Open Day

As part of the special Diamond Jubilee Celebrations this year, the two Admin Centres, situated at 1 Fox Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, England will be opening their doors to members, guests and police personnel for an Open Day on Saturday 24 July 2010.

Here's what's being organised:

In the morning:

 - arrival by visitors from 10 am  at their leisure.  A welcoming coffee/tea and biscuits will be served at the world famous Trent Bridge Cricket Ground (situated on the other side of Fox Road).  Thereafter, visitors are free to wander back across to the Admin Centres to tour the building and look at the many items of memorabilia on display.  So we don't get too overcrowded with everyone visiting at the same time, we're organising optional tours of Trent Bridge Cricket Ground throughout the day and Nottingham Council House & Mayor's Parlour from 11 am - 12 noon.   

In the afternoon:

- at 12.45pm - 3pm a finger buffet with bar will be available at the Cricket Ground.  By mid-day we hope all our visitors will have arrived but if not there'll still be an opportunity to visit the Admin Centres.  Members of the international and national executive committees and staff will be here to welcome you throughout the day.   West Bridgford is in easy reach of Nottingham City Centre so anyone wanting to fill their time at the shops or any of the tourist attractions can do so.    There'll be an organised tour with a blue badge guide between 3pm - 5pm.

Please note: you don’t have to book in advance to attend the Open Day. However, to help us with the preparations, it would be extremely useful if we knew in advance how many visitors are likely to attend.  Places on the tours are limited and must be booked in advance.

In the evening:

 - Nottinghamshire Branch will host a three course gala dinner in the banqueting suite at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground from 7pm - 12pm. Tickets are £25.95 per head. 

Extend your stay:

We hope to make it a special event with as many people as possible visiting from afar.  We've already had notification of Dutch and Hungarian visitors.  If you feel it's a long way to travel just for an Open Day, there's plenty to do and see in and around Nottingham so why not make a weekend of it. East Midlands Airport is only 20 minutes away with a superb shuttle bus running backwards and forwards every half an hour (the stop is 5 minutes' walk from Fox Road).

Open Day Booking Form click here.