1994
When It All Began
After being a DJ in the UK for over 20 years, Geoff moved to Florida and saw a guy called Lyle Balcome The Wacky Wizzard (Sadly no longer with us) making balloon models. Lyle taught Geoff how to make some of the models and the rest as they say is histroy. Geoff was busking on Internaional Drive Florida when one night he was spotted by the Entertainment Dircetor of Walt Disney World and offered a 20 Week contract at EPCOT and gave him the tittle of Lord Geoffrey The Balloon Guy. Half way through the contract Lord Geoffrey The Balloon Guy was offered an annual contract which lasted 4 years and he became Walt Disney World's offical balloon sculptors.
January 1999
Return to the UK
Lord Geoffrey The Balloon Guy started the year with a number of corporate Gala dinners. Notably for British Telecom, The Royal Mail and The DMA. In March of that year Lord Geoffrey was at Wembley, entertaining visitors at The International Direct Marketing Fair. May he was on the road with the Prudential Prue Tour '99, performing around the UK from London to Scotland. In June The Royal Academy of Art in London had Lord Geoffrey entertaining at the Academies Gala Dinner. And at Ascot, one of his amazing Top hat creations became the Center of attention at Royal Ascot Ladies Day, appearing in the national press and on TV. Throughout the year he was entertaining at numerous corporate function and fun days as well as shopping malls, wedding reception's, clubs, pubs and restaurant's. Lord Geoffrey quickly established himself as one of the countries top balloon modeller's and for the Christmas 1999 he was in demand all over the country, from Bournemouth in Dorset to Irvine in Scotland.
Into The 2000's
The new millennium started with the festival at Henley on Thames followed by repeat engagements for British Telecom and The Royal Mail. Then came a three day corporate event for CGU insurance at the NEC Birmingham. Followed by another for them in Bournemouth. February Lord Geoffrey was at the London arena for HRH the Duchess of York's Challenge tournament. Easter saw a new client in the form of BAA Gatwick where he entertained passengers and the general public Land-side at Gatwick Airport. It has been almost non stop for the past three year with another trip back to the to Disney in Florida and then Europe. Then a trip to Windsor Castle for The Queens Jubilee celebration's where he performed in front of Her Majesty. He can also be seen in the film "Johnny English".
Up to date
So far
Lord Geoffrey The Balloon Guy has been touring the UK with Peugeot cars delighting thousands with his balloon sculptures. He has been all over the country performing at so many function and events that are to many to mention but include a summer season in 2005 at Thorpe Park in Surrey, Santa land Earls Court and the Ideal Home Show 2006 also at Earls Court. He has done Six University tours for PwC. Balloon Modelling at ED's Diner in Bluewater and London regularly and at Corporate events all over the UK and Europe. He is in great demand for Corporate function and fun days, shopping malls, wedding reception's, clubs, pubs and restaurant's.
Areas Where Lord Geoffrey Travels To
Balloon modeller Lord Geoffrey is based in Crawley West Sussex and covers all areas of the UK.
For Balloon Modelling in London and the Southeast;
As well as. Bedfordshire, Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Biggleswade, Sandy. Berkshire,Reading, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Newbury, Windsor, Wokingham, Abingdon. Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury, Milton Keynes, Slough, Buckingham, High Wycombe. Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Wisbech, Ely, March, Whittlesey, Chatteris, Linton. Dorset, Dorchester, Poole, Weymouth, Sherborne, Wimborne Minster, Shaftesbury. Essex, Chelmsford, Romford, Southend, Colchester, Harlow, Brentwood, West Ham. Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Bristol, Cheltenham, Stroud, Cirencester, Tewkesbury. Hampshire, Winchester, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Basingstoke, Newport. Hertfordshire, Hertford, Watford, St. Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Hatfield. Kent, Maidstone, Canterbury, Bromley, Rochester, Margate, Folkestone, Dover, Greenwich. Leicestershire, Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, Melton Mowbray, Coalville, Lutterworth. Middlesex, City of London, Harrow, Enfield, Staines, Ealing, Potters Bar, Westminster. Norfolk, Norwich, Great Yarmouth, King's Lynn. Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, Mansfield, Worksop, Newark, Retford, Southwell. Oxfordshire, Oxford, Banbury, Witney, Bicester, Henley-on-Thames, Carterton, Thame. Suffolk, Ipswich, Bury St. Edmunds, Lowestoft, Felixstowe, Sudbury, Haverhill, Bungay. Surrey, Guildford, Croydon, Woking, Sutton, Kingston-on-Thames, Wandsworth, Wimbledon. East Sussex, Brighton, Hastings, Eastbourne. West Sussex, Chichester, Worthing, Crawley, Bognor Regis, Horsham. Warwickshire, Warwick, Birmingham, Coventry, Nuneaton, Rugby, Solihull, Stratford-upon-Avon. Wiltshire, Trowbridge, Salisbury, Swindon, Chippenham, Devizes, Marlborough, Warminster. Worcestershire, Worcester, Dudley, Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Malvern, Evesham.
