This will be our last blog before the Christmas holidays! In light of this, we thought we would share some upcoming Christmassy events, just incase you still have some free time:
Christmas Markets
- Belfast (November 19 –December 22)
- Birmingham (November 17 – December 29)
- Edinburgh (November 18 – January 8)
- London (November 18 – January 2)
- Manchester (November 10 – December 20)
- York (November 17 –December 23)
- Cardiff (November 10 – December 23)
- Chester (November 18 –December 18)
Christmas Concerts
- Christmas Festival at Royal Albert Hall (13-24 Dec)
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Christmas Carols in Trafalgar Square (5-23 Dec)Advent and Christmas at St Paul’s Cathedral (26 Nov-28 Dec)Christmas at Westminster Abbey (27 Nov-25 Dec)
Spectacular Christmas Light Displays
- Festival of Light and Sound, Eden Project, Cornwall
- Christmas light trail, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire
- Festival of Light, Longleat safari park, Wiltshire
- Enchanted Parks, Gateshead
- Christmas Glow, RHS Wisley, Surrey
- Christmas at Kew Gardens, London
- Enchanted Christmas, Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire
- Magical Lantern festival, Leeds, Birmingham, London
- Tunnel of Light, Norwich
Then there is always Christmas television!
In construction news this week…
Crossrail suspends electrical work at Paddington station. Electrical work has been halted at Crossrail’s Paddington station because of concerns that project delivery has derailed.
Record 3m tonnes steel construction pipeline. The Government has highlighted it support for steel construction by unveiling plans to use 3m tonnes of steel in infrastructure projects by 2020.
Balfour Beatty starts delayed £90m London hospital. Balfour Beatty has finally secured the job to deliver the £90m redevelopment of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London.
In MECsafe news this week…
We still have availability on the following courses, this side of Christmas:
- SSSTS – 15th & 16th Dec / 22nd & 23rd Dec
- SMSTS – 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd & 23rd Dec
- IPAF 3a & 3b – 19th / 20th Dec
Then, we have the following availability early 2017:
- SSSTS – 5th & 6th Jan
- CCNSG Refresher – 6th Jan
- CCNSG – 9th & 10th Jan
If you would like any further information on any of the above, please do not hesitate to contact us.
MECsafe would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!
