Our Pudding fest supported with the M27's band, "what a night" Cracking food, with cracking entertainment, the Pub was alive with our customer having a good time.
Our next fright night is Hallooooweeeen, with a great menu, Chamgne for the bested dressed Fright person and a ghoulishly splendid menu, and don't forget the entertainment

you may of seen our face book page? promoting our first Pudding evening. at the Duke of Buckingham
we have this planned for the 11th September, from 7.30pm onwards, 6 Delicious puddings combinations married up with either a Craft beer, Craft cider of Fair trade wine, to enjoy the evening further we  have the M27's Booked for your entertainment, so all in all will be a cracking night

Food Glorious Food, Well not quite, but Puddings, Glorious Puddings each of the 6 delicious course are served with a glass of special selected craft beer, cider or Fairtrade wine, special selected by our supporting brewery company FULLER's

we are taking booking for this fest on the 11th September from 7.30pm, to make a reservation call 02392294491 or email us on hospitality83@gmail.com check out the web site at www.shcaterers.com for other events and menus and what we can offer,

Well the weather is about to improve over the next week with an anticipated heat wave on its way so enjoy the last of summer holiday remember we have some fantastic lunch time offers on our meals with two meal for only £12.00 Monday to Saturday and a fab Sunday lunch, wanting something Special then pop along in the evening and we have a full range of meals available using seasonal and locally caught seafood, real yummy! Then there CHRISTMAS SEASON and we have a great menu choice available for your consideration, to discuss a booking of make an inquiry to a group booking either phone us on 02392294491 or send us an email to: hospitality83@gmail.com
see what our customer are saying about us
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186298-d3626351-Reviews-The_Duke_of_Buckingham_Pub-Portsmouth_Hampshire_England.html

our Christmas menus are ready and being taken by hopefuls customer to be, if you would like information on your festive celebration meals and or packages, please see the attached

 I guess the old saying ARE true "Don't rock the boat" and Don't ask Questions?
Any way here goes.

I stumbled back in February this year a web site article from Team Origin, the article explained how the America cup was basically building up, which for me reading created much excitement as to how a local business, employing local people, and contributing 365 days of the year could be part of the monuments  event, so I found a link / email address to team Origin, and speculatively enquired if my company could trade at this show, and explained after reading there article which highlighted the use of local business, so felt my company was a good match to this article.

Anyway some month later I received a email out of the blue first from Team origin explaining that my details had been registered, "well I was delighted at the prospects of being part of something this great"

a few weeks after first contact with team origin, I then received a email from a company called A stone Throw event Co, this email only explained that they would send out details in due course!

A couple of weeks pasted and I received a further email from the same lady of A stone throw events Co, but this time it was Victorious Festivals? Same lady working for two companies. This email gave me a link to register my company details etc. on a site called RB Vernon, anyway before I did as requested I just checked at who A stone throw event Co where and what the connection with Victorious Festival, which is quite easy in this day and age, anyway, what I found was Both companies both being registered to an accountants address in fratton road, with the same company director for both companies, possibly not strange although A stone Throw events Co had only been incorporated in November 2014, yet the Press release from Team Origin where express much gratitude for A Stone Throw Event co helping plan the Americas cup and that they came with much experience!!  so a Little confused at this stage, yet at least they were local companies supporting the local economy.

Back to RB Vernon, a company based in Bristol, they seem to organise trader at particular events, namely The Isle of Wight festival. I filled the form in and about a fortnight later received and email from a company called Road House Production, Based in Huddersfield? Really confused now, but bear with me.

The email was for a trade offer for the Portsmouth Summer Show with a Vat invoice attached, which we paid and went along to the Portsmouth Summer Show, taking our Paella offer along with us, the day was Interesting. And we learnt a lot about street food trading, so now even more energised with the prospects of trading at The Americas Cup as we had our offer letter

During the course of that Portsmouth Summer Show weekend, I received a offer Letter to trade at the Americas Cup on the Common, with an invoice for £3.6k inclusive of VAT

I wrote back to Road House production,

Friendly EMAIL I Thought???? this is a copy of my follow up email address sent on the 29th June following the summer show,the offer letter which was sent through offered us a reduced pitch area of only 4 meters, with only 4 staff passes which we hadn't asked for, what we would need is our 6 by 6meters with room at the rear for the fridge van with 6 passes for the 4 days duration. if your able to comment on our initial request for information and the fee for what's needed, without wasting any more of your time I can advise accordingly. thank you for your help. Hope the Davis cup weekend goes well. Andrew---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: solutions Hospitality Ltd <hospitality83@gmail.com>
Date: 29 June 2015 at 10:49
Subject: Portsmouth show
To: sue@roadhouseproductions.co.uk

"QUOTE" Text just a quickie, to thank you, Andy and Alex for allowing us to trade our paella at the Portsmouth show, good turn out of people.  could you send us an invoice for the electric, we paid out £75.00 for the day on another note?We've been offered to trade at the America cup at end of July.

• firstly is there any discount being offered to local business?
• could you send us a layout of the site, and where the food stalls, layout of markets and main arena will be all sited, so I may get a feel for this please.
• do you have available the schedule for the Americas cup, start times finish times for each day.
• is the main entertainment on Saturday a closed arena, with food trader having access to this captured audience.
• Set up days prior to the event.
• is this a sleep over event due to the 4 days, and if so will there be space available at the rear of the pitch?
• Also based on our electrical set up which was 32amp single phases will the rates per day be the same or is the price offered inclusive.
• how many food traders will be on site at the Great Waterfront Festival
• are ticket holders able to bring there own packed food into all area as per summer show?

Hope your well

THEN OUT THE BLUE!!!  (17th JULY)
Dear Andrew,
Unfortunately your application was not successful for Americas Cup World Series Portsmouth.
We wish you every success for the future.
Kind regards
Terri StannardEvent Management Team

Email for Americas Cup World Series (A Stones Throw Events Co. - Official Event Delivery Provider: terri@astonesthroweventco.com 
Email for Portsmouth Summer Show and Victorious Festival: terri@victoriousfestival.co.uk
Mobile: 07709 946521

I just wanted to share my experience, and certainly don't want to damper this great thing Portsmouth have supported in bringing together, however do feel excluded and treated as any other trader, who after the four days will disappear into the sunset.

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