Stephen worked as a student intern conducting evaluative research on events programme and venue hire on behalf of B&NES Council at Bath Guildhall. Stephen produced a research paper entitled, Venue Hire in a Heritage Setting: A Comparison Study of Events Management at Bath Guildhall and similar sites in the UK, which presented research on venue hire and events at various sites including Bath Guildhall, Salisbury Guildhall, Exeter Guildhall, Worcester Guildhall and The Holburne Museum. This paper was produced as a student commission for B&NES Council and was also made available to the other sites featured in the research. The paper was also submitted as Stephen’s MA research paper and was awarded a distinction. In August 2018, Stephen presented his paper on Venue Hire at the 2018 Heritage Matters Conference, organised by Bath Spa University and hosted by B&NES Council at Bath Guildhall.
Project dates: January – September 2017
Stephen J. Dunning 