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Facilities
The Ricoh Arena is a No Smoking Venue
Ricoh Arena Event Security
In light of the national security level across the country The Ricoh Arena will be maintaining a consistently high level of security around the venue. In consultation with the police, security at the venue for forthcoming events will remain high with people, bags and vehicles liable to search upon arrival.
Visitors are requested to be patient and to allow time before the start of the event for these necessary checks to be undertaken.
Jaguar Exhibition Hall
The Jaguar Exhibition Hall within the Ricoh are as versatile as the multi-purpose Arena itself.
The venue is already proving to be a popular destination for exhibitions hosting 12 major events in the first six months – including B2B Midlands and Chic – the international fashion accessories fair that attracts exhibitors from across Europe, as well as buyers from as far away as China, Israel and India.
The column-free Jaguar Exhibition Hall is designed to meet the requirements of the most demanding exhibitor.
It can be sub-divided into two individual units of 2,000sq/m and 4,000sq/m offering the versatility to cater for events of all sizes.
The venue offers a modern facility which is fully air conditioned and heated. It can be developed to the latest specification, with under-floor utilities such as electricity, gas, telephones and fibre optics.
The Jaguar Exhibition Hall is also soundproofed to provide an excellent concert experience.
Canadian rocker Bryan Adams performed the first ever gig at the Ricoh Arena when he performed to a sell-out 8,000 audience in the Jaguar Exhibition Halls.
Considerable interest is also being shown in the Halls as a catering venue for up to 5,000 delegates as well as a sports destination for boxing, badminton and tennis.
For more information contact:
Claire Diaz, Events Manager for the Jaguar Exhibition Halls on 0844 873 590 or email events@ricoharena.com
Conference and Banqueting
Whether you are planning a sales conference, meeting, training session or private party, find the ideal space to fit your requirements at the Ricoh Arena.
There is selection of flexible rooms and suites capable of holding any number of people ranging from 10 to 5,000.
The main E.ON Lounge can seat up to 1,000 diners in one uninterrupted room which covers 1,305sq metres. It overlooks the football pitch along its entire length and is the largest column free space in the Midlands.
The facility has been designed to be flexible by dividing into three smaller rooms using folding acoustic screens. Each of these rooms is proportioned to provide the optimum capacity for the full range of conference, meetings and dining usage.
The Yorkshire Bank Lounge spans 1,000sq metres and can split into three and, like all conference rooms, offers integral audio-visual equipment, ISDN lines and wireless internet.
The Jaguar Exhibition Halls can comfortably house conferences and banquets for up to 5,000 people while for smaller events, 10 conference rooms and suites are available. Meeting rooms can also be booked in the 46 executive boxes, which seat up to 12 people, boardroom-style.
With more than 2,000 on-site car parking spaces and the venue less than a mile from Junction Three of the M6, there is no need to look any further than the Ricoh Arena whatever your requirements.
The Ricoh's Conference and Banqueting team has a reputation for delivering bespoke service to all of our clients. It is this personal attention coupled with the unique facilities of the Ricoh Arena that sets us apart from other venues.
For more information contact:
Julie Graham, Head of Sales on 0844 873 565 or email events@ricoharena.com
Concerts
The Ricoh Arena is fast developing a reputation for itself as one of the concert venues in the Midlands. Both the stadium bowl, which can hold gigs for up to 40,000 people, and the 8,000 capacity Jaguar Exhibition Hall is attracting considerable interest from promoters across the UK and Europe.
Both Bon Jovi and the Red Hot Chili Peppers chose the Ricoh to be the only West Midlands date for their respective UK tours – a considerable feather in the cap of the venue.
The stadium bowl has unparalleled disabled access and is served by 19 bar and food outlets which offer quality alternatives to the kiosks as well as the traditional pints and pies.
The Jaguar Exhibition Halls – which hosted Canadian singer/songwriter Bryan Adams in a one-off concert in September 2004 – can hold an all-seated or standing crowd and is served by four food kiosks.
For the first time in living memory, Coventry is attracting the biggest names in the world of music thanks to the Ricoh which is helping put the city on the map once again.
For more information contact:
Liz Cooper, Director of Sponsorship and Marketing on 0844 873 500 or email events@ricoharena.com
Celebrations
Whether it is a wedding anniversary, birthday or company dinner, the Ricoh is the perfect place to ensure your celebration is an event to remember!
The Ricoh Arena has a civil licence meaning couples can enjoy their big day all under one roof. The bride and groom can tie-the-knot, enjoy their reception and evening celebration as well as spend the night in the 71 Rooms & Silk Suites hotel before jetting off on their honeymoon.
A number of the suites and lounges are licensed to hold the marriage ceremony, while die-hard football fans can also have their nuptials blessed on the pitch if they so wish.
Asian weddings, which are traditionally large celebrations, are proving to be a major attraction in particular, with the E.ON Lounge able to hold 1,000 revellers and the Jaguar Exhibition Halls up to 5,000.
People wanting to ensure a birthday bash or anniversary party is celebrated in style need look no further than the Ricoh.
Function rooms, suites and lounges are available for groups ranging from 20 to 5,000 people meaning that no celebration is too large or too small.
Members of the Ricoh Arena events team will be on hand to provide expert help and give advice to plan any celebration. So why not make your event really stand out from the crowd by holding your party in the unique surroundings of the Ricoh Arena?
For more information contact:
The Ricoh Arena events team on 0844 873 500 or email events@ricoharena.com.
71 Rooms & Silk Suites
The 71 Rooms & Silk Suites hotel heralds a new and exciting concept to overnight accommodation to the city of Coventry and the surrounding West Midlands area.
The boutique-style hotel offers a total of 46 pitch-view double rooms, all of which boasts en-suite showers.
A total of 21 mini suites have also been created, the first time such a facility has been offered in Coventry. Each apartment includes a washer/dryer, combination microwave, integrated fridge, in-room bath and shower.
Three junior suites and one master suite are also on offer which, like all the rooms in the hotel, boasts WiFi internet access.
The suites also include a King or Queen-sized bed, an in-room bath, separate bedroom and lounge, plasma TVs and DVD players, Monsoon showers and master and junior bedrooms.
For more information contact:
The 71 Rooms & Silk Suites hotel on 0844 873 565, email hotel.reception@ricoharena.com or log onto http://www.71rooms.co.uk
Singers Bar & Bistro
The slogan of Singers Bar & Bistro says it all – simple food served well. The 100-seater restaurant services the 71 Rooms & Silk Suites hotel but is also a destination restaurant in its own right.
Set in a stylish environment with artwork created by the Ricoh Arena’s own resident artist, Singers Bar & Bistro is the ideal place to call in for coffee, meet over lunch or relax with friends or entertain business acquaintances over dinner.
A mouth-watering range of breakfast, tapas, lunch and dinner are available, that is guaranteed to tantalise the taste-buds.
All dishes have been created by the Head Chef at the Ricoh Arena to ensure that they are of the highest quality.
The café bar at Singers Bar & Bistro is open throughout the day and with WiFi internet access, is the perfect place to entertain, relax or get some paperwork completed.
For reservations or for more information contact:
0844 873 565
Arena Health and Fitness Club
The Arena Health and Fitness Club opened its doors in March 2006 after a £1.2 million fit-out.
The fitness centre boasts more than 100 fitness stations and is set to open its doors on March 13 and covers 20,000 sq ft on two floors.
The Club really is something special, not only is there over 100 stations and a free weights area and panoramic views, you can also take the steps down and use the jogging track around the floodlit pitch. It’s floodlit at night so jogging couldn't be safer.
What’s more there is a full programme of exercise classes, a relaxation area fitted with sauna, steam room and Monsoon shower and a full range of treatments and therapies.
Another unique feature of the development will be the first ever dedicated youth gym in the West Midlands – which will include 23 pieces of specialist equipment specifically for eight to 16 year olds.
For more information contact:
Arena Health and Fitness Club should telephone 0844 811 6333 or visit http://www.arenahealthclub.co.uk.
