Events

We plan, market, organise and deliver events across the North East, most notably the Stanley Fireworks Festival, one of County Durham’s largest annual events.

We specialise in free or affordable community events and have built a reputation for providing safe and enjoyable occasions across the region.

Our main aim is to offer a calendar of fun events that are both affordable and memorable.

People

A social enterprise, Stanley Events supports people into employment. We provide training, work experience and employment opportunities for out of work people.

Our fully-qualified team can be hired to manage events, safe in the knowledge they’re fully trained and accredited in stewarding, supervision, health and safety, event rigging, fire safety and a variety of other qualifications.

We can supply up to 50 people for stewarding and event management, but can train and prepare many more for large-scale 

Our staff will make sure your event is a success and they can be sub-contracted to increase the chances of permanent employment.

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We know as much as anyone the amount of time that goes into planning an event.

From ticketing through to staff, from health and safety to security, from organising acts to making sure they make it to the stage – we’ve got you covered.

We also supply all the staffing and equipment you will require to make your event go with a bang.

With the help of our dedicated team of staff and volunteers, we have everything you need to ensure your event runs smoothly.

TRAINING

Stanley Events is focused on helping people back into work.

Thanks to our training, work experience and various Stanley Events employment opportunities, we preparing people for working life.

Through our training programmes, more than 300 people have accessed employment opportunities that might otherwise have been closed off to them.

We offer AUSSE accreditation (stewarding), SIA (door supervision), health and safety, event rigging, fire safety and a variety of other qualifications.