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Exciting times ahead for Smart Entertainment Ltd! Introducing WannaBook - our latest booking management software solution. Looking forward to showing everyone next week at the Association of Indoor Play conference and awards event! Those attending, come and see me in the Towers Suite on Wednesday 12th June

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From the team at SMART - We wish you all a Merry Christmas. A reminder of our office opening hours over the Holidays.

Who’s going to IAAPA tomorrow?

Natalie and Nick will be heading down to have a look around the expo tomorrow (Wednesday). Looking forward to seeing some familiar faces

The team here at SMART Entertainment are extremely saddened to hear of the passing of HRH Queen Elizabeth II. Our deepest condolences to the Royal Family at this time.

Calling all play operators - your input is valuable at this time. Association of Indoor Play are asking for your help by completing the survey to get real statistics on the state of the industry.

Smart Entertainment Ltd on LinkedIn: STATE OF THE INDUSTRY SURVEY - What you are telling us so far... Calling all Play operators…. the Association of Indoor Play are asking for all play venues (members and non-members) to complete the state of the industry...

Our latest Newsletter sent out covering all things Reviews, Summer Events and Plans and more.

SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2022 Over the last few months, we have seen variations in booking figures across the different leisure sectors. The Play industry have seen a lull in General Admission bookings during June where the public have taken advantage of the sunshine and getaways during the extended Jubilee Bank Holiday period.....

After a gruelling journey, Nick arrived in Warsaw on Saturday evening. Two 7.5 tonne truck loads delivered essentials, some of the medical equipment was immediately delivered to the Troops on the front line. "It was all gratefully received and very humbling meeting Ukranians actually doing the hard stuff" Nick says.

A big round of applause to Nick and his friend Rob volunteering to deliver well needed supplies.

Our Director Nick on his journey to Poland to deliver supplies for the victims of the Ukraine crisis.

Nick volunteered a few months ago to deliver supplies to the Ukraine border, and this week his number was called! Today he makes his way over the North Sea into Germany ready to make his way into Poland.

Team SMART are behind you all the way :-)

Booking Fee's - Yes or No?

Read our latest Blog Post where we talk about the benefits of Booking Fee's and how they can help towards the rising costs we all face currently

www.smart-entertainment.co.uk/booking-fees-yes-or-no

It's Easter weekend, so our team will be taking some well-deserved time off. Happy Easter to you all from Team SMART.

However, if you need support during the Bank Holiday weekend, contact us https://www.smart-entertainment.co.uk/support/

Interesting article from Association of Indoor Play!

How do you feel about the increase in VAT today for the Indoor Play industry?

https://associationofindoorplay.org/blogs/news/aip-warns-the-cost-of-indoor-play-will-rise-after-the-play-industry-gets-no-vat-freeze-in-the-spring-statement

AIP warns the cost of indoor play will rise after the Play Industry ge The Association of Indoor Play warns that the cost of indoor play sessions will have to rise after the Chancellor did not keep the VAT freeze for the industry that has suffered the longest closures in the COVID pandemic, putting the nation’s most vulnerable children at risk. The industry has long ...

Another Award Winning Childrens Play Centre!

Congratulations Jungle Jim’s for winning best Playcentre in Bedfordshire!

Jungle Jim's Playland awarded Best Children's Play Centre - Bedfordshire

We are very proud to announce that Jungle Jim's has been awarded the Best Children's Play Centre in Bedfordshire 2021. The link for the award can be found here:

https://www.lux-review.com/winners-list/?award=19079-2021

I would like to thank all our team at Jungle Jim's who work tirelessly every weekend to ensure we are providing a clean, safe and fun environment for all the children and the grown ups! Well done and thank you to you all x

Massive Congratulations to one of our customers - Jollie’s Barn - for winning Best Activity Centre at the Englands Business Awards!

Well deserved Team Jollie’s!

So….

I’ve finally just sat down after the most fabulous 24 hours!

And when looking through last nights photos I came across this image.

In reality it was a matter of seconds before one of the team took the certificate for a selfie- BUT in the minute I got with my glass of Prosecco and golden frame- I took it all in…
The music, the confetti, the sound of the team cheering and hugging… it all made it real.

To some this may just be ‘another certificate’ but to us this is way bigger than that…
Like ‘huge’ ❤️

Without sounding too much like we’ve won an Oscar…

We would love to thank our amazing, hard working and loyal team.
We could not be anymore proud of you all and how you make Jollie’s exactly what it is! ❤️

We would also love to thank our wonderful suppliers - all local businesses who support us daily with what we need ❤️

And of course you- our customers, our friends and our family- your love, loyalty and support is beyond amazing.
Thank you ❤️❤️

Thanks for reading my big old rant!
I’m now gonna go to bed - hugging my certificate of course! ❤️❤️

'For the whole world is Irish on the Seventeenth o' March' - Thomas Augustine Daly

Happy St Patricks Day to you all! May your day be filled with Celebrations and Good Luck!

The new SCA compliance comes into affect today!

Any PaymentSense customers using our solutions need to update their credentials for the new platform - Cybersource.

Credit and debit cards could be declined from today as new fraud rules kick in Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) rules came into effect from March 14, with the aim of providing a greater layer of security to stop fraudsters spending your money

Happy Pancake Day! How do you like yours?

Sugar and Lemon?
Maple Syrup?
Nutella and Strawberries?

To find out more about how AIP (Association of Indoor Play) can help you take a look at their website today https://associationofindoorplay.org/

Smart Entertainment Ltd updated their address.

Great to see one of our customers mentioned on national sites.

Castaway Play Congleton

First Team meet up in 2022! Great location SebSpace - Coworking Space in Macclesfield

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