Following their fantastic wedding at the weekend at Newland Hall, Roxwell, I was delighted that the Bride and Groom, Laura and Stuart McLuckie, found the time to email me thanking me for performing for them and their guests. – The magic seemed to have gone doen really well, I’m pleased to say Kevin Bird is absolutely amazing!! You did a fantastic job of entertaining our wedding guests and tailored your magic to suit us and our guests. In addition to your fantastic tricks you are also a super-friendly, lovely guy!
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Another beautiful sunny afternoon today which I spent at Newland Hall, a beautiful wedding venue in Roxwell, in Essex. The site dates back hundreds of years,The first reference to Newland Hall (rather than just Newland) was made in 1447. Original records exist for Manor Courts held at Newland Hall from 1448 onwards. There is strong evidence that Newland Hall was one of the places of retirement for the lascivious King Henry VIII Today’s event, adding to the venues history, was the wedding of Laura Stevens and Stuart McLuckie, who were
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Following a great afternoon entertaining at Hayley and Ryan’s wedding yesterday afternoon at the Reid Rooms, I was delighted to receive this email from the Brides mother, Hazel, who had booked me as a surprise to perform during the drinks reception Dear Kevin, Thank you so much for the super entertainment that you provided for Hayley and Ryan’s wedding yesterday. The guest where all amazed and still talking about you over breakfast this morning! You made a special day even more  memorable!   Best Regards, Hazel

A while ago I had the pleasure of meeting Hayley and her mother, Hazel, at a wedding fair, and entertained them with some close up magic which they really seemed to enjoy. Subsequently Hazel booked me to perform as a surprise for her daughters wedding. Over the past few months we  have been secretly emailing each other, with information about the guests that Hayley and Ryan were inviting, without letting the ‘cat out of the bag’. Today I met up with them all again at their wedding at the Reid
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The world today is one of social media, and mobile communications. How many times have we heard a mobile phone go off at an inopportune moment, perhaps mid show in a theatre, or even among the congregation at a wedding. It’s always worth reminding people to turn them off or switch them onto silent. I quite often get filmed performing magic, by guests at weddings or other events using the cameras on mobile phones, its just part of every day life. However, if any of you are up and coming
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