Category: Unusual Tents and Tent Hire

We are having an Open Day, May 11-12 2012

You are cordially invited to come to Somerset and see a selection of our wares in the grounds of Sparkford Hall, Sparkford, Somerset. The two days will feature a range of event suppliers covering all the areas of event service. From venue through to interiors.

The open day combines a sumptuous venue, Sparkford Hall; contemporary festival-chic event production by , Potent Productions; some fabulous canvas creations , from Over The Moon Tents; with stylish venue dressing, A Different World, and DJ’s readying tunes for play at this summer’s festivals. The two day’s will showcase what these South-West companies can offer to businesses, individuals, festival & event organisers and wedding couples in planning their special event.

This is the first time the companies have collaborated on an open day, though they have worked together at weddings, launches, parties and festivals for years. They will be showcasing the latest styles and trends that the UK’s vibrant outdoor, festival culture is taking into the wedding and personal party market. All of them work at the some of the UK’s best festivals like Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Lovebox, Glade, Big Chill & Bestival.

The open days will allow potential clients to see a variety of essential event services on display, all set out to illustrate the choices, large range and styles that are offered. The personal, individual, unique and trans formative event clients can achieve will be shown by the combination of a venue, structures, decor, styling, landscape, cuisine and last but not least the friendly can-do attitude of the production team.

You will be able to walk the grounds, admire the house, see the facilities Sparkford has to offer, experience the range of event spaces and styles on offer from a Vintage speakeasy, a Bedouin chill out pad, Corporate lounge, Festival bar & stage and a Country Fayre on the green.

The open day’s run from 11am-5pm on Friday and Saturday 11 & 12th May 2012 at Sparkford Hall, Sparkford, Somerset.

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Vintage Tent on Edinburgh manoeuvres

We took our best crew to Edinburgh to meet Edinburgh University’s challenge of erecting the vintage tent on a hard standing square. We were there for the first Vintage Village event put on to raise money for local charities.

Laying out the walls anchor rail

After taking advice from a specialist tent ballast supplier for the Fringe festival, Infinite Event Solutions , who were superb support, we accepted the challenge. The weights we used were based on guidelines from MUTA and the Institute of Structural Engineers.

500kg weight being swung into place

Anchor block & Wooden rails in place, canvas starting to be laid out

Hooray up she rises, early in the evening

We used 20tonne of weights to anchor the 6x20m vintage tent. Weather has been kind infact it’s been spring like.

We had a few 20mph gusts which the tent coped with fine.

Thanks to Emily & Ellie, the fete organisers, who pushed us to take on this challenge and who we were hellbent on getting this tent.

Read a review of the event here.

Vintage event decor trends

Vintage Theme popular in the UK & the US. This pic was at the VIP lounge, Lovebox Festival 2011

There is a good article on vintage event trends that are also very popular over in the USA. Interesting to hear that the US events market is experiencing the same vintage market we have been servicing here in the UK since 2006.

http://intentsmag.com/articles/1211_tr_portable_bars.html

Check out our Vintage Tents and Themes for your event. We have more props available for 2012.

http://overthemoontents.com/decor/themes/

Come see our Vintage Tent in Somerset

Cheese School in the tent

Some of our vintage army tent will be on parade at the http://www.walledgarden.co.uk/ in Wrington, Somerset this coming weekend, the 28-30th October 2011.

Beautiful Wedding setting.

She will be hosting the Cheese School being held by Trethowans Dairy, from Llanddewi Brefi, in Ceredigion, West Wales. The tent goes up on Friday morning in time for the school on Sunday. Both the tent and the Walled Garden venue are available for hire for events and you could get a feel for both if you head over and have a look. There may even be spaces still at the Cheese School, contact Trethowans to find out.

Festivals flourish the finish to the summer

The Oak looking resplendent with its patterned jacket on at Trystonbury

After a glorious 28′C finale to September and then a 30′C beginning to October its been a beautiful finish to the summer season. Over The Moon have been festival focused with a fantastic Trystonbury 2011 which kept us very busy the last 2 weeks of September. See the Trystonbury Facebook page for all the great feedback on how we organised a fabulous weekend. If you’d like us to do the same for you see MyVeryOwnFestival.com for more ideas.

This week the festival focus continues with us down at our Somerset base providing a stretch tent for the Lantern Festival, which is in its second year. This is a children friendly knees up with some great bands that have appeared at Glastonbury Festival.

The summer season is coming to end. October sees us at the providing the vintage military for Pinewood Studios and then exhibiting at the Showman’s Show with Intent and EagleBars.