Our Conferences
Harrogate Conference 2025
The Association Annual Conference for 2025 will be held at the Royal Hall, Ripon Road, Harrogate, HG1 2SY from Monday 31st March 2025 to Wednesday 2nd April 2025. Although the venue is associated with the Harrogate Convention Centre, kindly note it is a separate venue and the address is different!
Please see the link below to the allocated accommodation booking site. Please book hotels through this website to help us achieve the subvention from the Council.
A draft programme for the conference is outlined below:-
Monday:
Set-up and registration
Evening District get togethers
Tuesday:
Morning – Service of Friendship*
Speakers
Evening – A Night at the Proms (no dress code required)
Wednesday:
Morning AGM
Speaker
Evening – Band and dancing – 60’s, 70’s and 80’s music (dress optional in 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s)
*There will be a collection at the celebration for Smile Train and members are encouraged to bring cash along for this very worthwhile purpose.
We are delighted to confirm speakers as follows: – Gill Castle – Stoma Lady and Angela Rippon, a familiar face and voice from TV and Radio broadcasting for nearly 60 years.
