February 21, 2020
A lettings management system can help bring real efficiencies to your lettings administration, allowing you more time to focus on other areas of your business, whilst potentially boosting your lettings income. For those venues who currently operate a paper-based or offline system, we’ve outlined our top 5 reasons to make the move on-line. Easily share […]
February 13, 2020
There are multiple payment platforms to choose from and it can sometimes be tough to work out which is best for your needs. If you hire out any form of facilities, this guide will help you establish the best payment option(s) for you. GoCardless: allows your customers to easily make payments simply by using the […]
February 4, 2020
If you’re currently offering community use through letting your school facilities, or if this is something you’re looking into, our top 5 Facebook tips will help you to easily create and grow your online presence. Name & Profile Picture – Having a relevant name and recognisable profile picture is important. You can use your school name, […]
January 30, 2020
A multi-use games area or MUGA can generate sizable levels of income if let out to the local community. Not only are they a great revenue generator but MUGAs also allow for multiple sports to be played on just one surface, excellent if you have space constraints, but they’re also durable enough to cope with […]
January 7, 2020
As of the new year, we are pleased to welcome Domenico Forgione to the team. Dom has spent the last two years working within our BookingsGuru team, marketing our customers’ facilities for hire and promoting the many community activities taking place across our portfolio of venues. Dom will now focus on seeking new business opportunities […]
December 17, 2019
Tell us about your journey at Kajima Community so far: I started at Kajima in 2012 as a Leisure Attendant, where I worked at our school sites providing on the ground support for our hirers. In 2018 I began my current role as Customer Service Coordinator for BookingsGuru based at our office in Northapton and […]
December 17, 2019
Marie Kilmartin tells us about her experience of hiring Harrop Fold School in Sheffield, via our BookingsGuru lettings service. What is the nature of the club you run? We run a Theatre School for children aged 4yrs-18yrs where we provide training every week in all three theatrical disciplines including, singing, acting and dancing. The sessions […]
December 17, 2019
Julie Moorhouse, our Regional Manager in the North, talks about her fundraising efforts in aid of Macmillan Cancer Research. Over the weekend of 13th and 14th July, a group of friends and I completed a 40-mile hike from Brampton, Cumbria to Newcastle’s Quayside along the World Heritage Site of Hadrian’s Wall, which runs a total […]
December 17, 2019
Kristis joined the BookingsPlus Development team in August 2018. He is one of our team of in-house developers dedicated to improving and updating our BookingPlus platform, ensuring users get the best and most secure online experience. As we gear up for our biggest development project so far, bringing some brand-new and exciting features to our […]
December 17, 2019
Dom Forgione is our in-house marketing expert and it’s his job to promote all of our clients’ facilities to potential hirers,getting the word out about events and activities taking place. Here, Dom shares his tried-and-tested top 5 tips for social media marketing – helping you to grow your presence online, increase bookings and your lettings […]
November 12, 2019
This year’s Open Your Space Awards, recognising strong partnerships between venues and their local community, received a host of entries from across the country. We were delighted to welcome guest judge Lara Newman, Chief Executive of LocatED, who selected Pelton Community Centre as the overall winner from our five finalists. Lara said: “Here at LocatED […]
November 12, 2019
Lorraine North, Lettings Manager at Sodexo talks about how the BookingsGuru lettings service is helping them to manage an effective lettings programme across five schools in Exeter. “Kajima Community first started working with us at Sodexo in 2016 and today, we manage the lettings of five sites and one primary school together – a huge […]
November 4, 2019
We are pleased to announce our 5 finalists have now been selected in this year’s Open Your Space Awards. The Awards are open to all UK Secondary Schools as well as our BookingsGuru and BookingsPlus customers and aim to recognise string partnerships between schools or community venues and their local community. This years finalists are […]
September 19, 2019
Publication: Hospital Hub (Hub Publishing) Date: September 2019 Link to full article: https://hubpublishing.co.uk/technology-is-helping-the-nhs-unlock-its-greatest-untapped-asset-its-estate/ For many years, alarm bells have sounded over the squeeze on NHS budgets, as demand for its services rise. NHS England bosses recently warned that hospital patient safety is at risk because of a £4bn cut to capital funding. At the same time, […]
September 13, 2019
Published by: Technology & Innovation Date: September 2019 Link to full article: https://www.teachwire.net/news/is-your-school-for-hire-2 With the rise of the twenty first century classroom, individual mobile devices and interactive whiteboards have become a common feature of the education landscape, and UK schools now spend £900m annually on edtech. However, whilst the adoption of modern learning tools has been […]
August 6, 2019
Published by: PlaceTech Date: August 2019 Link to full article: https://placetech.net/analysis/kajima-platform-helps-schools-rent-out-void-space Technology has already revolutionised many aspects of the public realm, notably in education, with some universities offering courses entirely based online, many institutions recording their lectures so that students do not miss out, and many schools providing learners with tablets to aid the learning experience. […]
July 8, 2019
Kajima Community recently delivered a project for NHS Property Services (NHSPS) to provide the booking system behind NHS Open Space. This will enable users to hire both clinical and non-clinical space, at first 20 properties, with a view to roll it out across their UK portfolio. This huge project has led to a number of […]
July 8, 2019
What is the nature of the group you run? I started Mark Slater Training last October as a way to teach people proper exercise technique, while having fun and getting fit. We are a boot camp group that uses functional exercises with the aim of helping people live better and we try to reach out […]
July 8, 2019
Kajima Community continues to help foster community cohesion through its successful partnership with Haverstock School. Haverstock School in Camden was rebuilt by Kajima in 2004 and its lettings programme is currently managed by Kajima Community. Over the past 13 years of close collaboration, Kajima has worked with the school to establish a successful, long term […]
July 8, 2019
Chrissy Foulds, Hirer at John Smeaton Academy, Leeds and user of our BookingsGuru service talks about the growth of her Martial Arts franchise and working with the team at Kajima Community: What is the nature of the club you run? I run a franchise of Aegis Martial Arts, we teach martial arts and self-defence classes […]