SPRING REUNION AND 37TH AGM
HOTEL INDIGO, CHESTER, GROSVENOR PARK ROAD, Chester CH1 1QQ
TUESDAY MAY 27 –THURSDAY MAY 29, 2025
The 2024 ‘self-help’ reunion in Salisbury worked very well, so for May 2025 we are organising a similar event in Chester. The itinerary will include meeting up for drinks on the first day; a group outing to explore Chester with a Blue Badge Guide; a pre-ordered group dinner on the Wednesday evening; and our AGM on the morning of 29th May.
Chester is a very flat city for walking (other than walking up one storey in the celebrated Rows!). The optional City walk provides a useful overall view, allowing you to choose what you would like to do next. A half hour boat trip is a delightful option which can be coupled with the open top tour bus for a really great day. Even if the weather is not cooperating, there is the extensive City centre shopping mall to explore!
The mid-week dates mean the visitor attractions are less crowded and hotels a little less expensive, and they have been chosen to avoid conflict with any race meeting!
We shall be based at the Indigo Hotel, which is a contemporary boutique hotel in the City centre, on the edge of Grosvenor Park The hotel is walking distance from the railway station (8 minutes) and very close to the town’s main attractions (10-12 minutes to the Cathedral); nearby parking facilities are available at £12.00 per night. The hotel has a sensible sized lift so all rooms are easily accessible, and most of the rooms have a walk-in shower.
The Hotel has agreed to reserve 20 rooms until March 15 2025 at the following discounted rates:
Double/Twin rooms £145 per night including breakfast.
Single rooms £120 per night including breakfast
Group Dinner £45.00 per person including a glass of wine
Participants are urged to book their rooms as soon as possible. Once the reserved rooms have been allocated, or after the March 15 deadline, any further bookings will be based on availability and charged at the then prevailing room rate.
To book rooms at the Hotel Indigo call Reception on 01244 735 745 and advise that your booking is for the 1818BC event. Your bill will include a charge for the Group dinner on May 28th unless you advise that you will not attend. The menu for the dinner includes a glass of wine and 3 options for each course, and will be sent out some time in April. Additional drinks can be ordered at table and added to the diner’s hotel bill or paid for directly.
If you would like to lower your room costs by sharing a room with another single member, please reply to this Email quickly, advising that you would be willing to share and that you are happy for your contact details to be made available to other would-be sharers. We will then send out a sharers list to those who have requested it.
There are several other hotels within easy walking distance of the Hotel Indigo. These include the Crowne Plaza (roughly the same rates), the Grosvenor (considerably higher), and the Macdonald New Blossoms Hotel (considerably lower rates, but not so easily accessible).
When you have made your hotel reservation, please email the details to David Potten at davidpotten at compuserve.com, copying micknightingale at aol.com, and indicating whether you would like to attend the dinner at the Indigo and mentioning any dietary or allergy restrictions. Please also let them know whether you expect to join the town walk on May 28 (at current rates, £10 per person).
A link to a map of Chester town centre is also attached within the Email.
Greatly looking forward to seeing you there!
