The Buzz Ball & Awards Evening

The Awards will be presented at the Annual Business Buzz Ball where have an amazing night of celebration, good food and entertainment planned!

Thursday 26th November 2026 - Mitchell Hall, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL

Host and Compere for the Evening
Jeremy Nicholas

Your host spent nearly 30 years as a broadcaster with BBC News. He’s a Fellow of the Professional Speaking Association and a Hall of Fame Speaker.


Jeremy Nicholas is known as the Keynote Tickler, writing witty lines for international speakers to make them sound better than they really are.

He runs Talking Toolbox Ltd in London, teaching businesses and individuals how to engage with their audience, using techniques from TV, radio and comedy.

Jeremy claims he’s been keeping corporate audiences ‘awake’ since 1994. If he sounds familiar, he’s the voice on eleven global best-selling FIFA video games.ur content here.

The Entertainment

Get ready to rewind the clock and party like it’s 1985!


Created exclusively for this year’s Ball & Awards Evening, Boys & Girls of the 80s is a brand-new, high-energy live show celebrating the decade that gave us the biggest hair, the brightest fashions and some of the greatest pop music ever written.


From the infectious pop of Wham!, Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet to the powerhouse hits of Whitney Houston, Madonna, Bananarama, Cyndi Lauper and many more, this spectacular four-piece production delivers hit after hit, guaranteed to have the whole room singing along and filling the dancefloor.


Featuring dazzling costume changes, authentic 80s style, outstanding live vocals and all the energy of a stadium concert wrapped up in an unforgettable party atmosphere, the boys and girls take turns bringing the icons of the decade back to life before joining forces for a finale that celebrates the very best of the 80s.


Whether you remember the decade first time round or simply love its timeless soundtrack, one thing’s for certain – expect huge anthems, guilty pleasures, plenty of laughs and a night you’ll be talking about long after the last chorus.


So dust off your shoulder pads, tease up your hair and prepare for the ultimate 80s party…

The soundtrack of a generation is back!