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🎉 It's Freshers Festival Week! This Saturday, we will be joined by 10,000 students & so many incredible brands at the Business Design Centre for Freshers Festival London. We can't wait! Then, on the 17th, we will also be heading to Platform Glasgow for Freshers Festival Glasgow, our longest running event that looks set to be bigger and better than ever before! It's been a busy few weeks in the freshers calendar: 🎫 Thousands of student registrations. ⭐ Millions of impressions across social media. 📱 The launch of some huge client & influencer campaigns. We are seriously excited to see everything come together at our Freshers Festival London and Glasgow events! AG Barr Group | All Star Lanes | Amazon Prime | BAM Karaoke Box | Beds and Bars Group | Chatime | CLOSWAP | Contiki | Flight Club Darts | Homes for Students | Its Halal | LADbible Group | Meta | Oh Polly | Puttshack | Quizgecko | Ray-Ban | Skiddle | Time Out Group plc | YuBi Bar | Zults™ | Barburrito | Barrhead Travel Group | BYOMA | FORTY Clothing | Glasgow Science Centre | The Gym Group | IKEA | MAC Cosmetics | Hollywood Bowl Group Plc | Oh Polly | PureGym | TANOLOGIST | Vision Scotland | RSPB | St. Enoch Centre | Maki & Ramen and lots, more...

Over the past few months Beds and Bars have been working closely with Meningitis Now and have collaborated for this years annual Live Your Life event. A total of £21,182 was raised for the charity. The money will provide vital support to those affected by meningitis and help to rebuild futures too. 🧡 Our Live Your Life event has always been a very important one to us at Beds and Bars. It's a week dedicated celebrating life but also supporting a charity through fundraising and raising awareness. Meningitis Now is an incredible charity whose vision is to see a future where no-one in the UK loses their life to meningitis and everyone affected gets the support they need to rebuild their lives. We look forward to working again with Meningitis Now in the near future. Find out more about this initiative: https://bit.ly/46QCAV1 #MeningitisNow #CharityWeek #BedAndBars

A very special week raising awareness for Meningitis Now 🧡 The team at Meningitis Now have been incredible to work with and we look forward to future collaborations too.

Rhys's insightful post perfectly captures the essence of solo travel and its affects on connection-building, reflecting the core values and spirit of Beds and Bars. 🌍🛏️ #TravelConnections #BedsAndBars

Live Your Life x Meningitis Now 🌻🧡 This week we are celebrating our very special Live Your Life event. An annual event that is dedicated to celebrating life as well as teaming up with a charity. This year we are working with Meningitis Now. Meningitis Now is the UK’s leading meningitis charity. They save lives and rebuild futures by funding research, raising awareness and providing support for people affected by meningitis. During the week all our sites across the UK & EU will be throwing huge fundraising events to help raise awareness and money for Meningitis Now. The money raised will help to fund the charities support services. They work closely with families and individuals from across the UK who are bereaved or living with long-term after-effects following meningitis. This includes hearing loss, brain injury and amputations. This Live Your Life Week, join us in helping Meningitis Now save lives and rebuild futures. Every pound we raise will help fund research, raise awareness and provide support for people affected by meningitis. Together we can save and change lives. Follow the link to find out more about our Live Your Life event, Meningitis Now & donating. - https://belushis.com/lyl #liveyourlife #meningitis #meningitisnow

As the Euros come to a close, we reflect on an exhilarating and busy time for our Beds and Bars family. Our Berlin locations were buzzing with excitement, hosting fans from all over the world in our Belushi’s bars. We showed every game live, creating an electric atmosphere that sports enthusiasts and travelers alike enjoyed. A special highlight was welcoming TV companies into our Berlin sites to interview our amazing staff and customers. It was an incredible opportunity to showcase the vibrant culture and hospitality that Beds and Bars is known for. Looking ahead, as a continuation of this amazing summer of sport, we’re thrilled to prepare for the upcoming Olympics in Paris! With two fantastic sites in the city, we’re excited to continue providing top-notch hospitality and unforgettable experiences for our guests and to be where the excitement unfolds once again. A huge thank you to our dedicated teams in Berlin and Paris for their hard work and enthusiasm. Your efforts ensure that every event is a success, and every guest leaves with great memories. Here’s to many more exciting events and unforgettable moments! 🌍🏅 #BedsAndBars #Euros2024 #Olympics2024 #Hospitality #BelushisBars #Berlin #Paris #Sports #Travel

Aside from the excitement of the Euros, Magnify has been developing its F1 delivery with its clients. This weekend saw a dramatic British Grand Prix activation take place at Beds and Bars Group sites across the UK. Venues were dressed the part, focusing on delivering a great atmosphere for race fans and utilising Sky's red button extra features to show customers several track views, as if they were sitting in the Pit wall itself! It was a tremendous race, and we look forward to building on the success of this event throughout the season going forward, working with suppliers to bring the magic of F1 from the track to the pub & bar. Clare L. Melanie Goodman Hayley Pipe Tom Talbot Kimia Kayvan Chris Lambert #f1 #britishgrandprix #skysportsf1

Beds and Bars Celebrates Its 60th Birthday 🎂 2024 marks 60 years since the birth of Beds and Bars. The business, still primarily a family-owned and run organisation, has developed from just one site on Goldhawk Road, West London, into a leading operator of tourist accommodation and entertainment venues in Europe, with backpacker hostels, bars and traditional British pubs in 12 cities and eight countries. At the heart of Beds and Bars’ success has been its people and its values. The businesses’ motto ‘Live Your Life’ is a true reflection of this commitment to its staff. Coined by the late wife of Beds and Bars CEO Keith, Franca Knowles developed the ‘Live Your Life’ mission following the launch of Belushi’s Bars and St Christopher’s Inns. Franca believed in ‘Live Your Life’ with all of her heart – and was quickly adopted company wide. Franca passed away in 2014, but her love for people, her compassion and her tireless work remains the heart and soul of the business; and so her motto still stands stronger than ever to this day. A quote from Beds and Bars CEO, Keith Knowles: “At the core of what we do are the four cornerstones of the experience we strive to deliver – one that is safe, secure, fun and value for money. “Our leadership team together have over 150 years of experience in the hospitality industry. In the beginning we identified a niche in the budget accommodation market and focused on the backpacker sector. Over the last three decades we have taken the original model of 50 beds above a pub and evolved it into a concept that involves bespoke buildings with more than 500 beds.” #bedsandbars #hospitality #liveyourlife

⛵️We recently concluded our bi-annual sailing trip in partnership with The Discovery Sailing project, an initiative designed to reward our exceptional Beds and Bars team for their dedication and hard work. This trip not only serves as a token of our appreciation but also reinforces our commitment to our people living their best life. We're excited to announce that the Discovery Sailing Project is now integrated into our paid volunteer days program. This initiative allows our team to engage in meaningful volunteer work while enjoying the benefits of sailing. More details on how to participate will be available soon. At Beds and Bars, we believe in investing in our peoples personal and professional growth, and these programs are a testament to that commitment. #BedsAndBars #EmployeeEngagement #TeamReward #CorporateCulture #DiscoverySailingProject #EmployeeRetention #TeamBuilding