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Twin Birthday Celebrations
December 4, 2016
Austin's Ices Ice creams
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May 17, 2017

Austin’s Ices on the Small Screen

Just before Christmas we were approached by Chief Productions in Media City. Chief Productions is an award-winning commercial production house, specialising in adverts, music videos and content. They wanted to hire one of our ice cream vans for a very special project. Our trusty van was about to appear on the small screen in an advert for the Football Pools. This was a new area for us but we were more than happy to oblige.

Work began the day before filming, when our van was fitted with new signage. Everything went according to plan and we were all excited about the next day’s shoot.

On 13th January we arrived bright and early and were pleased to see a number of notable celebrities. The star of the ad was former professional footballer, Ray Parlour of Arsenal, Middlesbrough and Hull City fame. Joining him were footballers John Barnes MBE (ex-Liverpool footballer, commentator and pundit), Neil “Razor” Ruddock (ex-footballer, TV personality and actor) and actor, Ricky Tomlinson. Filming took place in Stretford and Trafford.

Our pristine van was customised as Ray’s Ice Cream Parlour. See what they did there? And Ray jumped on board to serve up some ice creams. Also present throughout the ad was a marching brass band.

Have you seen the ad yet? If not, here’s the finished article.

This was a brand new experience for us and we were delighted to be involved. It was a great day and we enjoyed watching the filming and talking to the celebrities.

If you would like to hire one of our ice cream vans, please get in touch via our contact page. We cover a large range of events including commercial events, weddings, festivals, birthdays, and now filming.

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