Delegate Joining Instructions

BLF ANNUAL GATHERING 2025 – JOINING INSTRUCTIONS

We are really looking forward to welcoming you to the gathering in Bangor. Here is all the essential information to help you get there and to enjoy your stay.

Getting to Bangor University

Plane: The most convenient airport is Manchester International Airport – it is only 90 miles from Bangor and is connected by rail. The rail journey from Manchester International Airport to Bangor takes 2½ to 3 hours, changing at either Crewe, Chester or Llandudno Junction.

For details of other airports and onward travel to Bangor, see https://www.bangor.ac.uk/international/travelling-to-bangor

Train: See the National Rail website & The Trainline for train information. Bangor is around 2½ hours by train from Manchester and around 3½ hours from London Euston.

Car: There are good road links to Bangor along the North Wales coast from the M56 and M6, and from the Midlands via the A5.

Car parking

Car parking at Ffriddoedd Halls of Residence and on the University Campus is free.

For those who have booked accommodation, see the Ffriddoedd Village map for car parks. You will be issued with a parking permit when you check in.

The most convenient car park for the Main Arts building is at Main Arts, College Road – no permit is needed.

There are limited electric vehicle charging points (EVCPs) park. Please see www.bangor.ac.uk/property-and-campus-services/ev-charging.php.en for more information.

Maps

Maps showing Ffriddoedd Village and Bangor University are on pages 3 and 4 below.

Conference registration

Registration is in the foyer of Main Arts, College Road, Bangor LL57 2DF

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Registration time:

08:00 – 09:00 Friday 5^th September

08:30 – 09:00 Saturday 6^th September

Coffee and tea will be available on arrival on both mornings.

 

Meals and drinks

For those of you who have pre-booked the optional Thursday evening meal, this will be served from 19:00 to 19:30 in Bar Uno at Ffriddoedd Village (see Ffriddoedd Village map). The bar is open to all until 23:00. Even if you aren’t dining, do join us for a drink!

For those who have booked dinner on Friday and Saturday evenings, drinks are provided on arrival and for the meal. A paying bar for additional drinks is available on both nights.

Bangor is a cash- free campus, so for buying drinks at the bar on Thursday and Saturday you will need to bring a Visa or Mastercard credit/debit card or use a phone payment app.

Accommodation in Ffriddoedd Village

Pre-booked accommodation is in single en suite study bedrooms in Halls of Residence in Ffriddoedd Village, Ffriddoedd Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG. Ffriddoedd Village is approximately 15 minutes’ walk from the Main Arts building.

Breakfast is included on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings and is served from 07:00 to 08:30 in Bar Uno. There is a kettle in each flat should you wish to make hot drinks during your stay, but you will have to bring your own supplies of tea, coffee and milk.

Checking in

Accommodation reception is in Idwall Hall (marked G on the Ffriddoedd map) – what3words – prefer.senders.rockets

Check in is from 14:00 until 17:00 on the day or arrival. Outside these hours, please go to the security lodge (the turquoise square north of block W on the map), where staff are on duty 24 hours. When you check in, you will receive your parking permit for the Ffriddoedd car park.

Afternoon activities

Bring warm, waterproof clothing and sensible shoes for the visits and activities in case of poor weather and a hat and suncream for when the sun shines. If you are attending one of the practical workshops, please wear trainers or boots and bring your own PPE (gloves, goggles, dust mask) if you can.

Auction and raffle

On Saturday evening, we will be holding our annual auction to raise money for the bursary fund. We are also running a prize raffle. We hope that this will make our fund-raising more accessible and will give everyone the chance to be a winner.

We have some great lime-related lots and prizes, but the more we have the more money we will raise for the bursary fund. This is the main way we generate income for the bursary fund which allows us to support early-careers people or those on a low income to attend the annual gathering.

If you would like to donate items or gifts in kind for the auction or raffle, please let us know as soon as possible by emailing conference@buildinglimesforum.org.uk or by bringing your donations to the registration desk as soon as possible once the gathering starts. Donations could include items (such as books, prints, wine and spirits, tools, plaster casts or stone carvings) or in-kind donations (such as training courses or time spent with an expert on site, at a place of interest or in a workshop or laboratory) – let your imagination run wild! All donations will be gratefully received. Thank you.

 

Ffriddoedd Village map

 

Bangor University map