Banzai Events Blog

Oxford conference venue reinforces the importance of Team Building

Banzai, a leading Oxford conference venue, reminds us that despite the economic down turn companies should work to unite their staff to creating a strong, dedicated team & that it doesn’t always have to cost a lot of money.

We all know that companies are having to be more frugal than ever and more often than not the first budget to be slashed within both large and small organisations is the supposedly disposable ‘Staff Development fund’.

Although this is understandable to some extent, as soon as negativity, uncertainty and increased pressure surround staff it is so important to counteract this by uniting staff in engaging in the overall business’ aims and what better way to show staff them that you are interested and invested in their future than organising a team building event?

Here are Banzai’s top 5 of Team Building suggestions:

1. A cake baking contest – Join the cupcake revolution and see if you have any buddy Delia’s in your office.

2. A physical & mental challenge – check out the activities that Banzai has to offer at their Oxford conference venue, particularly those that require building trust & working together.

3. A comedy night out – Group discounts are often available for the big name acts or most bars and pubs have an open mike or smaller scale comedy night.

4. Raising money for charity event. There are so many to choose from: sponsored walks, runs, coffee mornings, skydiving etc. Ask what charity that your staff feel passionate about and if an event doesn’t already exist then organise your own.

5. Improving the office environment by grabbing a paint brush or having a photo competition with the winner having their work framed and hung in the office.

Posted 8 months ago

What do our clients say about our Oxford Conference Venue?

“A great success. Nice atmosphere, very friendly and welcoming staff, really good value for money” 

We were really pleased with this fantastic review from a large investment management company who used our Oxford conference venue and activities recently.

Posted 8 months ago

“We had a fantastic day”

The recent unsettled  weather we have had just recently hasn’t spoilt the fun for any of our groups. A works social club from a Chalgrove manufacturer of Bottles and Jars used our Oxford Conference venue for a Full Grand Prix Day.

The group of 14 had a 2 course BBQ Lunch and plenty of fun activities including Quads, Pilots, Target Shooting and Reverse Steer Jeep Driving. The day was organised by Kelly and instructed by Peter, Tom, & Chris. We were delighted to hear that everyone had a fantastic day.

Posted 1 year ago

Banzai’s Spring/Summer 2011 Adventure

Here at Banzai Events we are celebrating the beginning of a bumper year of events in 2011, with the sun already shining on us here in Bicester making for some cracking activity days.

As spring is in the air and the sun is getting higher in the sky there could not be a better time to book an outdoor activity, corporate event or party celebration so we are inviting you to take a look at our event photos and videos and see what we have to offer in full on our website.

Come rain or shine, Kelly, our bookings manager, will be updating our new Facebook and Twitter pages with Banzai news, views and information along with special offers and promotions. If you’ve been to visit us before, you can also connect on LinkedIn so we can keep in touch to make your next corporate event a great one!

Let us know what you think and get in touch with your ideas for a team building event or a stag and hen weekend.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Posted 1 year ago

Location, location, location

When you are organising a conference it can be hard to find somewhere that provides all the facilities you require in the right location – until now! Our Oxford conference venue Stratton Court Barn, has everything you need and is in the ideal location. With easy access and ample parking you can see why this Oxford conference venue attracts many companies of various types and sizes to our location for conferences and corporate activity days.

Dave, who booked the venue recently for his corporate event, said “We used the conference facilities in the morning and after a good two course lunch we participated in three team building activities. The activities were great fun and well received by the whole team. The day was very well organised by the Banzai Staff and the location is an ideal setting in the Oxfordshire countryside.”

Posted 1 year ago

Service with a smile

Here at Banzai we pride ourselves on giving our customers the best experience possible and always delivering our great service with a smile! We were so pleased when this was recognised by some recent clients who had a fun-packed corporate day at our Oxford conference venue.

“I just wanted to send a quick note to thank Kelly and Cathy and all the guys for such a great day on Tuesday, I’ve had great feedback from everybody, the activities were perfect as well as the catering, facilities and of course yourselves - it really does make a difference with events like this when the staff are so good!”

Although we enjoy every event we organise we were particularly excited to plan and host an event for such a well known global mobile network provider. The day was a great success for all involved and so we like to think that our team-building activities are proof that, as the well known slogan says, “we are better, connected.”

Posted 1 year ago