10th International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice across Europe
Cultural Programme
Welcome!
(Newcastle - Gateshead Quayside)
The Conference will offer a varied cultural programme as part of the context of your stay. We have organised a Welcome Event for those arriving early; a city walk and a choice of day trips on Saturday to Hadrian’s Wall or Alnwick for those of you who are planning to stay on after the conference.
There will be a nominal charge for the bus tours, payable in cash at the Conference Reception Desk where further information will also be available ie pick up times etc. Please note there is no facility to pay by debit or card card but there is a cash point in the conference building . In order to help with the planning of these events, delegates who are interested are asked to book places by responding to the email sent out on our behalf by Whyman’s - hrd@whymangroup.com and selecting appropriate options.
Schedule
Tuesday 9th June
Early Arrival
Early arrivals are invited to join Dr Hans-Christian Andersen in the Crown Pesada (a very old local pub) for an early evening drink then on to the Pizza Express restaurant where we have booked a room specifically for delegates, their families and friends. This will be an informal get together, attendees can arrive and depart independently and will be responsible for ordering their own drinks and food as they require.
Crown Pasada
Tel: 0191 232 1269
31, Side, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE1 3JE
Pizza Express Ltd
Tel: 0191 221 0120
10, Dean St, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE1 1PG
City Centre maps will be included in your Conference Pack given out when you register.
Wednesday 10th June
Open invitation to dine at the Piccolino Italian Restaurant
Delegates are invited to meet at the Piccolino Italian Restaurant, located in the Newcastle Quayside area, for an evening meal. The restaurant is not booked, so delegates can either book themselves in advance, or just arrive. The restaurant offers a special menu for delegates at a reduced cost.
Piccolinos
Tel: 0191 260 2912
Stockbridge House, Stockbridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2HJ
Thursday 11 June
Gala Dinner at the Newcastle Discovery Museum
(Great Hall)
As part of proceedings, there will also be a Gala Dinner on Thursday 11th June, which is open to all delegates. This will be held in the impressive Great Hall, part of the Discovery Museum. As well as the presentation of the prestigious Alan Moon Memorial Prize, it offers the chance for delegates to meet and enjoy the surroundings.
There will be a shuttle bus available to collect delegates from City Centre hotels and take them to the Discovery Museum in time for the dinner. Delegates should book this at the Conference Desk on arrival at the Conference.
The dress code for the Dinner is smart casual.
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Friday 12 June
Walking tour of Newcastle/Gateshead Quayside
(Grey Street)
Walkers will be accompanied by an official Newcastle City Guide.
Booking essential through the following email link: hrd@whymangroup.com
*
Please advise the number of places to be booked.
Saturday 13 June
Bus tour of Hadrian’s Wall
* Cost - £10 per person
Stopping at various points of interest, the tour will be hosted by Dr Hans-Christian Andersen.
(Hadrian's Wall)
England as an Italian colony for four hundred years
Julius Caesar made two expeditions to Britain in 55 and 54, followed by a regular Roman invasion in 43 AD. Britain remained a Roman colony until 410 AD and Newcastle lies at one end of the wall - Hadrian’s Wall - which marked the border between Rome and Scotland. Much of the wall still stands and can be visited and you find the ruins of other reminders of Roman occupation in the landscape and towns along the line of Hadrian’s Wall, from coast to coast, and you can experience them in a number of museums and in the open landscape.
Booking essential through the following email link:
hrd@whymangroup.com
* Please advise the number of places to be booked.
Further details at: http://www.hadrians-wall.org/
Saturday 13 June
Bus trip to Alnwick town
*Cost - £10 per person
Delegates will be taken to Alnwick and have the opportunity to visit the Alnwick Castle (aka Hogwarts School!) and Gardens as well as other local attractions. The bus will return delegates to Newcastle later in the day.
(Alnwick Castle)
Hogwarts School, Alnwick: Where Harry Potter learned to fly his broom.
Alnwick Castle goes back to 1096 and it has been home to the Dukes of Northumberland since 1306. The castle is a splendid example of the traditional English great house, still inhabited by the family but open to the public so that you can experience the splendour of the rooms they live in and see the antiques they have collected over the centuries. It was used as the location for part of Hogwarts School in the first two Harry Potter movies and is ideal for a game of quidditch, if you’ve brought you kit. Nearby is the castle’s park, Alnwick Gardens, a modern version of the traditional great park and a place of pilgrimage for rose lovers. In the village of Alnwick you will find traditional pubs (one of them owns the smoking saloon of the RMS Olympic, sister ship to the RMS Titanic) and one of Britain’s largest second hand/antique bookshops is housed in the old railway station.
Booking essential through the following email link: hrd@whymangroup.com
* Please advise the number of places to be booked.
Further details at:
http://www.alnwickcastle.com/
http://www.enjoyenglandsnorthcountry.com/movies/
Other Recommended Options
Open topped bus tour of Newcastle and Gateshead
Victorian engineers and builders gave Newcastle an elegance that still survives in this handsome City at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. Two centuries ago Newcastle was at the forefront of industrial revolution. Gateshead can now boast Britain's latest state-of-the-srt centre for visual arts - the BALTIC.
CitySightseeing bus tours depart from Newcastle Central Station. The tour consistes of many stops including St. James' Park, Quayside, BALTIC Centre for Comtemporary Art, The Sage Gateshead, Gateshead Quays, and Castle Keep..you are free to hop on and hop off as you like.
The partly open and partly covered top deck buses ensure you get a top deck view whatever the weather. The tour has a pre-recorded commentary in English and lasts between 30 - 60 minutes depending on which tour you take.
Buy your 24 hour ticket from the driver, ticket sellers or selected agents and use it to hop on hop off untikl the same time the following day.
Prices (subject to change)
Adult: £8.00
Child (5-15yrs): £4.00
Senior: £6.00
Student (requires valid Student ID): £6.00
Family (2 Adults + up to 3 Children): £19.50
Further information
Tel: 0191 228 8900
Fax: 01708 864 340
Website: www.city-sightseeing.com
Email: info@city-sightseeing.com
Rail trip to Durham City
We recommend the short rail trip to Durham City. Delegates would have the opportunity to visit the Castle, Cathedral and other points of interest in this historic city, (as well as shopping!) The journey time from Newcastle Central Station is approximately 15 minutes and the cost approximately £5.50 per adult fare.
Further details:
http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/en/pj/fa
(Durham Cathedral)
A great religious heritage
There was a time when North East England played a central part in the development of the Catholic Church. Not only does Durham Cathedral hold the remains and the original coffin of Saint Cuthbert (you can see the casket but not the saint himself). In nearby Jarrow, the Venerable Bede (England’s first historian) lived and wrote and, just an hour’s drive north of Newcastle, Lindisfarne (Holy Island), one of Britain’s most famous religious sites has been a site of worship since the 7th century.
Further deatils at:
http://www.northumberland-coast.co.uk/holy_island.php, http://www.bedesworld.co.uk/ http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/.
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