2012: What Are You Doing?

Taking Part in 2012
VIP Participation Events with Great Britain Athletes

Please note these events are not official London 2012 events and are organised independently by Paragon Sports Management.

The Opportunity

2012 is a huge year for Great Britain, with the world’s attention firmly focused on London and a general public eager to get involved.

The Problem

From a corporate perspective, the opportunity to “get involved” is extremely limited, with restricted places in hospitality and extremely prohibitive pricing for the high-profile events.

The Solution

In response to this challenge, Paragon has designed a set of participation experiences that will allow our clients – and in turn their clients – to get stuck in to the atmosphere. These events are the ideal way to utilise 2012 for team-building or corporate entertainment, with the emphasis on enjoyment and friendly competition for all levels, whether a seasoned pro or an absolute beginner.

The Experience

Our guests will take part in some of the highest-profile sports, and do so alongside some of the best athletes in Great Britain. They’ll challenge these sportsmen and women at their own game and learn what it takes to compete and train at the top level. They’ll then enjoy their company as they join them for drinks and a gourmet meal.

• In Rowing, guests will get up close with Steve Williams, Greg Searle, Katherine Grainger or Pete Reed at Eton Dorney, venue for the rowing competition in 2012. They’ll hear about the pain, the early starts and the dedication of these top sportspeople, but once on the water the emphasis will be on fun. Before the finish they’ll go head-to-head in a race to put into practice what they’ve learned.
   
• In Athletics, guests can see if they can throw the javelin further than Steve Backley, jump higher than Kelly Sotherton and challenge 400m specialist Roger Black around a lap of the track at Mile End Stadium, in the shadow of the new venues at Stratford.
   
• In Sailing, guests will be taught how to crew and helm the small laser-class sailing yachts used in top-level competition. They’ll be at Weymouth and Portand National Sailing Academy – another 2012 venue – and will be taken through their paces by Ben Ainslie, Sarah Ayton, Shirley Robertson or Nick Thomson.

Rowing

Traditionally one of Great Britain’s strongest sports, Rowing has produced a litany of British champions and medal-winners. Throughout 2012, Paragon is delighted to offer our clients the chance pit their rowing skills against a member of the Great Britain squad. At the world famous Eton Dorney rowing lake, our guests will row, dine and socialise with top-level rowers and enjoy some fantastic 2012 competition.

Example Itinerary:

10:00 Guests arrive and meet their GBR rower
10:15 Guests change for rowing session
10:30 Coach outlines the day’s activity
10:45 Rowing session with GBR rower begins
12:30 Rowing ends with head-to-head race
12:45 Prize-giving followed by change of clothes
13:15 Post-rowing drinks reception
13:30 3-course meal with complimentary bar and a chance to chat through the experience and socialise with the GBR rower
15:30 Guests depart

 Your Experience Includes:

• Exclusive event for groups of 18 or more in 3 boats
• Hire of all equipment including boats and oars
• Choice of GBR rowers as host, including Steve Williams,Greg Searle, Katherine Grainger and Pete Reed
• Eton Dorney rowing lake as host venue
• 2-hour rowing session with coaching from your host
• Race and prizes
• 3-course meal and complimentary bar
• Full event management

Athletics 

The most anticipated highlight of any event is the Athletics, and the sport will enjoy the highest profile in 2012. We are offering the chance to train, compete, dine and socialise with some household names in British Athletics – Steve Backley, Roger Black and Kelly Sotherton – in the shadow of the Stratford venues. Can you throw the javelin as far as Steve, out-jump Kelly, or beat Roger in a sprint round the track?

Example Itinerary:

10:00 Guests arrive at Mile End Stadium to meet your host or hosts
10:30 Multi-discipline Athletics session coached and hosted by Steve Backley and/or Roger Black and/or Kelly Sotherton
12:00 Session ends and guests change
12:15 Departure for lunch in venue near Stratford
12:30 3-course meal with complimentary bar and a chance to chat through the experience and socialise with your hosts
14:30 Option of arranging a separate, complimentary tour of the venues, or departure

Your Experience Includes:

• Exclusive event for groups of 15 or 30
• Hire of Athletics equipment
• Choice of one or more of Steve Backley, Roger Black and Kelly Sotherton as hosts
• Mile End Athletics Stadium near Stratford as host venue
• 1.5-hour Athletics session with coaching from your hosts
• Competitions and prizes
• 3-course meal at Forman’s (with spectacular views as above)
• Complimentary bar
• Full event management

Sailing

Sailing is another sport in which Great Britain excels, and another sport that can provide a fantastic corporate participation event. This is not, though, just another “corporate sailing day” as guests will be using the smaller laser-class yachts used in competition, and doing so with some of Great Britain’s best sailors, hosted at the home of sailing in 2012, the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy.

Example Itinerary:

09:30 Guests arrive and meet their hosts while coffee and pastries are served
10:00 Full briefing on the day’s activities followed by an on-water introduction to sailing including crewing and helming
11:00 Sailing session, pushing guests further and culminating in some head-to-head racing
14:00 Gourmet buffet lunch and drinks with your host
16:00 Prize-giving
16:30 Guests depart

Your Experience Includes:

• Exclusive event for groups of 20 or more
• Weymouth and Portland NSA as host venue
• Choice of GBR sailors as host, including Ben Ainslie, Sarah Ayton, Shirley Robertson and Nick Thomson
• Half-day sailing in laser-class yachts with your GBR host, culminating in head-to-head racing
• All equipment hire and full safety briefing
• Coffee and pastries on arrival and gourmet buffet lunch with your host, with complimentary bar
• Full event management

For more information contact us

Paragon has a range of innovative, unique ideas to solve the problem of how to entertain in 2012 without blowing your marketing budget in one go. 

For advice on how to make the most of 2012 please contact our team.

info@paragonhospitality.co.uk

020 8332 8640