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Wedding at Dodmooor House, Northamptonshire, Nr Daventry

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

I recently played Dodmoor House in Northamptonshire. This is a superb facility for weddings, or corporate events. It is 2 converted barns which you can hold a wedding ceremony and wedding breakfast with access to the patio for summer drinks and BBQ’s. I have put together a review from my perspective of the facilities at Dodmoor House and the services I can provide for this venue.

Location- Dodmoor House, Weedon, Nr Daventy, Northamptonshire
Travel Time –  60 minutes travel time.
Setup time – 1hr.
Space for full setup? – Yes,
Smoke Machine – No
Bubble Machine – Yes
Lighting – On dimmer switches can be controlled fully
Room turn around time from dinner to Disco –45mins
Noise / Sound Limiter – Yes but set loud enough
Layout – Bar in next door room to Disco, but within ear shot
Staff – Organised and Helpfull. Very good at talking to me prior to the gig on the clients behalf and making sure any paperwork and timings are 100% accurate.
Really nice well organised wedding venue!

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The Castle in Wellingborough, Northants

Monday, November 9th, 2009

I have played at The Castle in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire a few times this year for weddings. I will also be providing their Christmas parties which are a dinner and disco format. The venue has 2 rooms, the main theatre room and a smaller function room. The main room can accommodate a large amount of people I would guess 200 maybe more.

Location- Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Travel Time –  60 minutes travel time.
Setup time – 1hr.
Space for full setup? – Yes enough room for Disco service level 3 in both rooms
Smoke Machine – Yes can be used smoke detectors can be switched off.
Bubble Machine – Yes
Venue Lighting – Can be controlled fully
Room turn around time from dinner to Disco –Usually 45 minutes to an hour which is the time I can setup.
Noise / Sound Limiter – No
Layout – Bar in adjacent room to Disco, Tables around edge of dance floor with disco at one end.
Staff – Happy, Helpful and professional. The staff have been there many years a good team.

The disco does not always need to be setup early due to the turn around time in the main hall. Overall I enjoyed playing this wedding venue and is one of the largest main rooms in the area I have seen.

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Fawsley Hall in Northamptonshire

Monday, October 26th, 2009

In August this year I provided disco services for a wedding at Fawsley Hall in Northamptonshire. This is a really pleasent facility for weddings. disco The setup was quite straight forward with access that didn’t affect the guests as it was the opposite end to the bar and where they would vacate the room during turn around. I have put together a review of the facilities at Fawsley Hall in Northants and the services I can provide for this sophisticated wedding venue.

Location- Fawsley, Northamptonshire
Travel Time –  60 minutes travel time.
Setup time – 1hr.
Space for full setup? – Yes enough room for Disco service level 3
Smoke Machine – wasn’t requested for this disco so unsure.
Bubble Machine – Yes
Hotel Lighting – Can be controlled although it was on a light setting
Room turn around time from dinner to Disco –Usually 45 minutes to an hour which is the time I can setup.
Noise / Sound Limiter – No
Layout – Bar in adjacent room to Disco, Tables around edge of dance floor with disco at one end.
Staff – Happy, Helpful and professional. The wedding planner is well organised.

The disco does not need to be setup early due to the turn around time in the main hall. Overall I enjoyed playing this wedding venue and would like to do so again. One of the more sophisticated venues in the area.

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