Corporate Magazine January 2019
When you want to score highly with delegates, head to a football stadium for a meeting with premier facilities. When you want to stretch the budget, you want a delegate rate of £20 or less. When you need to find the perfect space for your next event, you need the Corporate Magazine!
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When you want to score highly with delegates, head to a football stadium for a meeting with premier facilities. When you want to stretch the budget, you want a delegate rate of £20 or less. When you need to find the perfect space for your next event, you need the Corporate Magazine!
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JANUARY 2019 Meet in Magnificent Manchester! Stadium Success Scores! Work that Budget! The New Year Fix for Delegate Deals >>
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JANUARY <strong>2019</strong><br />
Meet in<br />
Magnificent<br />
Manchester!<br />
Stadium<br />
Success<br />
Scores!<br />
Work that Budget!<br />
The New Year Fix for Delegate Deals >>
01775 843410<br />
Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
PIECING TOGETHER YOUR IDEAL VENUE
Contents<br />
Crowne Plaza Nottingham<br />
4<br />
Lincoln Hotel,<br />
Sure Collection by Best Western<br />
26<br />
Heythrop Park Resort<br />
6<br />
Magnificent Manchester<br />
28<br />
Brook Marston Farm Hotel<br />
8<br />
Manchester Accommodation<br />
42<br />
Birmingham Botanical Gardens<br />
10<br />
Trending Venues<br />
44<br />
New Year, Old Budget!<br />
12<br />
Latest News<br />
46<br />
Stadium Success<br />
16<br />
Venue Offers<br />
47<br />
Featured Group<br />
Active Hospitality<br />
22<br />
Using our Services<br />
48<br />
Colworth Park Conference & Events<br />
24<br />
Meet the <strong>Corporate</strong> Team<br />
50<br />
Findmeaconference and Findmeahotelroom are both divisions of Infotel Solutions Ltd. Copyright © <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
All rights reserved. All rates contained in this magazine are correct at the time of publishing.<br />
Front cover by VisitBritain/Julian Elliott<br />
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Crowne Plaza Nottingham<br />
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG1 5RH<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£30<br />
24hr Rates from<br />
£130<br />
The Crowne Plaza Nottingham offers event<br />
organisers a choice of 17 stylish function rooms and<br />
the help of a dedicated conference planner and an<br />
AV production team.<br />
The Royal Suite is the largest space. Welcoming up<br />
to 400 delegates, it has its own private foyer, bar<br />
and toilet facilities and is ideal for both conferences<br />
and corporate celebrations. For a more relaxed<br />
setting, the first floor atrium is an impressive space<br />
for meeting colleagues and clients while enjoying<br />
light refreshments.<br />
A conference foyer is available for meeting and<br />
greeting delegates and a Business Centre makes<br />
prepping for a presentation easy.<br />
An exclusive 8th-floor Club Lounge is the place to<br />
be for drinks and canapés with a view of the city<br />
skyline and dining is in the Swatch Restaurant. For<br />
24-hour delegates, breakfast is available in the Lace<br />
Maker Restaurant.<br />
The Crowne Plaza Nottingham is one mile from the<br />
railway station and 13 miles from East Midlands<br />
Airport. The hotel has ample on-site parking for a<br />
small fee.<br />
400 Max Delegates 17 Function Rooms Free WiFi<br />
Catering Restaurant & Bar Parties & Dinners<br />
Weddings<br />
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Featured Venue<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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Heythrop Park Resort<br />
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 5UF<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£40<br />
24hr Rates from<br />
£140<br />
When you need everything in one place, you need<br />
Heythrop Park Resort in Oxfordshire! As one of the<br />
UK’s leading meeting and event venues, there’s not<br />
an event or occasion which can’t be catered for.<br />
Taking centre stage is the 400 seat tiered auditorium<br />
which offers the perfect event space for scene<br />
stealing conferences, keynote presentations and<br />
award ceremonies. Technical support is available<br />
along with a production room and translation<br />
booths.<br />
For a company celebration, the Ballroom will host<br />
450 delegates attending a champagne reception<br />
or 320 guests for a sumptuous banquet. With a<br />
private entrance and an event planners desk and<br />
foyer, guests attending an event at the Ballroom<br />
are guaranteed to feel like VIPs.<br />
It’s not all about large scale events though. Stylish<br />
rooms for boardroom meetings for six or a training<br />
session for 60 delegates can be accommodated too.<br />
An exciting new space at Heythrop Park Resort<br />
is the Archery Suite on the lawns. Measuring an<br />
impressive 1000m2 and reaching a height of 7.3m<br />
at its peak, it has a banqueting capacity of 800<br />
delegates and an impressive 1,000 theatre style!<br />
With fixed walls, heating and an extra strong floor,<br />
plus WiFi, this space has lots of natural daylight and<br />
glorious views.<br />
For 24-hour delegates, there are excellent health<br />
and leisure facilities, a restaurant, bar and cocktail<br />
lounge.<br />
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Featured Venue<br />
1,000 Max Delegates 29 Function Rooms 500 Spaces On-Site Free WiFi Restaurant & Bar Parties & Dinners<br />
Weddings<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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Brook Marston Farm Hotel<br />
Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire B76 9JD<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£28<br />
24hr Rates from<br />
£110<br />
A restored 17th century farmhouse is the<br />
charming backdrop for meetings, conferences and<br />
celebrations for up to 150 delegates. Original open<br />
fires and oak beams create a traditional setting in<br />
the Library, Drawing Room and Robert Peel Suite,<br />
all of which have natural daylight and scenic views.<br />
The Garden Room, with its neutral palette, has lots<br />
of natural daylight and is ideal for up to 25 delegates<br />
attending a theatre-style event or a boardroom<br />
meeting for 18 people. A flipchart, LCD projector,<br />
screen and stationery supplies are included.<br />
The Marquee is an attractive space for company<br />
celebrations, award ceremonies and theatre-style<br />
events for up to 150 guests.<br />
Technical support and a dedicated event<br />
coordinator are available and there is WiFi in all the<br />
conference rooms and public spaces.<br />
Delegates can enjoy unlimited refreshments, fresh<br />
fruit and healthy snacks from central coffee stations<br />
and lunch is either a hot or cold buffet made from<br />
locally sourced ingredients.<br />
150 Max Delegates 5 Function Rooms 150 Spaces On-Site Free WiFi Restaurant & Bar Parties & Dinners Airport Parking<br />
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Featured Venue<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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Birmingham Botanical Gardens<br />
Birmingham, West Midlands B15 3TR<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£36<br />
With possibly the most fascinating and beautifully<br />
landscaped gardens in the country, Birmingham<br />
Botanical Gardens is a magnificent venue for a<br />
host of events. Opened to the public in 1832, the<br />
15 acres of ornamental gardens and glasshouses<br />
certainly create a unique and special backdrop.<br />
Elegantly styled and with a vaulted ceiling, the<br />
Terrace Suite is a beautiful setting for a drinks<br />
reception for up to 250 guests. It has its own lounge<br />
area, a bar, stage, dressing room and in-built PA<br />
system making it ideal for corporate celebrations<br />
and award ceremonies.<br />
Nestled next to the Japanese Garden and National<br />
Bonsai Collection, the Loudon Suite has a maximum<br />
capacity of 80 guests and offers flexible space<br />
for intimate receptions and dinners. Originally a<br />
dining room, the exquisite Victorian styling lends<br />
itself beautifully to a conference or meeting for 60<br />
delegates. Add in the panoramic views across the<br />
gardens and event organisers have the ingredients<br />
for a memorable meeting.<br />
The gardens’ nursery glasshouses were converted<br />
in 1987 to form the impressive Garden Suite. Guests<br />
arrive through the magnificent Sub Tropical and<br />
Mediterranean glasshouses and are greeted with a<br />
generous space and beautiful setting for up to 500<br />
people. The Garden Suite benefits from a stage and<br />
PA system plus a private bar lounge.<br />
With award-winning catering, discreet hospitality<br />
and a dedicated team to assist, an event at<br />
Birmingham Botanical Gardens is a prestigious<br />
occasion.<br />
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Featured Venue<br />
500 Max Delegates 3 Function Rooms 120 Spaces On-Site Catering<br />
Bar<br />
Parties & Dinners<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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New Year,<br />
Old Budget!<br />
Our timely round-up of hotels and venues<br />
with delegate packages for £20 or less will<br />
help you stretch the budget without<br />
compromising on value.<br />
Here are our favourite 20 for £20 or less!<br />
Station Hotel<br />
Perth, Perth & Kinross PH2 8HE<br />
Park Inn by Radisson Palace<br />
Southend on Sea, Essex SS1 2AL<br />
7 Function Rooms 350 Delegates 8 Function Rooms 350 Delegates<br />
£15<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
Chace Hotel<br />
Coventry, Warwickshire CV3 4EQ<br />
Colworth Park Conference & Events<br />
Bedford, Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ<br />
6 Function Rooms 130 Delegates 14 Function Rooms 220 Delegates<br />
£18<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£17<br />
Day Rates from<br />
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New Year, Old Budget!<br />
Best Western Plus Milford Hotel<br />
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS25 5LQ<br />
Hilton Leeds<br />
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 4BX<br />
3 Function Rooms 60 Max Delegates 12 Function Rooms 400 Max Delegates<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
The Kcom Stadium<br />
Hull, East Yorkshire HU3 6HU<br />
Varley Park Conference Centre<br />
Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9GR<br />
10 Function Rooms 700 Delegates 5 Function Rooms<br />
54 Delegates<br />
Day Rates from£18.50 £20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
Hilton Manchester Airport<br />
Manchester, Gtr Manchester M90 4WP<br />
The H Suite<br />
Birmingham, West Midlands B16 0AA<br />
13 Function Rooms 300 Delegates 6 Function Rooms 1,000 Delegates<br />
£19<br />
Day Rates from<br />
Day Rates from£19.95<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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Copthorne London Gatwick Hotel<br />
Crawley, West Sussex RH10 3PG<br />
Hilton Sheffield<br />
Sheffield, South Yorkshire S4 7YA<br />
7 Function Rooms 170 Delegates 12 Function Rooms 260 Delegates<br />
£14<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
Park Inn by Radisson Harlow<br />
Harlow, Essex CM18 7BA<br />
Quality Hotel Stoke City Centre<br />
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST1 5NB<br />
9 Function Rooms 180 Delegates 7 Function Rooms 300 Delegates<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
Kettering Conference Centre<br />
Kettering, Northamptonshire NN15 6PB<br />
Go Glasgow Urban Hotel<br />
Glasgow, Lanarkshire G51 1RW<br />
13 Function Rooms 2,000 Delegates 2 Function Rooms 450 Delegates<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£18<br />
Day Rates from<br />
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New Year, Old Budget!<br />
Best Western Crewe<br />
Arms Hotel<br />
West Midlands Golf Club &<br />
The Lake at Barston Rest<br />
Crewe, Cheshire CW2 6DN<br />
Solihull, West Midlands B92 0LB<br />
3 Function Rooms 100 Delegates 3 Function Rooms 250 Delegates<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
Holiday Inn High Wycombe<br />
M40 Junction 4<br />
Park Inn by Radisson<br />
Peterborough<br />
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 1TL<br />
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE1 1BA<br />
11 Function Rooms 150 Delegates 5 Function Rooms 150 Delegates<br />
£19<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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Where history is written, legends are created,<br />
successes are celebrated and losses are shared<br />
by thousands. There is no where quite like a<br />
football stadium for bringing people together<br />
to share such a spectrum of emotions. The<br />
jubilation of a long-term plan coming together<br />
to result in team victory is an incredible moment<br />
that’s remembered long after the final whistle<br />
is blown.<br />
When the focus of a meeting is to encourage<br />
greater team work and inspire success, a<br />
football stadium is a prime setting. With a wide<br />
choice of function rooms, a team meeting for<br />
11 in an executive box or an awards-ceremony<br />
for hundreds will be perfectly at home. Add in<br />
the excellent transport links and ample parking<br />
which accompany many football stadiums, an<br />
expert team of event coordinators and caterers,<br />
and it’s game on!<br />
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Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium has<br />
extensive facilities for conferences, product<br />
launches, exhibitions and business and social<br />
dinners. There are six individually themed<br />
suites which all impress. The glass fronted<br />
Mancunian Suite overlooks the pitch and<br />
will accommodate up to 250 guests for a<br />
reception, 180 for a dinner dance and 80<br />
delegates for a theatre-style event.<br />
It’s not just football triumphs which have been<br />
celebrated at the stadium. It was originally<br />
built as an athletics arena and hosted the<br />
2002 Commonwealth Games which were<br />
considered such a success they encouraged<br />
the bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics<br />
and Paralympic Games. Why not use that<br />
winning formula and host an event in the<br />
Commonwealth Suite?<br />
For a smaller but no less inspiring setting,<br />
the Platinum boxes are a superb option for<br />
business meetings, interviews and client<br />
entertainment for up to 30 people.<br />
The catering options available at the Etihad<br />
Stadium are exhaustive and exciting. From<br />
morning menus for fuelling breakfast<br />
meeting delegates to exquisite canapés for a<br />
champagne supernova reception followed<br />
by a three-course dinner! The team are<br />
passionate about supporting local business<br />
and have created menus with local and<br />
seasonal produce from the region’s farms and<br />
fields, as well as rivers and out to sea!<br />
In our opinion, choose the Etihad Stadium<br />
to host an event and it will live forever in the<br />
memory of delegates and guests for being<br />
stylish, sophisticated and successful.<br />
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Stadium Success<br />
From Keegan and King Kenny to Souness and<br />
Suarez, the list of Liverpool legends is long<br />
and illustrious, with many of the club’s heroes<br />
taking a starring role in the conference and<br />
event rooms.<br />
Named after Liverpool’s most successful<br />
manager, the Paisley Lounge showcases the<br />
achievements of Bob Paisley who took the<br />
team to trophy success 20 times in nine<br />
seasons. The room suits theatre-style events<br />
for up to 200 delegates or 500 attending<br />
a reception.<br />
The Shanks Lounge, in tribute to Bill Shankly<br />
who took the team from the second division<br />
to be crowned first division winners and<br />
European champions, is located in the Sir<br />
Kenny Dalglish Stand. Superbly appointed<br />
with its own bar, kitchen area and washrooms,<br />
the air-conditioned lounge is perfect for<br />
informal banqueting for up to 250 guests or a<br />
theatre-style event for 200 delegates.<br />
The Chemistry of LFC is a stunning function<br />
space for up to 470 guests. Considerate design<br />
has created an area where a conference<br />
or private dining occasion are well suited<br />
and with views over the Anfield pitch and<br />
Liverpool, guests certainly have a talking point.<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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Delivering so much more than 90 minutes, the<br />
events team at Villa Park in Birmingham bring<br />
exceptional service, award-winning catering<br />
and the highest standards of hospitality,<br />
fulfilling every detail of an event, from initial<br />
enquiry to the final whistle.<br />
Steeped in history, the ground is the home to<br />
one of the longest standing clubs in the Premier<br />
League - Aston Villa, who were founded in 1874.<br />
Over the last ten years, the stadium has<br />
benefited from a number of renovations and<br />
offers an excellent choice of executive boxes,<br />
suites, lounges and restaurants. State-of-the-art<br />
facilities and an AV production team guarantee<br />
a meeting or conference is perfectly pitched.<br />
With a central location, less than two miles from<br />
the M6 and with free parking for 1,000 vehicles,<br />
Villa Park is a premier place welcoming up to<br />
500 delegates.<br />
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Stadium Success<br />
Setting business goals at Carrow Road, the<br />
home of Norwich City Football Club, is made<br />
easier with an experienced events coordinator<br />
assisting. From creation to delivery, every<br />
aspect of an event is perfected to ensure a truly<br />
memorable experience.<br />
A total of 17 function rooms and suites in the<br />
stadium cater for up to 900 guests attending<br />
an exhibition, a celebration dinner for 400 or<br />
a conference for 350 delegates. Equally at<br />
home, a boardroom meeting for ten in an<br />
executive box with views over the pitch.<br />
To complement the excellent facilities, Delia’s<br />
Canary Catering serves award-winning food,<br />
with the menus created by Delia Smith.<br />
Breakfast menus, canapés, three-course<br />
dinners and finger and fork buffets will more<br />
than satisfy the hungriest of delegates.<br />
Located in the heart of Norwich, the stadium<br />
provides the perfect setting for today’s modern<br />
event requirements with flexible, stylish and<br />
inspiring rooms.<br />
Find out more on stadiums available<br />
to hire for a range of events, including<br />
Everton, Leicester and Birmingham >><br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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GORSE HILL, WOKING<br />
WOKING, SURREY GU22 0QH<br />
An elegant mansion, a relaxing country atmosphere and modern amenities<br />
create the setting for a corporate event in a choice of 16 flexible meeting<br />
rooms with a maximum capacity of 200 delegates.<br />
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Featured Group<br />
EASTHAMPSTEAD PARK<br />
CONFERENCE CENTRE<br />
WOKINGHAM, BERKSHIRE, RG40 3DF<br />
Formal gardens and 60 acres of parkland<br />
provide team-building opportunities and 13<br />
comprehensive meeting rooms set the scene<br />
for conferences, training and exhibitions for<br />
up to 200 delegates.<br />
BUCKINGHAM<br />
VILLIERS HOTEL<br />
BUCKINGHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MK18 1BS<br />
Following a major refurbishment, this hotel<br />
offers event organisers a choice of seven<br />
bright and contemporary rooms for meetings,<br />
conferences, celebrations and exhibitions for<br />
up to 160 delegates.<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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Colworth Park Conference & Events<br />
Bedford, Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£17<br />
This modern, state-of-the-art conference and<br />
events centre is set in 100 acres of stunning parkland<br />
which can be used for team-building activities.<br />
There are eight flexible meeting rooms which all<br />
have complimentary AV and WiFi. The Conference<br />
Suite also provides ClickShare and Skype facilities.<br />
Welcoming up to a maximum of 220 delegates,<br />
the Lecture Theatre has plenty of natural daylight,<br />
benefits from air-conditioning and offers a built-in<br />
speaker system with handheld or lapel microphones<br />
available on request.<br />
Dedicated in-house chefs will cater for all dietary<br />
requirements and create a menu using seasonal,<br />
contemporary ingredients to complement your<br />
event, whether it’s a three course dinner, a themed<br />
hot buffet or a sandwich lunch. With an emphasis<br />
on fresh and healthy dishes, menus have been<br />
created in the knowledge that mood, motivation<br />
and mental performance are powerfully influenced<br />
by diet.<br />
220 Max Delegates 8 Function Rooms 150 Spaces On-Site<br />
Free WiFi<br />
Restaurant & Catering AV Conferencing<br />
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Featured Venue<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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Lincoln Hotel, Sure Collection<br />
by Best Western Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN2 1PN<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£35<br />
24hr Rates from<br />
£150<br />
The Lincoln Hotel is in a prime location, situated<br />
next door to the impressive Lincoln Cathedral and<br />
offering fantastic views of the gothic architecture<br />
which makes the cathedral one of the tallest in<br />
the world.<br />
Event organisers have a choice of five superbly<br />
designed meeting rooms and suites, which are<br />
bright, spacious, well-equipped and WiFi enabled.<br />
The largest function room welcomes up to 140<br />
guests. LCD projectors and screens are available<br />
and stationary and refreshments can be organised<br />
to suit.<br />
Delegate packages consist of a two-course lunch,<br />
teas, coffees and pastries. The 24-hour package<br />
includes the addition of a three course dinner, a<br />
standard room, full English breakfast, parking and<br />
use of the hotel’s leisure facilities.<br />
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Featured Venue<br />
140 Max Delegates 5 Function Rooms 54 Spaces On-Site Free WiFi Restaurant & Bar Parties & Dinners Fitness Centre<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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From modern meeting rooms of simple beauty to<br />
enviable event spaces of elegance, Manchester is a<br />
treasure chest of captivating spaces with a host of<br />
historical and cultural connections.<br />
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Photo by VisitBritain/Julian Elliott<br />
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Dating back over 150 years, the Free Trade Hall<br />
was largely rebuilt following bombing during<br />
World War II. For over a century, it was home<br />
to the famous Hallé Orchestra and iconic bands<br />
like The Sex Pistols, Genesis and Pink Floyd<br />
along with Bob Dylan performed here in the 60s<br />
and 70s.<br />
Not just for music, the Grade II listed building<br />
was the scene of some key speeches in history.<br />
Benjamin Disreali delivered his One Nation<br />
speech in 1872, Winston Churchill defended free<br />
trade in 1904 and the following year, activists<br />
Christabel Pankhurst and Annie Kenney began<br />
the campaign for Votes for Women.<br />
The property opened as a hotel in 2004<br />
following a £45million project which included<br />
keeping the original main staircase and statues<br />
which depicted the different cultural events<br />
held in the hall. The original façade has also<br />
been retained and today it welcomes guests to<br />
the Radisson Blu Edwardian Manchester.<br />
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Magnificent Manchester<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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Magnificent Manchester<br />
With an historic exterior and a 5-star<br />
interior, event organisers can relax safe in<br />
the knowledge delegates will be delighted<br />
with the venue, and the facilities and<br />
services available. There is a choice of 21<br />
fully-equipped meeting rooms and a super<br />
event space for up to 550 delegates. Rooms<br />
benefit from lots of natural daylight, the latest<br />
presentation and communication facilities<br />
and free WiFi.<br />
Located on the second floor, the executive<br />
conference rooms and board rooms are<br />
accessed via a luxurious lounge area which<br />
has its own reception desk and individual<br />
workstations. An additional collection of<br />
premier meeting rooms overlook the<br />
stunning atrium.<br />
Dining at Radisson Blu Edwardian Manchester<br />
is stylish. OpusOne is amongst the city’s most<br />
liveliest and popular restaurants. With high<br />
ceilings, high gloss woodwork, antique gold<br />
wall coverings and bespoke furniture, it’s a<br />
theatrical backdrop for a thoroughly modern<br />
menu of British food.<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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Salford Quays has become a destination<br />
in its own right over the last few years. The<br />
regeneration of the former sea port has<br />
created a world-class business, leisure and<br />
residential area with more people working<br />
in The Quays than ever did when it served as<br />
a port.<br />
There were many factories in Manchester<br />
supporting the first and second world war<br />
effort in making tanks and munitions so<br />
when the team at the Imperial War Museum<br />
looked for a location for a new building,<br />
the wartime history of the city was so very<br />
apt. Located in the cultural heart of The<br />
Quays at MediaCityUK, the Imperial War<br />
Museum North stands on the site of Hovis<br />
Grain Silos which were destroyed during<br />
the Manchester Blitz. When the foundations<br />
were dug for the museum, the signs of war<br />
were seen in the shells and shrapnel that lay<br />
buried around.<br />
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Magnificent Manchester<br />
Charlesdrakew [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons<br />
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Magnificent Manchester<br />
The museum was designed by renowned<br />
architect Daniel Libeskind who designed the<br />
Jewish Museum in Berlin and the Ground<br />
Zero memorial in New York. He wanted the<br />
building to symbolise the effects of war; a<br />
shattered globe which has been put back<br />
together again but will never be the same.<br />
The structure consists of the EarthShard,<br />
WaterShard and AirShard with each piece<br />
representing war on land, sea and air.<br />
For today’s events and entertainment, The<br />
Imperial War Museum North has extraordinary<br />
space. The Main Exhibition Space welcomes<br />
up to 500 guests and features an impressive<br />
360 degree HD digital projection, which can be<br />
used for bespoke wallpapers themed to<br />
an event. Alternatively, the museum has<br />
themes such as Manchester skyline, Art Deco,<br />
Enchanted Garden and Winter Wonderland.<br />
For private events, the WaterShard has<br />
dedicated rooms for up to 120 people. The<br />
rooms, which have fantastic views over the<br />
Quays, offer state-of-the-art AV technology<br />
and air-conditioning. As well as day time<br />
meetings, the WaterShard can be used for<br />
evening networking or dinners and with a<br />
catering team with a reputation for creating<br />
fabulous food, it’s a memorable night at<br />
the museum.<br />
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The Museum of Science and Industry<br />
in Manchester is another excellent venue<br />
which doesn’t just look fantastic, it has great<br />
history too. Located on the original terminus<br />
of the world’s first inter-city railway, the<br />
listed buildings which make up the museum<br />
and home various collections have been<br />
beautifully designed with much consideration<br />
to the Victorian architecture and improving the<br />
visitors’ experience.<br />
The Conference Centre is situated in what<br />
was the Great Western Warehouse and offers<br />
event organisers a choice of rooms and suites<br />
for up to 450 delegates. The function rooms<br />
feature exposed brick walls and ceilings,<br />
wood and steel beams and lots of natural<br />
daylight. With stylish, modern furniture and<br />
state-of-the-art AV facilities, it’s a stunning<br />
industrial backdrop combined with 21st<br />
century comfort and technology.<br />
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Magnificent Manchester<br />
Childzy [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons<br />
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Magnificent Manchester<br />
For a large corporate celebration, the<br />
Revolution Manchester Gallery is a dynamic<br />
space within the Museum. It showcases<br />
Manchester’s rich legacy of world changing<br />
innovations and scientific discoveries. The 52<br />
plasma media wall is pretty impressive too!<br />
For an event set amongst the world’s largest<br />
collection of working steam mill engines and<br />
historic locomotives, the Power Hall is the<br />
place to be. Welcoming up to 300 guests for a<br />
stylish reception or 100 for a lavish banquet,<br />
demonstrations of the machinery can be<br />
arranged to replicate the sights and sounds of<br />
the industrial era.<br />
Extensive menus are available, including a<br />
delicious deli delegate lunch, a reception<br />
package and three-course dinner options.<br />
We have so many more magnificent<br />
Manchester meeting rooms and<br />
event spaces, from stylish hotels and<br />
famous football stadiums to venues<br />
steeped in history and heritage.<br />
Discover more >><br />
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Where to stay in...<br />
Manchester<br />
MANCHESTER CONFERENCE<br />
CENTRE & PENDULUM HOTEL<br />
Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3BB<br />
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CITY STOP MANCHESTER<br />
18-24 Princess Street,Manchester M1 4LG<br />
Victoria Buildings, Manchester, M4 2AD<br />
AC HOTEL MANCHESTER<br />
CITY CENTRE<br />
15 Mason Street, Manchester, M4 5FT<br />
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5 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, M1 3BP<br />
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4 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, M4 4EW<br />
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1-15 Cross Street, Manchester, M2 1WD<br />
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Todd Street, Manchester, M3 1NZ<br />
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Blackfriars Street, Manchester, M3 2EQ<br />
THE MIDLAND<br />
Peter Street, Manchester, M60 2DS<br />
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MANCHESTER<br />
Oxford Street, Manchester, M60 7HA<br />
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Match Fit Meeting Spaces!<br />
On fixture day, the stadium at Allianz Park<br />
is buzzing with excited fans, families and<br />
supporters watching their beloved Saracens in<br />
action! The executive boxes are all fully booked<br />
with guests experiencing the action alongside<br />
award-winning hospitality!<br />
Did you know that these versatile spaces<br />
could also be privately booked during the<br />
week for a variety of events? Accommodating<br />
from 2-40 delegates and all with impressive<br />
pitch side views, the 16 hospitality suites<br />
lend themselves perfectly to private dinners,<br />
smaller meetings or training sessions.<br />
With natural daylight in abundance, doors<br />
opening onto the stadium, plasma screens, WiFi<br />
and air conditioning as standard, the hospitality<br />
suites provide an inspiring space in which<br />
to host a wide range of smaller events from<br />
Monday to Friday.<br />
The onsite AV team will take care of all<br />
technical requirements – it’s all part of the<br />
service to help ensure your event runs as<br />
smoothly as possible. Flexibility in the suites is<br />
key and the in-house team will work with you<br />
to create the environment you need to gain<br />
the best results from your event; whether<br />
you need to bring senior directors off site for<br />
a board meeting or thank employees for a<br />
job well done over a private dinner or drinks<br />
reception, the rooms can be adapted to<br />
whatever you require.<br />
Why not make the most of the sporting<br />
connections and include a stadium tour with<br />
your event? The venue has a whole host of<br />
sporting memorabilia on show from over the<br />
years to inspire – whether you’re an avid rugby<br />
fan or not!<br />
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Working in partnership with you,<br />
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2. Your Enquiry 4. Confirmation<br />
A Findmeaconference specialist will<br />
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Once you’re happy with the proposal, a<br />
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Findmeaconference specialist contacts<br />
you to gather feedback on the venue,<br />
facilities and services.
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