The Lord Mayor’s Show is 804 years old this year. It comes down to us through centuries of turbulent London history, from its origins as a way to keep London under control through mediæval carnival and imperial spectacle to become the world’s first live outdoor broadcast and its longest-running TV show. Pearce [...]
We have had a long involvement with rugby. Some might say it started with Andrew's childhood visits to Lansdowne Road to watch his Godfather captain the Irish rugby team, but for sure we have been involved with several Rugby World Cups since the foundation of Pearce International. 2019 proved to [...]
We were really very excited to be involved with the Netball World Cup; after all, it is Jayne's personal sport and it took place in a city we know well thanks to the work with UEFA and Liverpool Football Club. Because it was netball Jayne took a very hands-on role [...]
The Pearce International Lima 2019 Press Operations School grew from work that we did in Baku, Azerbaijan for the inaugural 2015 European Games and the 2017 Islamic Games. In both of those events PI was determined to leave behind a social legacy of young Azerbaijani people who had received world [...]
These days we find that more and more sporting organisations and events struggle with accreditation to a greater or a lesser extent. Who should we accredit? Who are genuine journalists? What defines a freelance? What defines a professional? Who will get us the maximum coverage for our sport and our [...]
We've been working with the Pan American Games and Parapan American Games Lima 2019 since the end of 2017, but with less than a hundred days to go until it starts, things have definitely recently kicked up a gear. Both Directors took some time to visit the team, with Jayne [...]
The Six Day Series are track cycling events that take place all over the world, combining top indoor riders competing in velodrome events with a party atmosphere. This was the first time the Six Day came to Manchester, to the home of British Cycling in the HSBC National Cycling Centre. [...]
They came. Oh how they came! With packed spectator tribunes, packed media tribunes and packed photo positions this was one of the best attended indoor meetings ever. We even almost ran out of photo bibs. Huge local interest was evident in local superstar Laura Muir, and over 600 athletes came [...]
It is true to say that we are always excited to get involved with a new sport, but on this occasion we have to say we are VERY excited! This is because, this time, the new sport is netball. Anyone who knows JP may also know that she played netball [...]
The European Athletics Indoor Championships first took place in 1970. In 2019 we take great pleasure to be part of a great team welcoming the 35th European Athletics Indoor Championships to Glasgow. We love working in Glasgow as it has a real passion for great sporting events and we are [...]
