Are you planning an event and looking to book live entertainment? If you are, then the chances are that your thoughts have turned to jazz. Jazz is a perennial favourite and with jazz band hire Cheshire you are spoiled for choice. However, whether you are looking for wedding entertainment or a party band, it’s nice to […]
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Themed events are more popular now than they have ever been. There are many reasons for this, of course. However, one of the most obvious ones is that giving a get-together a theme elevates it from a simple party or celebration into a genuine event. It could be the dressing-up (people just love it!). Many […]
Jazz. Truly a music genre for all seasons and every occasion, jazz is the dream ticket of events entertainment. Few, if any, types of music are so adaptable and versatile. Jazz suits the classiest of weddings. It’s ideal for themed events and parties. Raucous gatherings and decadent speakeasy shindigs cry out for it. Jazz is […]
Themed party events are definitely in vogue right now. What’s more, the 1920s is the decade many party planners opt for when it comes to putting on a razzle dazzle event. So, why is it that a prohibition party always come high on the list? Well, the 1920s as a decade has so much for […]
The BBC drama series Peaky Blinders wound up its 4th series just before Christmas. Slowly but surely the programme has steadily grown in popularity. An instant cult classic since the first series aired in 2013, the show maintains a real sense of cool. The series still airs on BBC2 – helping it keep its cult […]
With Halloween and Bonfire Night both out of the way, attention will now be focused on one thing and one thing only… Christmas! Of course, shop displays have had a Christmas theme for weeks. Ever since the ‘Back to School’ items were put away at the beginning of September, Xmas has been on the shelves! […]
Of all the wonderful companies that Silk Street are proud to call our friends and partners, one particularly stands out for its ingenuity… Proseccart. You see Proseccart, brainchild of Stace and Ish, are the fellas behind the UK’s only walk-on-board Prosecco bar with Art Deco features. We love how the logo has ‘Established 1920’ crossed […]
These days ‘wedding jazz band’ is one of the most searched for terms on the internet when it comes to weddings. At events, we are forever being asked, ‘Do you do weddings?’ How did jazz become synonymous with a wedding? Well, we can’t quite believe that next year it will be five years since The Great Gatsby, starring […]
The 1920s – a golden age of glitz, glamour and Gatsby. A period of great social upheaval, it was the decade where people really began to let their hair down and party. Almost a century on, and with themed parties or events increasingly popular, the 1920s is understandably a popular choice for party and event […]
A Great Gatsby Lawn Party. Now, if that isn’t a great idea for a sizzling summer event, we don’t know what is. It would be an event that blends something quintessentially British – a garden party – with the very best of 1920s America and the Roaring Twenties. Great Gatsby Lawn Party: Something a little […]