The City Rooms turned 5 this year and a big celebration was held on the 13th April. Everyone was invited from clients, suppliers to close family and friends of The City Rooms. Guests were welcomed with a glass of champagne and directed to our Grand Ballroom. The Ballroom was given a unique make over with gold fountains, pink uplighters and a glittering dance floor. Our Head Chef Nigel created a canapé menu with bitesize goats cheese tartlets, yorkshire puddings filled with roast beef and king prawns served with sweet potato puree. To add to the culinary experience we had a Sushi and Oyster Bar for the guests to enjoy.

Guests were entertained with a soul cover band called Soul Express followed by a DJ from Cream Entertainment. 

It’s been a successful year for The City Rooms with events ranging from magazine lauches, corporate functions to spectacular weddings.  Kiran Parmar, MD of The City Rooms said ‘It was a fabulous evening combined with a perfect opportunity to socialise and interact with our fellow colleagues in the industry.’ The Birthday Party collaborated with Rainbows Children’s Hospice to raise funds for the charity. Gifts were donated by suppliers and The City Rooms and a raffle was drawn for the prizes. Congratulations to those that won.

A big thank you to Cream Entertainment , More Productions, Tonic Bar Hire, and Wren Photographer 

Every year Auditions are held at The City Rooms for the run up to Miss Leicester. We are also honoured enough to host the Miss Leicester Final. On Friday 23rd March, 17 year old Lena Walker was crowned the new Miss Leicester 2012. Lena will now represent Leicester in the National Finals of Miss England on the 25th & 26th June also being held in Leicester, for her chance to compete in Miss World. Second place was Dempsie Trevor-Wilson and 3rd place was 18 year old Mia Parker.

The panel of judges included the following:

Mr Leicester 2011 – Tim Clare

Miss Leicester 2010 – Elki Parmar

Miss England Director – Angie Beasley

High Sheriff of Leicestershire – Resham Singh Sandhu Editor of Every Model Magazine – Ruth Deane

Here’s what Kate Solomons had to say about us: 

“I just want to say a big thank you for being the host venue for Miss Leicester 2012, it has been a pleasure to work with the City Rooms and your staff for the past 4 years. You are such a close team that it really does give a family feel and you always make me & the ModelZed team feel so welcome. The venue itself is absolutely stunning and provides a beautiful & perfect setting for a prestigious contest like Miss Leicester; your staff offer an amazing service and help to make the whole event so much more successfulwith your easy going attitude & efficient service, thank you. We look forward to working with you for many years to come!”                                                                                                                

Kate Solomons

Director of ModelZed Promotions & Organiser of Heats for Miss England Ltd

On Monday 12th March The City Rooms were honoured to Host Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival Awards. Over 180 guests attended the annual event in the Ballroom where the honoured guests were presented with their awards.

Festival Director Geoff Rowe has been running these events, now the longest running comedy festival in Europe  since 1994.  Here is what he had to say about the event:  “The staff at The City Rooms were amazingly helpful and the night ran like clockwork.  A huge thanks to everyone at the venue for making the night our best awards ceremony ever!”

If you want further information about Dave’s Leicester Comedy and Events just visit www.comedy-festival.co.uk/