Chelsea Football Club will be giving away a series of fantastic prizes to conference and events buyers during International Confex this March.

The venue, which offers 21 flexible event spaces, 60 syndicate rooms, 281 hotel bedrooms and an exclusive music venue, will be giving away a Samsung Galaxy Tab, a case of Laurent Perrier Champagne, VIP hospitality for two, dinner for two in fine dining restaurant Marco, and an Antara spa day at The Chelsea Club. 

To be in with a chance of winning one of the prizes, buyers will need to visit Chelsea Football Club on stand B1720P to find out a special number related to the club. To submit their entry buyers will then need to sign up to the LinkedIn group, Chelsea FC Venue, and post the answer. Winners will be drawn at random from everyone who joins the LinkedIn group and posts the correct answer.

 Simon Hunter, Head of Venue and Brand at Chelsea FC, comments: “With so many facilities in our 12.5 acre site, LinkedIn is the easiest and quickest way for organisers and delegates to keep up to date with news, product launches, advice from our event organisers, and special offers at Stamford Bridge. The Chelsea FC Venue group includes comment from hospitality, meetings, restaurants, hotels and our new music venue Under the Bridge, making it ideal for anyone booking meetings, events and conferences”.

 International Confex runs from 6-8 March 2012 at ExCel London. Chelsea FC can be found on the London & Partners stand, B1720P.

Chelsea Football Club is helping delegates get a good start to 2012 with its Match Fit Meetings initiative.

 The club, which boasts 21 flexible event spaces including the 1400m2 Great Hall and 60 syndicate rooms, has created a series of exercises to ensure delegates stay supple during long hours spent in meetings and in seated positions.

 An exercise guide will be provided to all meetings and conferences attendees from January 2012 and includes targeted movements for the eyes, mouth, arms, legs and hands. Created to inspire creativity and keep delegates alert the routines, which include the ‘bite the sandwich mouth stretch’ and ‘the smartphone finger’, fit subtly into the day and can be implemented in public.

 The club aims to produce a second instalment later in the year, incorporating other body areas such as shoulders, wrists, the back and special breathing techniques.

 Simon Hunter, Head of Venue at Chelsea FC, comments: “Match Fit Meetings is an initiative introduced to underline the importance of delegate fitness and productivity in a fun way. We provide a healthy environment for delegates during meetings and conferences, including offering nutritious menus, breakout spaces with natural daylight and the added extra of a stadium tour. Match Fit Meetings is an extension of this and we hope it proves an interesting talking point”.

 Match Fit Meetings will also be supplemented by a special Day Delegate Rate from £39.50 per person. Available on all new bookings taken between 1 January and 30 April 2012, the offer includes room hire, arrival coffee with nutritious snacks, morning and afternoon coffee breaks, sandwich lunch, mineral water throughout the day, data screen and LCD projector, additional stationery items and a delegate discount booklet.

Following the opening of the newest party venue in London, Under The Bridge, Chelsea Football Club has launched a complete Christmas experience in one location.

The first year for Christmas parties in Under the Bridge, the music venue houses 720m2 of floor space, a dance floor, relaxing booth and VIP areas, two large bars and a purpose built stage for music acts, all set within a unique industrial interior.

Solidifying its reputation for being London’s most complete venue, Chelsea FC has created a series of Christmas parties including use of Under The Bridge, not normally open to members of the public.

Party guests can choose the ‘Exclusive Use’ option comprising a private dinner for up to 600 followed by an exclusive party in Under the Bridge for their guests only. A ‘Guest List’ option is also available comprising a private dinner in one of the venue’s function suites for 100-300 guests, or a ‘Join our Party’ which includes the option to reserve 10-100 places at one of the venue’s selected shared parties, both of which include entry to Under the Bridge, the latest place to be seen on the King’s Road.

With a range of other facilities within Stamford Bridge, party organisers can also book accommodation in two hotels, pre-party spa treatments, or even make use of the Marco Pierre White Restaurant, Marco.

Simon Hunter, head of venue at Chelsea FC, comments: “With our unparalleled range of facilities in our 12.5 acre site, no other venue can offer guests everything that will make their Christmas celebrations complete. Stamford Bridge provides a truly comprehensive Christmas experience – from the first canapé to the final nightcap, which ultimately offers the added convenience and cost benefits associated with holding an event at a single location.”

Chelsea Football Club handed out all sorts of treats to commuters at Canary Wharf on 4 May. Showcasing its seasonal hospitality offering, Chelsea gave away delicious food and drink throughout the day, including fruit smoothies and pastries during the morning, homemade lemonade, ice tea and snacks over lunch, afternoon cakes and Singha beer in the evening.

Chelsea FC also launched their sweet treat competition – the chance to design your own half-time sweet treat or full-time savoury snack to be served to hospitality guests during a game next season. Entries can be for specific games or themes with the best winning two VIP Hospitality tickets to see it being served. The competition will run until the end of July 2011.

Visitors also got the chance to play on the stand’s very own Xbox Kinect penalty shootout game – with the top scorer of the day winning VIP Matchday Hospitality tickets for two people to the last home game of the season, Chelsea vs. Newcastle on Sunday 15 May, with second prize of dinner at Marco and third prize of a choice of a pair of general seat tickets to any game next season or £100 spa voucher for Antara at Stamford Bridge. There was also a business card drop to win two tickets to Chelsea FC’s Player of the Year Awards Dinner on Thursday 19 May 2011.

Those choosing to spend a few minutes at the stand got the chance to take home various goodies and win prizes, meet the team and join in the fun anytime during the day.

As part of its move into the corporate market, Chelsea Football Club has joined with event industry trade organisation, Eventia.

The club’s Stamford Bridge ground offers a number of facilities to event organisers, including hospitality packages and meeting rooms, the largest of which is the 1,400m² Great Hall. There are also four on-site bars and restaurants, two hotels with 281 bedrooms, and an exclusive health club and spa.

“With the unparalleled facilities we offer on site, joining Eventia represents our evolving meetings and events product, as well as our commitment to maintaining high standards and professionalism within the industry,” says Simon Hunter, head of venue at Chelsea Football Club. “Eventia is a fantastic association which we will work closely with to ensure we share and uphold best practice and service.”

Chelsea Football Club is celebrating its recent win at the People and Environment Achievement (PEA) Awards by offering charitable donations for all new event bookings.

The awards, designed to honour those demonstrating the importance of sustainability, saw Chelsea FC pick up an accolade in the Sustainability in Sport category. The club was praised for demonstrating its ongoing commitment to the environment, including the construction of their new training ground, judged to be one of the most environmentally friendly in sport.

In an extension to its Corporate Social Responsibility commitment, Chelsea FC has announced that it will be helping companies using the venue for events and meetings to reach their own CSR targets in terms of charitable donations.

For all new bookings over £10,000 from April 2011 onwards, 10% of the fee from events will be donated by the club to their partner charity, 95.8 Capital FM’s Help a Capital Child*.

Chelsea FC has a three year partnership with the charity, created with a view to raise significant funds by engaging fans, players and supporters. Help a Capital Child awards grants to projects supporting children and young people experiencing abuse, poverty, homelessness, disability and illness throughout London. The partnership has seen almost 1million children supported every year and over £1.5million raised for the charity.

Simon Taylor, Head of the Chelsea FC Foundation, said: “We’re delighted to receive the Sustainability in Sport award from such a prestigious judging panel. It is a huge tribute to our board, staff and the Chelsea FC fans themselves. We recognise that CSR policies are a large factor for many organisations who use the club for events so we are excited to be offering a charitable donation in order to contribute to this”.

The prestigious PEA awards took place in March at the National Geographic Store in London and were presented by TV personality and environmental campaigner Liz Bonnin.