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The

Guild of Mace-Bearers

e-mail: info@civicprotocol.com

2008 Annual Conference

The 2008 Annual Conference and Training Event will take place in St. Helens, Lancashire on Tuesday 5th, Wednesday 6th & Thursday 7th of August. Book you place now by downloading the

Conference 2008 Booking Form
Conference 2008 Programme

Accommodation is limited within the town of St. Helens and delegates are advised to book their accommodation as soon as possible.

The nearest hotel to the Town Hall is

The Park Hotel, Linkway West, St Helens. WA10 1NG 01744 453444
Single £70 Double £80 incl B/Fast (To get this rate Quote ref JEN050808)
***We have been advised that as of 14th Feb there are only 10 rooms left***

Other local hotels are:

The Raven Lodge (Town Centre) (Undergoing refurbishment in 2008)
Church Street, St Helens. Tel. 01744 451124
£40(S) £55(D) approx. incl. B/Fast

The Royal Alfred  (Town Centre)
2 Bickerstaffe Street, St Helens.     Tel. 01744 26786
£20 pp room only           (Pub accommodation adjacent to railway station)

Travel Lodge Haydock (Aprox 3 miles to Centre of Town)
Peile Road, Haydock. WA11 9SG Tel : 0870 0850950
£50 per room approx

Haydock Ramada Encore (Aprox. 3 miles to Town)
Peile Road, Haydock. WA11 0GR Tel. 0871 221 3344(Bookings)
Prices from £37.50 (Info taken from internet)

Premier Travel Inn (Approx 2½ miles to Town)
Garswood Old Road, East Lancs Road Tel. 0870 990 6374
£53 per room mid week only

Thistle Hotel (Approx 4 miles to Town)
Penny Lane, Haydock. WA11 0JZ Tel. 0870 333 9136
£105(S) £115(D) incl B/Fast aprox

Premier Inn (Approx 2 miles to Town)
804 Warrington Road, Rainhill. L35 6PE Tel. 0870 990 6446
£50 per room only

Holiday Inn Haydock (Approx 4½ miles to Town)
Lodge Lane, Newton Le Willows. WA12 0JG Tel. 0870 400 9039
£70 per room incl B/Fast (Quote Guild Conf)

Premier Travel Inn (Approx 2 miles to Town)
Eurolink, Lea Green. WA9 4TT Tel. 01744 818971
£53 room only (Price subject to change)

If you have a particular training need that is not being met by the Guild please let the Training Officer know by completing a

Training Request Form

Staffordshire Police Skid Pan - Available as required

Charges for this event are £40 per half-hour session with two trainees in the car. This training is available on an as and when basis. Please contact the Training Officer for further details. The Guild Webmaster who can be seen going sideways in the red car says it is definitely worth the money!

Previous Training Events

Guild Conference 2007, Loughborough

The 2007 conference was held at Loughborough Town Hall. There was a social evening on the Monday night when members visited the Carillon Tower War Memorial Museum and the neighbouring Charnwood Museum. On Tuesday morning the new Prime Warden and Renter Prime Warden were installed before guest speaker Tony Brett-Young addressed the conference about "The Role of the Civic Mayor in the 21st Century" After a buffet lunch there was a workshop on Presentation Skills and a question & Answer session. A Civic Reception later took place before the Mayor and Mayoress joined members and other guests at the Annual Guild Dinner. On Wednesday morning the Guild Training Officer lead a workshop on Security Issues and Dealing with Difficult Scenarios and Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant for Leicestershire addressed the conference about her role. The Annual General Meeting of the Guild took place after lunch.

A professional photographer captured the highlights of the conference. See his pictures in the Members-Only area of the website.

Stevenage Town Hall, Hertfordshire 2007

This event included training sessions in:

Understanding how to organise a civic function
Civic Toastmastering
Defensive & anti-terrorism chauffeuring awareness
Vehicle care

Hendon Police College Skid Pan 2007

This event involved groups of three undergoing training on the skid pan, followed by a session on explosives awareness and then a demo-drive into London in a police vehicle travelling under blue lights.