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Covering the South East here at Licking Lips we have a wide selection of catering equipment for hire suitable for private functions, family fun days to charity fundraising events, from barbeue machines, hog roast equipement, crepe & doughnut machines, hot dog & jacket potato machines to water urns for teas & coffees. Visit our website for more details.

The annual cheese-rolling event in Gloucestershire has been cancelled after concerns about safety because of the number of spectators it attracts. Organisers of the event at Cooper's Hill near Brockworth said 15,000 people attended last year's event - more than three times the site's capacity. Police and the local authority are working with the group to improve crowd safety and traffic access. It is hoped the cheese-rolling will go ahead on the May Bank Holiday in 2011.

Covering the South West we can offer you the perfect solution to create that 'wow' factor at your event, conferences, exhibitions, corporate parties and product launches. Choose from soft Whippy ice creams, candy floss and popcorn machines, chocolate fountains, slush puppy and milkshake machines. With or without experienced staff.

Specialising in weddings, engagements, christenings, dinner dances and corporate functions Mirage will create the perfect atmosphere for your event. Mirage is an accomplished 6 piece band playing the best modern and traditional Greek and English music to the Greek community.

Falconry and animal displays make an excellent main arena attraction that would be well suited for nearly all types of outdoor events and are commonly seen at many agricultural and county shows. When not displaying in the main arena the birds are often shown and displayed as an attraction alongside other stalls and are always of great interest to event goers both young and old...

Run by Phil and Sharon Bindon we offer a range of falconry experiences from static displays to a day with the birds. We can show anything from an English Kestrel, a Steppe Eagle, a Harris Hawk to a Saker Falcon or the English favourite the Barn Owl. We can accommodate single tuition and group bookings to corporate days.

Supplying café quality coffee and gourmet hot beverages at events across the South West. With a fleet of bespoke barista mobile coffee shops, we cater for all events large and small including major sporting events, festivals and village fetes. To book us for your next event, click our link to visit our website.

Portable toilets
We offer a full range of portable toilet cubicles, including facilities for the physically impaired. Our recycling chemical portable toilet units are suitable for festivals, fetes, sporting events plus corporate & family celebrations. Long or short term hire, weekday or weekend delivery & collection.

Temporary crowd contral barrier systems
Keep your visitors safe and back from stages, arena display areas and processions with our temporary crowd contral barrier systems. What ever the event from festivals to sporting events, from town parades to carnivals we can offer all the you require. Call for further details and quote.

Falconry
Breathtaking and incredibly exciting displays featuring owls, hawks, buzzards, eagles, falcons, ferrets & dogs, with LOTS of audience participation. We are extremely proud to have supplied owls used in the Harry Potter films. Give your event that extra draw and book us; you won’t be disappointed!

Ferret Roadshow
Ferret Roadshow, mobile display unit of the UK’s National Ferret School, presents class displays and ferret racing, ideally suited to events from country fairs to garden fêtes, agricultural shows, pet shows, village galas etc. Format and content of displays always tailored to suit each audience.

Animal Roadshow
Animal Roadshow was established in 1979 by James, a scientific fellow of the Zoological Society of London, and consists of many “exotic” animals – snakes, spiders, frogs, insects, lizards, etc - displayed to the public in an extremely entertaining, interesting and professional manner.

Covering the Midlands we provide static and flying displays throughout the year for all types of events and venues from county shows, fetes, children's parties to school visits and garden centre displays. Our selection of eagles, falcons, hawks and owls, provide a display that will always impress and thrill.