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13 06, 2014

Meetings and Incentive Trip to Scottish Castles | A Highland Games Experience

By Ross MacFarlane|June 13th, 2014|conferences, events, incentives|0 Comments

Last weekend Reel Time Events were pleased to provide the finest Scottish entertainment for a meetings and incentive trip. The client, an international cosmetic brand, was keen to entertain their high achieving sales team. Arranged through Cashel Travel, the guests enjoyed a day of Highland Games Activities in the luxury surroundings of Ferniehirst Castle. Reel Time Events organised an afternoon of fun and challenging activities including Caber Tossing, Scots Hammer Throwing and Welly Wanging. While this may sound like a physically challenging day, the Falconry Display, Bagpipe Lessons and Archery helped guests recover in between the more competitive activities. To add to the challenge, the team was split into five ‘clans’ [...]

22 04, 2014

Visit Scotland’s Expo, entertainment by Reel Time Events

By Ross MacFarlane|April 22nd, 2014|conferences, events|0 Comments

Visit Scotland’s largest business to business event, Expo, was held at the SECC in Glasgow this week. Hundreds of destination management companies, professional conference makers, tour companies and journalists descended on Glasgow to meet the very best that Scotland has to provide. Venues, service providers and destination management companies exchanged ideas and contacts with the delegates. Reel Time Events were asked to work alongside Event Scotland to help put a Scottish flavour on the evening networking event, Scotland in the City, for the 1000 VIP guests attending. Speaking at the event were Visit Scotland chairman Mike Cantley and Glasgow City Marketing Bureau chairman George [...]

2 Nights at the Best Western – Make The Magic Happen
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2 Nights at the Best Western – Make The Magic Happen

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10 02, 2014

2 Nights at the Best Western – Make The Magic Happen

By Ross MacFarlane|February 10th, 2014|conferences|0 Comments

Reel Time Events organised entertainment in the Glasgow Science Centre for the Best Western’s conference who are adopting the slogan ‘Make the Magic Happen.’ The conference brought together staff hotel industry for the opportunity to indulge in an evening of entertainment and networking opportunities. On the first night Reel Time Events arranged fire performers, a drinks reception, jugglers and whisky cocktails produced by Mark from Reel Time Bars. Also included was a chocolate workshop demonstrating the powerful effects of cocoa beans by creating a chocolate sorbet, cranachan petit fours and an indulgent hot chocolate shot. This allowed guests [...]

6 12, 2013

Tartanium Band play Hampden Stadium Conference; Ceilidh and Pop

By Ross MacFarlane|December 6th, 2013|conferences|0 Comments

Hampden Stadium was rocking this weekend to the sound of Tartanium, Scotland’s up and coming bag-rock band. Performing at Scotland’s National Stadium, Tartanium played for 15 minutes of traditional Scottish music in a modern rock style. The band was followed by The Scraggly Cats performing both ceilidh music and modern covers for the international delegates at the conference. Alongside Tartanium there were two pipers and three traditional highland dancers to complete the stadium performance taking place as part of the Scottish Power Renewables Conference. Delegates were entertained by the bag-rock show which helped create a lively atmosphere by providing a driving drum-beat [...]

29 10, 2013

Reel-Time Zone Difference – Roddy the Piper and Visit Scotland at IMEX

By Ross MacFarlane|October 29th, 2013|conferences|0 Comments

Roddy left the sunny shores of Scotland for the bright lights of Las Vegas last week. Travelling with Visit Scotland to the IMEX American Convention Roddy helped share Scotland’s culture and tradition with the USA. IMEX is the largest conference for the MICE industry (meetings, incentives, conferences and events) representing 148 countries and 2,400 hosted buyers. Visit Scotland travelled to Las Vegas to showcase Scotland’s tourism industry; it was a great opportunity to display Scotland’s potential to representatives from around the world. Demonstrating Scotland’s cultural heritage Roddy led a Whisky Tasting session as [...]

29 05, 2013

Reel Time Whisky tasting

By Ross MacFarlane|May 29th, 2013|bars, conferences, events|0 Comments

Reel Time Events is a whisky tasting company based in Edinburgh. We were asked to put on a Whisky tasting for a health and safety conference dinner. We arrived at the Hilton in Glasgow while the guests were enjoying their dinner. Setting up the Whisky stations in a room adjacent to the dining guests. The guests enjoyed a short presentation by Whisky writer and poet, Robin Laing, who explained the nosing technique and why Whisky was good for their health and safety! We had 3 different tasting stations set up, with the three experts talking [...]

13 07, 2012

Moet Highland games

By Ross MacFarlane|July 13th, 2012|conferences|0 Comments

It was a pleasure to work this week with the board of directors from Moet Hennessey, who were up in Edinburgh for a conference. They were looking for some teambuilding challenges to take place the day before the conference started. We were asked to source them a fantastic venue for the highland games event to take place. VIP coach transfers from the Balmoral Hotel to Marriott Dalmahoy, as well as a fun filled afternoon of activities to compete in to win prizes. They were interested in the Scottish theme, and so highland games [...]

16 11, 2011

Scotland Means Business

By Ross MacFarlane|November 16th, 2011|conferences, events, incentives|0 Comments

Reel Time had a wonderful night at Kelvingrove on Tuesday, entertaining the VIP guests of Visit Scotland. We had a bagpiper welcoming the guests to the fantastic Glasgow venue. Roddy Deans was compering the event and addressed the haggis, while the Reel Time Ceilidh Band was on hand to give its funky brand of ceilidh music for guests to let their hair down. Later in the evening, the great Rodolpho performed some Aerial hoop, and silk performances. Was great to meet all the MICE buyers and Scottish suppliers, who came together to help [...]

15 10, 2011

Piper in Las Vegas

By Ross MacFarlane|October 15th, 2011|conferences, events|0 Comments

In October, Reel Times Roddy Deans went out to help Visit Scotland at IMEX America. The first time this huge trade show has been held in America, to give the American market access on their doorstep to the destinations and companies to make their stay a success. Roddy was working on the Visit Scotland stall, promoting the culture and heritage of Scotland. With hourly haggis address, whisky tasting sessions and musical interludes. ‘It is great to help out our national marketing board promote our country and traditions. I look forward to working with [...]

4 08, 2011

Reel Time Ceilidh Band: Summer Bonanza

By Ross MacFarlane|August 4th, 2011|conferences, events, weddings|0 Comments

Has been a couple of busy months for Edinburgh's most Funky ceilidh band. Performing gigs from Dundas and Edinburgh castle, George hotel to Borthwick Castle… the list goes on! For more information about the bands recent gigs, travels and gossip, check our ceilidh band facebook page The Reel Time Ceilidh Band play from a 3 piece (for small venues), 4 piece for a rocking ceilidh or 5/6 piece with ceilidh and Popular song covers. The band has an excellent ceilidh dance caller, who will talk the guests through all the steps before they [...]