York Racecourse

On the 6th July Banner Box visited York Racecourse at the behest of our customer – Jigsaw – to demonstrate a wide variety of high quality outdoor products for their prospective sponsors.

Included within this high quality display were our new range of festival flags, customisable for any occasion and available for sale or rent. Also on display were our complete range of windchasers, marquees and a selection of our banner frame systems.

Each year an exhibition is held on the grounds of York Racecourse, which attracts hundreds of people with the vast range of different products on show, all with the aim of attracting sponsors for the Racecourse. Needless to say the competition is high, but we are confident that our products speak for themselves, and the high number of quotes taken from prospective customers shows that we are still a market leader in providing specialist products to meet the needs of any business.

Special thanks to all of those involved on the day for making this exhibition yet another success for Banner Box.

Banner Box was pleased to support the annual Chesterfield In Bloom competition. Once again the winners of the competition were welcomed to Banner Box to watch their creations being printed ready to be shown for the annual event taking place later this year.

Over the past few months’ children from across the Borough have been busy brushing up on their artistic skills to enter the annual Chesterfield in Bloom children’s painting competition. Judges have now gone through the 736 entries from 8 schools and have selected the winning entries. The six winning paintings will soon be displayed on banners around Chesterfield’s town centre to help promote the annual Chesterfield in Bloom competition.

Richard Stephen, Head of Leisure at Chesterfield Borough Council, organisers of the competition, said;

“We tied in this year’s theme of the competition with the 60th anniversary of the Pomegranate Theatre and for the younger children the theme was fruits. As always the quality of entries was exceptional and it was a tough decision to get the final six but we’re really pleased with the final results.”

Brain Parker, Manager at Dobbies Garden Centre – sponsors of the competition – went along to meet the winning children to see their banners coming hot off the press at the local supplier Banner Box.

“We’re delighted to be associated with the painting competition and it’s been terrific to meet all the children today to thank them for taking part in the competition. We’re looking forward to seeing the banners on display in the town centre and our thanks go to all the other children who took the time to enter.”

Derbyshire Education Business Partnership (DEBP) also help to organise the competition and Kaye Cramp, Manager at DEBP said:

“We always get a lot of interest in this particular project and the link with the Pomegranate’s 60th anniversary helped inspire some great creativity this year.”

The winners of the competition will each be presented with certificate, trophy and prize money in September at the Chesterfield in Bloom awards presentation at the Ringwood Hall Hotel.

Winners of the 2009 Chesterfield in Bloom Children’s Painting Competition:

Reception – Year 2

1st Philippa Frazer Christchurch Primary School
2nd Isabel Dawson Christchurch Primary School
3rd Marc Hansen Whitecotes Primary School

Year 3 – Year 6

1st Corbbi Dowdall Whitecotes Primary School
2nd Peter Kay Christchurch Primary School
3rd Heather Willacy Brampton Primary School

Rebecca Addlington Bus Through Mansfield

The phenomenal success of the GB Team at the Beijing Olympics has created a huge increase in demand for Flags and Banners to congratulate the returning athletes.

Banner Box is located just 5 miles from the town of Mansfield, home of the double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Addlington.

Tuesday 26th August saw a homecoming parade for Rebecca to celebrate her success.

Banner Box staff joined the many thousands of wellwishers who turned out to see Rebecca as she toured the streets of the town on an open top bus.

As part of the celebration Banner Box was asked by the town council to provide a pair of new 8m Flagpoles & Flags for the local swimming pool which has been re-named the Addlington Aquatics Centre in her honour.

Rebecca has also had a pub named after her.

Pub Named after Rebecca Addlington in Mansfield

Following the parade she was welcomed at a civic reception by the Mayor of Mansfield who presented her with a pair of Gold Jimmy Choo Shoes that he had promised her at a send off party.

Gold Jimmy Choo Shoes For Rebecca Addlington

Both the Beijing Games and the forthcoming London 2012 Games have specified Digital Textile print for a wide variety of event branding, and signage, the flexibility combined with ease of installation and it’s considerable environmental benefits compared with Solvent print and PVC materials means event organisers are increasingly turning to Digital textiles for their requirements.