Sparknetic Projects

31/03/2023

Exhibition News awards with the The Ops Nesters 🥳🥰
Fab evening 🫶🏼

19/09/2021

Not going to lie guys…..
This was tougher than I thought it was going to be! 😮‍💨

Latitude, Reading, Leeds, Creamfields and finally IOW 💪🏼
Huge challenges thrown in, like dealing with obscure requests (dead animal reports ☠️…don’t ask!), structural engineers that don’t quite get the temporary and demountable world and the magic disappearing marquee 🎪 a week before I arrived onsite, to name a few 🤪

But the season is done! 💪🏼💪🏼
A difficult one for all this year but everyone has worked so hard to bring back these events, I think we can all feel proud in being involved in the come back 🥳👌🏻❤️‍🩹

Now to concentrate on the other big project I have also been working on since May….👌🏻

🖇Project owner

12/07/2021

Road trip over to Henham Park earlier today to start build up at Latitude festival.

Few days of madness for our part of build before handing over to the client for their part of delivery.

We’ll be onsite for a few more festival deliveries as part of the summer comeback.
Good luck everyone 🙌🏼

17/06/2021

It’s just another period of huge uncertainty for the industry 🤷🏼‍♀️🙈😤

DELTA 4 – OUTDOOR EVENTS NIL

14 June should have been a day for rejoicing for all of us in the outdoor events industry.
Unfortunately, the Delta variant has slowed down our charge toward full reopening. Clearly, we cannot hold all our events in what remains of the summer season, especially those that need full shoulder to shoulder capacity.

Some of our industry can still operate under Step 3 rules and at least keep the flag flying for the outdoor business. Others like the wedding industry now have a small relaxation that could help toward surviving this most difficult period.

Our supply chain is still holding on with some finding work with the NHS and others in supermarket security. But without a little ‘give way’ in immigration rules, even temporary, several supply companies predict a serious labour shortage.

The world of marquees has continued to find long term bookings as temporary homes for testing and vaccinating, leaving several regular customers without the kit they now need but who can blame them as the arts world has been so unsure of its future for over a year.

As for toilets, September seems to be the month when the shortage will really hit, along with tracking and fencing. With not too many gigs this summer one would think PA and Lights would be an easy hire but with production companies losing staff and jobs there has been a large amount of kit being sold to Europe, where live music tours are happening if you are not an English outfit.

“This is an industry that contributes £billions of pounds to the local and UK economy annually and is currently being pushed back time and time again” said Steve Heap, General Secretary of AFO.

The Association of Festival Organisers will continue to fight the corner for the return of safe and full-scale festival and events, however large or small they may be.

We continue to press government to underwrite an insurance policy and for an extension to the furlough scheme. We need the VAT holiday/reduction without which our Industry will shrink even further as we wait for another 4 weeks to hopefully hear some good news.”

https://www.festivalorganisers.org/news/502/DELTA+4+%E2%80%93+OUTDOOR+EVENTS+NIL

Government must now listen and pay attention to the industry that was first to close down and now needs to re-open without further delay.

10/06/2021

Great to be back on site visits! This time over at Henham Park, measuring up for Latitude.

Series of great festival gigs incoming for Team Spark!
🙌🏼

06/04/2021

So.........first small milestone for Sparknetic Projects!
5 years old! 😱

I should be onsite celebrating with a dust settler with my lovely event peeps!
But will have a coffee in the home office instead!

What a whirlwind 5 years it’s been. I’ve worked on some truly amazing projects with some fabulous people.
I’ve had far far more positives out of the experience than negatives, including Covid! So I will take that 🙋🏼‍♀️

I’m in this for the long haul!
So, here’s to the next 5 years! And some more after that!

04/04/2021

Wishing you all a very Hoppy Easter!
Go forth and eat chocolate!

08/03/2021

Inching closer every year.......

The harder we work for equality the stronger it makes us......

Watch out world.......we’re rising ✌🏼
Happy International Women’s Day

24/02/2021

Well...
It’s a radio and a high vis.....
🙌🏼🤗 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

14/02/2021

Happy Valentine’s to all my lovely

💕💕❤️💕💕