Location
Hampshire
Guests
50
Type of Event
Staff Christmas Party
Christmas jumpers, Secret Santa and some slightly suspect dancefloor moves… who doesn’t love a work Christmas party?!
In 2017, Clownfish created some epic festive fun for companies across the UK – this party for staff at the Rhinefield House Hotel was one of our favourites.
The brief
After a successful winter season, the General Manager of the Rhinefield House Hotel called in Clownfish to help him say ‘thank you’ to his staff.
With teams based all over the hotel – front of house, catering, housekeeping and more – our brief was to create an evening of celebration and entertainment that would bring everyone together to relax and let their hair down.
Event design
The hotel setting was already grand and ornate, but we can’t resist a little embellishment here and there!
We added Narnia-style streetlamps and festoon lighting for atmosphere; an illuminated drinks bar and a dance floor; then upped the entertainment x-factor with some incredible games and experiences.
Virtual Reality Headsets
Once the domain of silicon valley techno-nerds, VR headsets are now super accessible and highly entertaining – for users and spectators alike.
For this event, we set up a Crystal Maze-style challenge, where one player was tasked to defuse a ‘bomb’ via the VR headset with help from the team on the ‘outside’. A steady hand, great communication skills and supportive team-mates are essential for this one!
Mirror Booth
Step away from the selfie-stick! The Mirror Booth is a far classier way to capture the action.
This good-looking, interactive booth uses clever two-way mirror technology so that guests see their reflection before photos are taken. Once they are happy with their snap, they can use the touchscreen to add messages and captions, then print off a copy to take home.
Mash Machine
This ingenious piece of kit enables party-goers to make their own kind of Christmas music and play to the crowd. Even the least musically-minded will get the hang of it in minutes.
Each player controls a set of coloured blocks – red for drums, blue for baselines, green for melodies and yellow for vocals. Simply add, remove and slide your blocks around the table to create your very own Christmas number one!
Gourmet burgers
Turkey schmurkey. After serving hotel guests a traditional Christmas meal for weeks on end, the last thing the staff wanted at their party was more of the same. A gourmet burger streetfood van kept things fresh and modern – and not a brussels sprout in sight!
Snowboard Simulator
Of all the parties we host, office ones are the most competitive. A snowboard simulator fitted the wintry theme perfectly – loads of fun, loads of laughter, and a Top Gear-style leaderboard to keep track of those all-important scores.
T-shirt design and print
The ultimate giveaway!
Each guest went home with a uniquely personalised t-shirt, designed by their colleagues and printed on the spot. Guests snapped and customised their images on a Digital Graffiti Wall, then Clownfish Matt B set about creating some haute couture, Clownfish style.
Real-life customer stories.
I was completely chilled from start to finish and that’s what made the family happy because I wasn’t stressed. It just worked really really well. I can’t say how happy I was.
Katie McCormack 50th Birthday Party
The Clownfish team really made the whole day happen in a way that enabled BECK to carry on and enjoy themselves.
Jonathan Dart Finance Director, BECK
We had to spend no energy at all worrying about anything working correctly … because of what Clownfish were providing.
James Pickles Sales Director, Toluna
It was so important to me that this event went well. It was the first awards event for the magazine… we had so much good feedback, the atmosphere was great, the production worked so well. I just couldn’t say enough good things about it.
Suzie Neuwirth Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Peer2Peer Finance News
It doesn’t matter which staff arrive, we always get the same service delivery. They work really well with our students, with our staff, with our guests as well too, and that’s really important in a school environment.
ALAN FERNANDES Bursar, Marymount International School
Our fundraising has gone up significantly, a really big step up in our income levels because of the higher professionalism that we’re delivering with these events.
Chris Hickford MBE CEO, The Eikon Charity
What I love about the Clownfish team is their can-do attitude. Nothing’s too big a problem, it’s resolved and you end up really with what I would call a perfect event.
Diana Sterck CEO, Merton Chamber of Commerce
The biggest thing on the day was the complete transformation of the room… It was essentially a big studio before and they completely transformed it into what was an incredible gala dinner.
Jess Valentine Marketing Manager, Surrey Sports Park
The young team at Clownfish energises me and makes me look forward to the event itself… it makes it a really fun thing to be involved in rather than full of just stress and worries and so on.
Michiko Delucia Manager, Shinnyo-en Buddhist Centre
