- Lords to host exclusive industry event to launch a summer of events, hospitality and sport
- Guests invited to experience event facilities at Lord’s and attend opening day of Specsavers County Championship, Friday 13th April
- A chance to sample world-renowned cuisine at Lord’s with a full ‘Home of Cricket’ hospitality experience
As an extended winter turns to spring, optimism is high at Lords that the ‘Great British Summer’ is now just around the corner, and will kick off early with the start of the English cricket season at the Home of Cricket.
The opening day of the cricket season marks the start of a massive year of summer hospitality across the country in 2018, with landmark events such as Silverstone, Royal Ascot, Wimbledon, and Chelsea Flower Show, all underlining the best of British hospitality, as well as some of the most prestigious meeting and events venues in the world.
The ‘Home of Cricket’ offers something for everyone in terms of the meetings and events business and, to celebrate, the world-famous ground is hosting a very special taster event when cricket gets underway for 2018.
The Specsavers County Championship, often viewed as the purest form of the professional game, begins on Friday 13th April when Middlesex, the County Champions of 2016, will welcome Northamptonshire to Lord’s. ‘Great British Summer’ guests will be given a traditional ‘first day of the cricket season’ experience, arriving in time to watch the very first ball as well as the opening overs of play, before heading on a tour of the ground and its facilities.
Nick Kenton, Head of Sales for Meetings, Events and Hospitality at MCC, said: “We are thrilled to be able to showcase our facilities in early April as cricket finally returns to the ground after the long winter months. “Although the ground is associated with cricket first and foremost, we are so much more than a cricket club. Lord’s can offer a full range of flexible venues, from the historic to the modern, and we are eager to present the offering to a wider audience.”
Steeped in history and charm, with astonishing architecture and its distinctive quaint tradition, Lord’s offers a wide range of exceptional venues for events. From the elegance of the Pavilion, complete with the world-famous Long Room, to the cutting-edge modernity of the J.P. Morgan Media Centre, the ground can offer a flexible space for any event at almost any time of year.
After their tour, guests will have the chance to sample the award-winning cuisine of Lord’s with the full ‘Home of Cricket’ hospitality experience recreated for them in an exclusive private box. Attendees will then be able to enjoy the afternoon’s play from Pelham’s, the new events area within the re-built Warner Stand, which opened to customers in June 2017. Named after renowned Test Cricketer Sir Pelham Francis Warner, the space has been designed with a contemporary feel and offers year-round availability for a range of events from breakfast meetings, corporate dinners and receptions to private lunches and weddings.
Guests wishing to attend this special event are asked to RSVP Eight PR by e-mailing Alistair Turner via alistair@eightpr.co.uk.
