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Clevedon North Somerset

Clevedon Hall

A grand North Somerset wedding venue with extensive celebration spaces.

Blagdon Somerset

Coombe Lodge

An elegant Blagdon wedding venue suited to live music and evening entertainment.

Wotton-under-Edge Gloucestershire

De Vere Tortworth Court

A landmark Gloucestershire venue for substantial celebrations.

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13 Mar 2016

Delicious Menu of Murder Mystery in Bristol !

Make a Date for Murder Mystery in Bristol This year a “Delicious Menu of Murder Mystery in Bristol” is offered at several popular Bristol venues. A murder mystery dinner guarantees a fun evening of interactive entertainment. Julian Franks of South West based company 1st Call Entertainment comments that “currently murder mystery evenings are…

10 Dec 2015

Adele Tribute friend of 1st Call – J’Adele meets the real Adele

Busy time for Adele Tribute It is a busy time for Adele tribute acts at the moment with Adele’s album 25, topping the charts. 1st Call are often called upon to provide Adele tributes for our clients and we have several excellent ones on our books. More Adele at the…

19 Nov 2015

Night of Nostalgia at cabaret in Carmarthen

This weekend the club house of Carmarthen Golf Cub was decorated 1940’s style as the seniors hosted their eagerly awaited “1940’s Blitz Themed Night” cabaret in Carmarthen. As well as enjoying a sumptuous three course meal,1st Call Entertainment’s duo, Double Impact were on hand to entertain. They took guests on…

2 Jun 2015

The S.S. Great Britain prepares for Winston!

Murder Mystery witnessed on Bristol based Ship Hushed whispers and knowing looks across the room were the order of the day as the villagers of Alldown-on-the-Rasel prepared for a secret visit from the Prime Minister Winston Churchill, to view the latest invention as part of the war effort to thwart…

14 Apr 2015

In the Murder Mystery Business for 35 Years and still going!

The Dastardly business of Murder Mystery evenings The dastardly business of Murder Mystery evenings has been going on for over 35 years and Murder By Design, one of the oldest exponents in this dark art have remained faithful to the original concept, invented by Joy Swift MBE (God bless her)…

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