RUN YOUR OWN EVENT WITH

Ceilidhs (or Barndances) are great fun, they should both make a profit AND bring together members of your club/society in an enjoyable and memorable social format.

How to do it? See the notes that follow. We will happily give advice and provide a band of between three and six players to fit your budget.

Open to Everyone!
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The venue needs a good hard floor and one 13-amp plug socket, school & village halls are ideal.

Questions to Ask:

  • Are you aiming for adults only or whole families?*
  • What day and date, about eight weeks away?
  • Bring a bottle or licensed bar?
  • Will you provide food? (a light supper only is best)
*We are not able to supervise children not accompanied by parents.

Then:

  • Check date; avoid other club activities, half term etc.
  • Book the band. Prices depend on number of musicians but we will try to fit within your budget.
  • Book the bar or check that a licence is available(if appropriate)
Any successful event needs good publicity:
  • Distribute fliers well in advance, get it in peoples diaries
  • Put up Notices & Posters 6 weeks in advance - email is useful
  • Offer advance tickets at a discount until 4 weeks before
  • More announcements, more fliers. However much you send out someone will always say after "I would have come if only I'd known"
Open to Everyone!

Steamchicken welcomes enquiries from all school, social, sports, religious and other community organisations regardless of age, gender, ethnic origin, sexual orientation or disability. Give us a bit of notice of any unusual circumstances and we will work something out.
In particular:

1. You don't need to have done it before.
2. As long as some of the dancers understand the calls (forward, back, left right) English as a first language is not needed. We have played successfully to foreign students, exchange visits etc.
3. This is dancing for couples, which can be same gender couples.
4. We have played for specialist schools and colleges including students with various challenges and abilities. A mix of students and parents/carers works well. We have seen at least one sporty wheelchair user having a lot of fun.

Band Costs

Price depends on the number of musicians and can be adjusted to meet your budget

Just Ask:

Andrew/Mandy 01926 850648

Or email info@steamchicken.co.uk