for the Kids-In-Sport charity run by  the charming Roger Budd. It is such an good charity and Roger manages it with such huge passion.
Club in Marlow. I love to Magic at Harleyford because I barely have to roll out of bed to get there it’s so close, and it is such a lovely venue. Roger said later, ‘Everyone enjoyed the evening so thank you for entertaining everyone so well’.
Then last Friday a Cricket Club held it’s awards evening there at Harleyford and again I was asked to weave my magic for a really good crowd who were most welcoming. Shaun, the booker, made this comment on a message to me on saturday morning, ‘ The feedback we’ve had has been brilliant, so thank you.  We are still wondering about it all and the inescapable conclusion is that it was Magic!! We won’t hesitate to recommend you and, if we get the job of organising it again, will hire you again next year’.
So there are  three very different events, a 70th birthday, a charity event and a cricket club awards held at Golf Clubs. I even entertained at at a 20th Wedding Anniversary at West Byfleet Golf Club. This was just  Mix and Mingle Entertainment amongst the large group of guests. There was no formal sit down meal, just some snacks, a speech and a good boogie later!
West Byfleet Golf Club

West Byfleet Golf Club

Katrina who booked me later sent a message saying, ‘
Thank you so much for starting our evening off with such fantastic entertainment.  We have been overwhelmed by all the kind messages from our guests saying what a fab time they had and, without exception, everyone was impressed with your magical skills!
Thank you once again for making our evening so memorable.  We will be sure to recommend your services.’
So if you are looking for a place to hold your next event, think of a Glof Club! And certainly if you are considering some Evening entertainment or After Dinner Show , then please Contact me now to discuss it.

Corporate and private party Entertainer

Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
Private Garden Party

Private Garden Party in Milton Keynes

Have you ever wonderered about hiring a Magician as your Corporate or Private party Entertainer ? Private parties come in all different shapes and sizes. Venues may vary from a private home to a hotel suite, and reasons vary from charitable events to just a good old knees up! Take for example  Entertaining at a garden party that I was hired for this past weekend. It was held in the most picturesque village of Singlesborough in Milton Keynes. Jo wanted to hold a party for all her friends and neighbours, so she held it in a marquee in their garden behind their stunning house seen in the picture. It really is a picture postcard house. The weather was georgeous and Jo had a band playing as well, so the guests were in for a good time.

So what do we magicians do? Well in this case, as everyone was mixing with eachother, I was a Mix and Mingling magician at this event, sometimes called a Strolling magician as well.

Jo very kindly wrote to me this week saying, ‘Many thanks Ian. I had fantastic feed back from my guests about you. I know a few guests will be touch with you their own events.’

Mason's Magic!

Mason's Magic!

Another way to drive folks to your charity event, such as the Mason’s Marie Curie Chairty event held at the De Vere  Denham Grove Hotel in Uxbridge, is through magical entertainment.  Darren booked me to provide Entertainment at the tables for this very worthwhile event. The Mason’s have often been surrounded my mystery as to what they get up to, but the majority of their work consists of supporting worth while charities.

Darren contacted me later the following week saying, ‘Thanks Ian, you went down really extremely well thank you. We raised three thousand pounds in total which is excellant’.

If you are looking to Make your party a success, then Get in touch soon!

 

Magic in Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross

Thursday, June 28th, 2012
The Bellhouse in Gerrards Cross

The Bellhouse in Gerrards Cross

I have chosen these two areas as there are two lovely venues in that area at which I have performed magic.

I did table magic for Alex Dunlop’s wife Michelle’s 40th birthday party at the Bellhouse Hotel in Beaconsfield. I enjoy performing Magic at birthday celebrations as everyone is in good spirits and keen to have a good time. I know Alex’s mom must have been enjoying the magic as she said after seeing one of the tricks, ‘Oh pooh…how did you do that, do another one’.

 

 

Just up the road is the Bull Hotel, which although so close to the Belhouse, is in Gerrards Cross. I come from Marlow so both are very close by. Just last weekend I was asked by Helen Compton to perform some magic at her daughter’s Bat Mitzvah.

Batmitzvah at The Bull

Bat Mitzvah at The Bull

The girls were so well behaved and engrossed in the magic that I had a super time. I was even served a delicious meal by the hotel..now I really enjoy gigs like this! Helen emailed later in the week saying, ‘I wanted to say how much we all enjoyed your magic, old and young.  It made a real difference to the celebration. Than you so much’. It was my pleasure.

Give me a Call today or email me now to ask how magic can make a difference to your celebration.

Magician for Private Parties

Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
Kinda like Hogwarts!
Kinda like Hogwarts!

This is Wellington College in Crowthorne, Berkshire. It is a stunning building amid equally beautiful grounds. Milly booked me to entertain for the Farewell party of one of their Housemasters, Neil Lunnon. I started outside with some Pre-dinner magic as the the boys and their parents arrived. It was a rather large gathering of students, parents and teachers, all of whom were intrigued by the Close up magic . It was a chilly summer evening so I was relieved when the sound of the bagpipes gathered everyone inside for the speeches, dinner and table magic.

It all reminded me of my schooldays and the comradery that exists amongst students. Amongst the guests was TV sports presenter Annabel Croft. She and her hubby were really charming and loved the magic. Milly later wrote to me and said, ‘Many thanks for the entertainment. From the chorus of noise coming from the tables behind us where you were doing your magic, you clearly went down very well’.
If you have  private event in which you would like to provide additional After-dinner entertainment or even Magic at the dinner table, then Contact me now so I can advise you on truly creating a magical event!