Peckforton Castle wanted to encourage companies have their conferences at the Castle and wanted something quirky (in line with the venue) as a giveaway for visitors to thier stand to take away.
FOCUS concentrated on the details of the amazing building in the form of a quiz/greeting card, as a way of suggesting a huge focus on detail in terms of conference planning.
FLY YOUR COLOURS is an invitation to ‘invade ‘ the castle and flying your company colours from the ramparts! ‘State of the art facilities, historic views’. With fun flags or micro kites to take home (for the kids!)
SUPPLY ALL YOU NEED Highlights the unique nature of the venue and the attention to detail in supplying all your ‘needs’. In this case a Knights helmet!
All of them were designed to encourage the exhibition to take them home and play with them (probably with the kids!) to make them memorable.
We met up with friends (the Bradburns) to explore expressing something of God through some ‘play’ (using various materials).
It was introduced quite carefully in terms of not wanting to be threatened to people with the notions of needing skills to express something.
We started by praying for the time, for courage, and that we could be ourselves.
We asked if anyone been thinking about anything this week that they’ve enjoyed, found difficult, looking forward to, at school, at home, in work, or has a word, maybe something from the bible?
We then spent a little time experimenting together and having a play…. take your pencil for a walk. Blobs, colours, marks, shapes – doesn’t have to be anything (representational).
We then asked if there were any comments, and would anyone like to talk us though their image? (which they did!)
And eventually if their image was FOR anyone?
Comments were: life giving, encouraging time. Helped people express something not heard before.
If you’d like me to facilitate a small gathering in this way just drop me a line info@richardcoan.com
