The Cambridge Town and Gown is a closed road and scenic 10k run that starts on Victoria Avenue and finishes on Midsummer Common. It loops around Cambridge city centre before stretching along the beautiful River Cam, allowing you to embrace the stunning autumnal sights of Cambridge city and green spaces.
"We hired A-Z Events before our event to fill our vacant roles of race director and course director for the Cambridge Town and Gown 10k. It was great to work with Amy and Dave, who were able to provide a bespoke service adapting to what we needed to deliver the event. They were brought in a few weeks before the event and were professional from the outset, getting to know the route, local area and prepare all materials. They were able to provide useful and constructive advice using their experience from other events, to help get the event plans and materials to a higher standard.
When it came to the event weekend, their efforts were exactly what we had hoped for. They worked tirelessly to get the route and event signage up before the event. They came fully prepared for staff briefings and created more comprehensive briefings than ever used on the event previously. On the event day they had to deal with staff shortages and their expertise and experience showed here, when they were able to deal with this in an efficient manner, resolving it very quickly.
We enjoyed working with both Amy and Dave, and their experience on mass participation events was a valuable asset to our event and I am sure to many of their future clients."
Challenge Events Manager - Muscular Dystrophy UK
National Fitness Day LIVE in association with Les Mills’ was a series of mass participation and showcase exercise events in London (Covent Garden), Birmingham (Victoria Square) and Bristol (Centre Promenade).
National Fitness Day LIVE simultaneously took three key UK cities by storm celebrating the fun that physical activity delivers and inspiring onlookers into an active lifestyle.
Event planning included the usual areas of stakeholder liaison, contracting suppliers, overall event management and on-the-day site management.
A-Z produced a bespoke event for UK Active with National Fitness Day with branding and key messaging conveyed to those who attended the event in a novel and exciting manner.
A-Z has been an integral part of the World Triathlon team since the inaugural event in Hyde Park in 2008. The event has become a fixture in the international Triathlon calendar with over 5,000 triathletes of all levels competing: from future stars to Olympic medalists, weekend warriors and the world’s best paratriathletes.
Since our involvement we have recruited, trained and managed over 3,000 volunteers to support the triathletes in Hyde Park.
Our remit included assigning individual roles, identifying team leaders, preparing briefing information, stakeholder management, volunteer logistics and on-site volunteer management.
"Thank you so much for your support. We really, really enjoy having you onboard. … The media seemed to love our event and the feedback we got from participants and many other areas tells us that people enjoyed the great atmosphere. Great atmosphere is being created by people. And the A-Z team creates great atmosphere! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!"
Event Director - World Triathlon London
In September 2014 more than 60 world leaders attended the NATO Summit at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport. This was the first NATO summit since Chicago in 2012, and the first to be held in the United Kingdom since Margaret Thatcher welcomed NATO leaders to London in 1990.
A-Z Events was contracted by M-is the agency procured to create and deliver the Summit to oversee logistics for the operational side of the event.
We managed the accommodation, transport, accreditation and catering for over 1,000 contractors and staff over a six week period to ensure that the two day event ran without any issues.
In addition we worked closely with the venue and security services to oversee the delivery and collection of all production items onto site.
"I brought Amy and her team in to run the production logistics at M for the NATO Summit in Wales. What can I say? A project with never ending twists and turns, yet Amy and her team did an incredible job managing every curveball, and dodging every bullet that came flying our way. All this was done with a level head too. Hire Amy, and her team!"
Project Director - NATO Summit 2014
In July 2014 the sporting world turned its eyes to the UK Tour de France Grand Départ. Our team were proud to be part of this historical event working on the ground in a range of capacities.
We oversaw the build, derig and live event delivery of the 10,000 capacity Fan Park in Green Park. This involved keeping the build was on track, managing all on site contractors and exhibitors and acting as the Event Director on the live event days.
Our team also oversaw the installation of signage on Stage 3, working along the route from Cambridge to London.
We also managed ten Volunteer Check-In points. greeting thousands of volunteers, ensuring that they were well briefed and in position in advance of the peloton.
Finally were contracted to oversee operations overnight in the Central London Control Room monitoring the overnight build was on track and managing any issues that arose.
Jubilee Hall Trust wanted to launch a run on the iconic Hampstead Heath with the objective of raising awareness and attracting both seasoned runners as well as inactive locals residents to a premium run.
The charity also wanted to offer a shorter distance challenge for a family audience.
We produced the inaugural event from conception to delivery, working closely with the charity to bring their vision to life.
"We worked with A-Z events on our inaugural Jubilee Hall Trust 10k event which also incorporated a shorter family fun run. Their professionalism, experience and knowledge was invaluable in helping us to plan and deliver this highly successful event, but most impressive was their ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances to ensure that the run went off without a hitch! The feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive and we have already signed up A-Z to deliver an expanded outdoor event programme for us next year!’
Chief Executive – Jubilee Hall Trust
Bold is Beautiful previously Brow Arch March, brought to life Benefit's month long charity campaign to raise funds and awareness for both Look Good Feel Better and Refuge.
The March, a 5 mile sponsored walk with a twist offered participants the chance to enjoy the beauty of London and celebrate the Benefit brand and their chosen charity partners.
We worked closely with Benefit and their PR Agency producing the event and ensuring delivery at the highest level whilst working within the set budget. We delivered a seamless event with the brand at the heart of the day.
“A-Z Events has been a supportive partner of ours in bringing to life Benefit’s Bold Is Beautiful. Their commitment to achieving an outstanding event is always apparent and, having worked with them for two years, we have seen them set the bar higher each time they approach a new project . We couldn’t have achieved such on-the-day success without them and look forward to partnering the team again in 2016 and beyond.”
Account Director - Benefit PR Agency
MKTG were seeking an agency to help with the creation and management of a premium 10K running event for up to 10,000 female runners.
With a lead-in time of less than six months, A-Z Events excelled in managing venue identification, stakeholder management, race management, route design, health and safety, production and site management.
The Nike We Own the Night 10K run at Victoria Park, London was a huge success - the ultimate after-hours run incorporated light, sound and the unexpected, to create a new running experience that fused sport, lifestyle and fashion.
Tradedoubler delivers profitable growth for online and mobile businesses, whilst managing an affiliate marketing community to help its members increase sales.
The Tradedoubler Connect Conference, an exclusive, invite-only day attended by in excess of 400 key clients and partners, bringing together a range of industry experts to explore the trends shaping the future of performance marketing.
A-Z Events were contracted to provide an end to end conference management solution working closely with the in house team from inception to delivery. Our remit included venue sourcing and negotiation, budget development, stage management, stakeholder management and production.
We were responsible for the creation and delivery of the post-event networking party, graphic design, print production and finding digital tools to bring the event to life.
2012 was the pinnacle of sport in London and we were there even before the games came to life as part of the initial planning team working on two key Olympic test events (London to Surrey Cycle Challenge and Triathlon) providing production, logistical and resourcing support to Limelight Sports.
After the success of the test events we were contracted to recruit, train and manage key operational staff for the TFL Olympic Project as well as providing on the ground event support.
The team we recruited were responsible for delivering crowd, traffic management and welfare in public spaces, around the Olympic road events, and in the Central London Zone. During Games time we managed a workforce of over 300 staff 24/7 for an 18-day period.
Summer in the Square was back for a fourth year of free cultural performances, games and children’s entertainment in Grosvenor Square. Grosvenor Square was transformed into an urban retreat and a relaxing haven offering refreshments, free games, cultural and community events and performances.
A-Z was involved in the usual operational areas of event delivery together with the scheduling of entertainment over a three week period. This included producing a number of evening corporate events, six silent cinema nights, a busy interactive Children's Day and Sports Day to ensure activities to appeal to both local residents and businesses alike.
Summer in the Square is now a fixture in the Mayfair summer diary and will return to Grovesnor Square again in summer 2016.
