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The average CO2 footprint per person hits more than 200kg over the festive season, when you account for gifts, travel, fairy lights, drink and of course, all the delicious food. Luckily, here at Conference Aston we've developed one of the UK's greenest Christmas dinners (and we're not talking about sprouts!) so you can have your eco-friendly dinner - and the pudding too.

Birmingham's leading residential events venue, Conference Aston, has appointed a new Executive Head Chef with an impressive career spanning 30 years in the catering and culinary industry.

Conference Aston has been awarded the esteemed three star ‘Food Made Good’ sustainability award from the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA), with this recognition reflecting the venue's exceptional commitment to sustainability across sourcing, society, and environmental impact.

Birmingham's leading residential events venue, Conference Aston, has appointed a new Sales Manager bringing a wealth of regional industry knowledge to the position. Managing a team of three, Usha will spearhead strategic initiatives ensuring a seamless process from securing business to fostering repeat clientele. She also oversees corporate bookings and large scale conferences at the venue. With her experience managing and developing portfolios for hotels, Usha possesses a wealth of knowledge giving her an added advantage while coordinating and organising events and conferences at Conference Aston...

Birmingham's leading residential events venue, Conference Aston, will be attending The Meetings Show 2024 on 19th June at ExCeL London. The Meetings Show, the UK’s leading exhibition for event, meeting, and conference professionals, is now in its eleventh year and hosts visitors from over 70 destinations worldwide. Organised by sector experts, the show will include seminars on key topics, such as the use of AI in the workplace and raising security standards, and will offer a wide range of networking opportunities across the two day event.

Birmingham's leading residential events venue, Conference Aston, has appointed a new apprentice who joined the team as a Marketing Administrator. With a background in media and a previous career in video production, Nyna brings a unique blend of creativity and expertise to the role. Nyna's new role as Marketing Administrator, will play a crucial role in providing support for Conference Aston's online and offline marketing initiatives, collaborating with internal and external communications activities and design teams to enhance the venue’s marketing efforts...

Birmingham’s leading residential events venue, Conference Aston, showed its support for a local school in the city in a continued push to meet sustainability objectives with two useful donations. SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School in Erdington has been presented with a collection of blankets and a stage from the venue just in time for children's activities such as summer picnics and team building exercises, to get their assembly hall ‘back-to-school’ ready for September...

Researchers into Alzheimer’s came together at Birmingham's leading residential events venue, Conference Aston, for an event that was three years in the making. Dementia affects millions of people's lives throughout the country and the work that was done to help people living with the condition and how the risks of it can be reduced were highlighted by experts during the Alzheimer’s Research UK Midlands Network Centre Public Event, hosted and sponsored by Conference Aston.