Our event will take place in the Ida Kinsey Village Centre, about 10 minutes walk from the University of Manchester, or 20 minutes walk from Piccadilly Train Station (see maps below).
If you are travelling from Manchester Airport, then take a train to Manchester Piccadilly and either get a taxi, walk or get the no. 192 bus from outside the Spar shop in Piccadilly Gardens, which is a very short walk from the train station. You need to get off the bus the first stop after you have passed McDonalds on Devonshire Street.
The community centre has an interesting history and the wider area has been undergoing regeneration activity that we will learn more about when there.
It is called the Ida Kinsey Village Centre and is located at 17 Guide Post Road, Grove Village, Manchester M13 9HP.
You can download a basic map, a more detailed map or click on this google map of the location:
If you haven’t already booked / organised your accommodation, then this is very critical. Those who can afford to will need to book their own accommodation and if you have not done this already we really urge you to do it NOW because hotels are booking up very fast. See suggestions on the website (www.rgs.org/Ac2009Accommodation). A limited number of rooms are available in student accommodation (Victoria Hall) and this can be booked via Marketing Manchester booking reservations (www.conferencebookings.co.uk/delegate/MNCRGSAC2009).
If you are unable to afford private accommodation then please inform STUART HODKINSON immediately. We will try to find beds among friends but you must tell us as soon as possible so we can organise this. We are confident that this can happen but we just need time!
For speakers, we will provide a small buffet lunch on the Friday and Saturday with plenty of vegetarian food – small donations welcome. On the Friday evening, we intend to go for a famous curry in nearby Rusholme and on Saturday evening we will probably order some pizzas!
