Christmas Entertainment Islington
Islington is about 75 miles from the workshop, A3 round the M25 or up the A40, and we're into N1 and the surrounding postcodes through the year. The December diary there is the offices' Christmas parties, the winter balls City and Islington College and the schools around it plan, and the community fundraisers in the halls - the sixth-form leavers days we run in north London are the same patch the December dates grow from.
Winter balls and office dos in Islington run on the indoor list: the Christmas photo booth or magic selfie mirror taking the pictures all evening, the retro arcade machines, racing simulator and dance machine working the middle of the room, and Whack an Elf plus the Christmas mega wire fitting the smaller halls. Rooms with the floor for a headline take the rodeo reindeer or the Christmas pudding ride, and family events run Santa's grotto with the inflatable snow globe.
Scale is no stranger to this patch either - the charity events up there run to hundreds of young people, and one of the annual ones has been running with us for many years at around 700 attendees, which is the kind of job that only works when the kit, the crew and the paperwork all arrive as one. A December hall booking in Islington gets the same treatment at whatever size.
Whoever signs the Islington booking off gets the record early: Joanne and David Morris have run the business from a commercial unit in Havant since 2002, every item on the Christmas list sits in our own fleet, and the crews who build up and run it are ours too, enhanced-DBS registered and first-aid trained. The rodeo machines hold ADIPS certification, the electrics are PAT tested annually, and the £10 million public liability policy comes with the licensed-premises addition, all of it in the quote email from the start.
Corporate, student and fete work each have their own page for the town - corporate event hire in Islington, student event hire in Islington and garden games hire in Islington - and the Islington event hire hub gathers the lot.
Once the December date is close to fixed, send the Islington venue, the timings and the expected numbers, and we'll hold it while the package comes together, paperwork included.
We have used Monster event hire for a large annual charity event for 700 young people. They have been impeccable over the many years we have used them.
Why book Monster Event Hire?
- Established 2002 - run by Joanne and David Morris from Havant.
- £10 million Public Liability Insurance - certificate available on request, with additional licensed-premises cover.
- Every inflatable PIPA-tagged and inspected annually - PIPA is the only inspection scheme recognised by the HSE.
- In-house PIPA-certified inflatable inspector and RPII inspector - the safety knowledge is in the business, not borrowed once a year.
- Every member of staff is enhanced-DBS registered, and staff are RPII operator/supervisor trained and first-aid trained.
- BS EN 14960:2019 is the standard we work to for inflatable play equipment.
- Anemometer wind-safety protocol issued with every inflatable hire - documented procedure with a 24mph cutoff.
- Electrical equipment is annually PAT-tested by certified testers where applicable.
- Our equipment is our own - no sub-hiring or agency middlemen.
- Trusted by councils, charities, government research agencies and corporates, with named multi-year repeat clients.
Need an insurance certificate, risk assessment or method statement? They're available on request - just ask when you book.
Christmas party entertainment in Islington - common questions
How far ahead should we book Christmas entertainment in Islington?
The winter ball calendar fixes most Islington dates, and once the colleges publish theirs the Saturdays go fast. Aim for six to eight weeks of notice on an Islington booking, and longer where the reindeer or the grotto needs its operator, because staffed pieces cap out on people before they cap out on kit.
Can you supply several attractions for one Islington Christmas party?
An Islington do takes a headline and a support list: the reindeer or the snowboard simulator out front, the Christmas photo booth in a corner, and two or three electronic games between them. Hiring several pieces for one Islington event works out cheaper per item, and the whole set comes in one delivery.
Our Islington venue is a hotel or pub with a licence. Is that a problem?
Not at all - licensed Islington venues get the paperwork before setup day. The £10 million public liability policy carries additional licensed-premises cover, and the certificates reach whoever runs the room as part of the quote.
How much space and power does Christmas entertainment need at an Islington venue?
The reindeer or the snowboard simulator wants a clear 20ft by 20ft and its own 13amp socket, the photo booths want a level corner of about 2.3m by 1.25m, and the arcade and table games want a table and a socket. Send the Islington room sizes and we'll confirm the fit before the date is held.

















