Events Around The Country
& Other Places
January 2012
February 2012
Le Big En Weekend - Now fully booked! - Friday 10th to Monday 13th February2012 - Don't miss this one! The 19th weekend event; at a new venue and they just get better and better.
Yes we are a week earlier than our normal dates and our venue is a superb Georgian Hall in Chesterfield. All the facilities that you are used to plus a 12 metre swimming pool, steam room, sauna, air conditioned gym to name but a few of the extras.
Our new venue is
The Ringwood Hall Hotel in Chesterfield
A beautiful Georgian listed Manor House
close to the historic market town of Chesterfield,
at the gateway to the Peak District National Park.
A popular base for visitors to The Peak
District, Ringwood Hall Hotel
is peacefully set in 29 acres of award winning grounds, and
our 200 year old main house is sited well away from the
main road behind a mature tree line. We can be easily found
from junctions 29 & 30 of the M1, and provide
complimentary parking for over 150 vehicles.
Bolsover Castle, Hardwick Hall and
Chatsworth House are nearby,
while The Heights of Abraham, Cresswell Craggs
and many of the other varied attractions of the Peak District
National Park are within easy travel. Sheffield is only ten miles
away, and the Meadowhall Shopping Centre
is just 15 minutes drive north on the M1.
We look forward to welcoming you to our
beautiful
Georgian grade 11 listed Manor House, please enjoy our grounds
which won with a gold award the best hotel gardens category
in the prestigious 2008 and 2009 East Midlands in Bloom
competitions, and also won a Silver Gilt award in the 2010 competition.
We are delighted to announce that Ringwood
Hall Hotel
has won a 2011 Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence!
Trip Advisor awards this certificate to properties who
consistently receive excellent ratings from their members.
Friday 10th February
Arrive Friday afternoon and enjoy some tea with crumpets and hot buttered teacakes served in the lounges, complete with log fires as they arrive to start off with the right ambiance.
The evening starts with a pre-dinner bucks fizz reception at 7.00pm with dinner seating from 7.30-7.45pm. A gala meal followed by live entertainment and dancing throughout the evening.
Saturday 11th February
Full English breakfast will be served from 8.00am until 10.00am and then some shopping with traders’ stalls in one of the downstairs rooms.
Lunch will be served between 12noon and 2.00pm in the Coach House Restaurant. This will be a 2 course hot and cold buffet lunch.
Our famous Concord Quiz will commence between 2 – 2.30pm.
Afternoon tea will be served from 3.00pm until 4.30pm,
At 7.00pm a champagne reception with canapés will be provided for guests.
Dinner will be served at 7.30pm. This meal would be 4 courses to include cheeseboard which would be left on the tables for guests to “nibble” during the entertainment for the evening.
Those guests wishing to have quieter tables would be accommodated in the Conservatory of the Ringwood Suite to enable them to converse more readily whilst the entertainment is playing.
A late resident’s bar is provided until 2.00am.
Sunday 12th February
Full English breakfast will be served buffet style from 8.00am until 11.00am with a late checkout time offered to guests of midday.
For those lucky people staying Sunday night a full carvery lunch would be served between 12.30pm and 1.30pm.
Afternoon tea and scones will be served at 3.30pm until 4.30pm.
Sunday night dinner followed by a Murder Mystery event
Throughout the weekend the Health and Fitness Facilities would be available to all our guests during their normal opening hours which on a Friday are 7.00am to 7.00pm and Saturday and Sunday 8.00am until 6.00pm. The Health and Fitness Club has a 12 metre swimming pool, steam room, sauna and well equipped air conditioned gymnasium.
You can also pre-book treatments from our Health and Beauty Therapists, a list of available treatments with some discounted rates will be available.
Throughout the weekend a range of magazines and newspapers will be made available within the lounge areas for you to relax and enjoy.
Friday & Saturday is just £180 per person
Friday, Saturday & Sunday is just £248 per person
Also this year, for those that are able, 'we' are taking bookings for those that would like to stay Thursday night at a special reduced rate. If you wish to add Thursday night (DBB) it’s just £59.50 per person
Double Rooms & Twin Rooms
(if you are on your own please find somebody to share with)
Cheques should be made payable to “Northern Concord”
Northern Concord
P.O. Box 258
Manchester
M60 1LN
Would you like to see what it looks like? Well just follow this link to find out...
Don't miss out on this great event, book as early as you can!
Booking Form - Click here
March 2012
Transliving Eastbourne Weekend 23rd - 26th March 2012 at The Haddon Hall Hotel - only £155 per person for 3 nights. For more information check out Translivings website at www.transliving.co.uk or telephone 01268 583761
April 2012
May 2012
June 2012
July 2012
August 2012
Harrogate Summer Weekend - at the Cairn Hotel - The cost is £TBC for Friday and Saturday nights. For bookings and more details contact Janett Scott by writing to her (include a stamped addressed envelope) to 72, Putteridge Road, Stopsley, Luton, LU2 8HG. or email JScott5426@aol.com
September 2012
October 2012
Transliving Eastbourne Weekend 19th - 22nd October 2012 at The Haddon Hall Hotel - only £165 per person for 3 nights. For more information check out Translivings website at www.transliving.co.uk or telephone 01268 583761
November 2012
Rotherham 21st Celebration Weekend - Janett Scott's weekend in Yorkshire. A great weekend which has proved a such a success for the last 20 years. The price will be £TBC per person (plus £15.00 if you require single occupancy). If you wish to stay the Thursday before it's an extra £TBC and the Sunday after is £TBC. For bookings and more details contact Janett Scott by writing to her (please include a stamped addressed envelope) to 72, Putteridge Road, Stopsley, Luton, LU2 8HG. or email JScott5426@aol.com
December 2012
Happenings Every Week
The WayOut Club Saturday 9pm to 3am - at "Charlie's", 9 Crosswall, (off Minories), London EC3N Entry to the club is £8.00. For more information call their 24hour information line on 0208 363 0948.
Pink Punters Nightclub - Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9pm till 5am. Big Night Out every 2nd Friday. 2 Watling Street, Fenny Stratford, Milton Keynes, MK2 2BS. Telephone 01908 377444 - Website www.pinkpunters.com
Translivings - Club Alternative - 8pm to 1am at the Marconi Club, Tydemans, Beehive Lane, Gt. Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9RX - www.clubalternative.org.uk email: info@clubalternative.org.uk or telephone 07709 162682 / 07939 182111
Please let us know if we can help promote your local event by E-mailing us or writing to the address below
To Contact Northern Concord write to:
The Northern
Concord,
P.O. Box 258,
Manchester,
M60 1LN,
England
or E-mail JennyB@northernconcord.org.uk
The
Northern Concord
is a completely voluntary organisation
1986 - 2012
Working for the transgender community for the past 26 years