Background

Following a recce of the Britannia, North Stafford Hotel, on the 28th January we decide to go firm for that location for the 2015 reunion.

The location is ideal with the mainline railway station across from the hotel and within easy access from the M6 motorway. The public bus stop is also near by, just five minutes into town.

The hotel has only 88 bedrooms so ideally suited for us. We have initially block booked 50 rooms which we can increase. Our aim would be to book all 88 rooms and have the hotel to ourselves. Booking as early as possible will help secure all the accommodation we require.

There is a cut off period of six weeks before the event, after that any rooms ‘not sold’ will be released to members of the general public (we don’t want that do we!).

We will have exclusive uses of the Ballroom (for the Gala Dinner) and the Portmeirion and Churchill Rooms (with own private bar) for Friday and Sunday. There is also a large public bar (Clayhanger) for general use and the adjacent Winton Suite for our ‘Meet & Greet’.

There is a large car park to the rear of the hotel and there is free Wi-Fi in all public rooms.

There is an abundance of ‘things’ to see and do in the Stoke on Trent area –  the Gladstone Pottery Museum (5 minutes by car from the hotel) is one of the top attractions, you will need at least two/three hours to explore this fascinating attraction dedicated to Stoke on Trent’s industrial past.                  There are also many, many factory outlets to keep the ladies happy and the gents worried about their wallets! If you want to keep your wallet safe and get a bit of fresh country air, the centre of the Peak District National Park is a short drive away (approx 30 minutes).

We have also gone firm for the Sunday Coach trip destination which will be to the Award winning Trentham Estate (http//trentham.co.uk). If we can obtain sponsorship, the coach trip will once again be free to the first 49 who request a seat.