Issue - meetings

To receive the report of the Managing Director, Alexandra Palace Trading Limited (APTL) advising the Consultative Committee on forthcoming events to the end of the financial year.

The Committee received the report of Rebecca Kane, Managing Director – Alexandra Palace Trading Limited (APTL).

The Committee noted that the biggest earning hip hop star, JAY Z, had booked the venue just 4 weeks after Alexandra Palace had obtained an increased  licence capacity of 10,250 people in the Great Hall for concerts. 

The Committee were informed that the amount of funds raised at the Fireworks event would be known the following week and that tickets to the Christmas Panto,  Oz on Ice performance could be purchased on the Palace website.

On Guinness World Record Day (12 Nov 2009) Alexandra Palace staged an event to create the longest conga on ice. The previous record was for 106 people. AP thrashed this with a record breaking 252 people doing the conga for a full 5 minutes.

RESOLVED

That the report be noted.

Post-meeting note:

Further to previous Open House sessions it has been confirmed that neither the Theatre or the Television Studios at the Palace will be open during Christmas 2009.