EC&O Venues Earls Court And Olympia

Supporting the local area

We see ourselves as a strong ‘resident’ of the local communities (Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea) in which we operate.

Our Halls Directors attend residents meetings throughout the year, meeting with heads of the Residents’ Committees to discuss any business matters and to share any concerns that might affect the community in general.

We strive to reduce the impact of our business on the community from sound, light and traffic. To do this we educate our event managers and staff and communicate our community relations projects to our exhibitors and visitors.

EC&O Venues has worked on a number of local and community projects which have benefited the surrounding area, and further a field:
 

The Earls Court Festival, which offers two weeks of music, drama, film and neighbourhood events in a celebration of the Earls Court Community. We provided operational event support and staff volunteered themselves to help at a Garden Party Worked closely with the West London Line Group to prevent the suspension of overground train services and to increase the frequency of train services to West Brompton and Kensington Olympia
	Supported the Kensington and Chelsea Good Citizen Awards and held the awards ceremony at Olympia   Created a Community Garden in Hounslow by donating a wooden colonnade, garden furniture and parasols from exhibitions held at our venues   Donated 21 tonnes of carpet from our venues to Blenheim Palace for the Triathlon over the past 4 years
Held a special Schools Open Day for the Earls Court Doctor Who Exhibition, inviting schools in the surrounding area, and have donated tickets as prizes for school fêtes and auctions   Support the London Taxi Drivers' Fund for Underprivileged Children by offering the West Brompton forecourt at Earls Court as a starting point for this annual event. The charity's London Taxis take a large number of underprivileged kids to a different theme park or tourist attraction

Download our Social, Ethical and Environmental Report 2009/10 and read about more community work that we do

Discover our company values here

Read about our Charitable Trust here

See how we create truly sustainable events here