News
1/11/11
Housing Adaptations Scotland Conference 2012
Date announced and new venue!! This successful and popular conference which launched in 2011 is moving to The Thistle Hotel Glasgow and will take place on Friday 1st June 2012. More details on programme etc to follow soon.....
21/10/11
Ability Fest 2011 deemed a fantastic success!! Despite many charities experiencing dreadful cuts the event was a resounding sucess.. sold out exhibition and record numbers throught the door. What a great day! Check back for pictures and full review ....
01/06/11
STIRLING COUNCIL STAFF AWAY DAY
We are headed for Sports Day Fun and Team Building Frolics as we have been contracted to programme and co-ordinate Stirling Council's Housing Departments Staff Away Day in September. From Stand Up Comedians to the Egg and Spoon Race it is sure to be a day to remember with a little bit of bonding along the way!
27/5/11
ABILITY FEST 2011
We are very, very excited to have once again been awarded the Ability Fest Contract.
A truly unique event in the disabled communities calendar, Ability Fest brings together trainers, employers and support organisations in Glasgow and the West of Scotland to offer the best in advice, training, understanding and support.
With an extremely comprehensive programme of workshops and presentations running in tandem with an extensive exhibition of over 80 suppliers and industry organisations Ability Fest is a hugely popular event with over 900 visitors attending thoughout the day.
20th October, The Thistle Hotel, Glasgow.
26/5/11
HASC 2011 A HUGE SUCCESS
The inaugural Housing Adaptations Scotland Conference was a great success with one of the highlights being Aidan Grisewood, Deputy Director of Social Housing, making a major funding announcement in his keynote speech...
"Alex Neil, the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment, has listened carefully to concerns, and agreed that we should return to the previous grant eligibility used in 2010-11 to ensure that these crucial adaptations for older and disabled people can proceed.
Accordingly all grant claims already submitted, and all future grant claims during the remainder of 2011-12, will now be paid against previously published guidance and in line with the total sums allocated in the 2011/12 Aids and Adaptations Programme Agreements. .However, in line with HIGN 2011/05, where possible, we still encourage RSLs to make a contribution, if that is practical, to allow more adaptations overall to be funded.
We will now conduct a full inclusive consultation exercise with all relevant stakeholders, in conjunction with the Adaptations sub group of our Wider Planning for an Ageing Population group, on possible grant changes from April 2012 onwards. The consultation will ensure we are better able to advise Ministers on the full impact of any potential grant eligibility changes, and we look forward to working with the Adaptations group and other stakeholders on that."
What our delegates said:
"A great day of learning and networking - lots of different perspectives from different people on the day"
"Got a huge amount out of my time at HASC. Great to catch up with suppliers and the latest products out there and the clients who could give us a perspective on being the end users of our services"
"Will look forward to coming back to a bigger and better HASC next year - well done"!
"Lots and lots of food for thought. Very well organised indeed"
25/2/11
NEW VENUE FOR EVH 2011!
The EVH Annual Conference and Exhibition 2011, will take place at the fabulous Crieff Hydro on 7-9 October 2011.
Get the date in your diary and keep an eye on your inbox for update information on programme, speakers and exhibition & sponsorship opportunities! See you there!
20/1/11
Big Bright Star are delighted to announce that we are hosting the “Housing Adaptations Scotland Conference and Exhibition 2011” on the 25th May at the Doubletree Hilton Dunblane. (Download Short Brief and Programme here).
HASC is looking for qualified speakers and professionals to address current issues and share best practices at our Conference.
To submit a proposal, download the Conference Speaker Proposal Form and e-mail the form to events@bigbrightstar.com and enter "Call for Speakers" in the subject line.
Please feel free to submit your topics surrounding our main programme including plenaries and suitable breakout sessions for consideration. You can also suggest topics of interest to you in your area of expertise.
If you have any queries, or require any further info, please do not hesitate to call us on 01563 822255.
10/11/10
Care & Repair Annual Conference 2011 will take place on Friday 25th March 2011 in the wonderful Dunblane Hydro Hotel.. details on exhibiting to be released very soon and full programme by January!
4/11/10
Big Bright Star are looking forward to reading next week's copy of OK magazine (issued on Wed 10th November 2010) which will feature the celebrity wedding that we co-ordinated last Month, which will also be airing on the hit TV show 4 celebrity weddings on the 4th December! Contact us if you would like a full breakdown of our wedding co-ordination services.
26/10/10
Big Bright Star launch new website.. we hope you like it. Developed by Wildfire Technology a Glasgow Web Company, the new site is being run on a content management system called Spark which makes it very simple to update and upload content even for dummies like us!
20/2/10
EVH's Annual Conference & Exhibition date is announced - Friday 29th - Sunday 31st October, taking place again at the fabulous Fairmount Hotel in St Andrews. Full details are available now please visit the EVH pages to view
8/2/10
A brand new conference will be launched on 21st August 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Glasgow.. Truth Matters - Your Unconventional Route to Health. Big Bright Star are thrilled to be involved in the management and sales of the exhibition at this ground-breaking conference.
Full details on the event are available by clicking here.
1/12/09
Care & Repair Conference 2010 dates have been announced - Friday 30th April. Big Bright Star are once again co-ordinating this established and popular event and following a visit to the Multi-million pound refurbished Doubletree by Hilton Dunblane Hydro (that's a mouthful!), we were suitably impressed and have decided to return... Nick Nairn is in charge of the catering and there is now a resident pastry chef - all good enough reasons, we think! Programme details will follow soon....