Conference location | University of Bolton
Deane Road, Bolton
BL3 5AB
Click here to see a Google map of the conference location or type ECRM 2012, Bolton into google maps.
Tel: +44 (0)1204 900600 |
Senate House
Lecture Theatre
Senate House at dusk
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| University information | The University of Bolton has a student body of around 13,000 and is a community of professionals committed to developing students for professional lives. Based in the centre of Bolton, the University has professional accreditation for more than 30 of its teaching programmes and consistently wins the highest ratings possible form the Government’s quality control agency. With five academic schools and two research centres, the university is one of Britain’s fastest growing universities.
For more information, visit the University website. |
| Conference accommodation | The conference hotel is the Holiday Inn Bolton Centre.. Click here to see the location on a Google map. |
| Conference dinner venue | The conference dinner will be held at The Albert Halls, in Victoria Square, Bolton. The conference registration fee includes participant attendance at the dinner. Click here to see the location on a Google map. |
| General information | Located in the North of England, close to the west Pennine Moors, Bolton is a former mill town. Archeological evidence shows settlements from the bronze age and documentary evidence from 1067. The link with cloth production seems to have started in 1337 when Flemish weavers settled in Bolton and introduced woolen cloth manufacture to the area.
The 19th Century saw Bolton as a seat of the industrial revolution with local inventors Richard Arkwright and Samuel Crompton transforming the cotton industry that sustained life in the town and the opening of the Bolton and Leigh Railway adding to the transport options provided by the Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal. By the early 20th Century, Bolton was the third largest engineering centre in Lancashire, maintaining its importance as a centre of industry well into the late 20th Century, when industry was replaced by more service-led enterprises, particularly in technology related fields.
Now in the 21st Century, Bolton is undergoing a major regeneration, both architecturally and industrially. The University is at the heart of one of these projects, the Bolton Innovation Zone, a £300 million development that aims to create a cultural and creative industry focal point in the town. |
| Getting to | By air:
Manchester Airport is 20 miles from Bolton. The airport website has an online guide to help you work out your travel. Bolton is a 40 minute train journey from the airport. Tickets cost around £10.00 return. There is also a 24 hour bus service into Manchester City Centre. |
| Taxi Costs from train station/airport | To be advised. |
| Local transportation information | For train services, visit National Rail Enquiries
For bus services, visit Transport for Greater Manchester or Traveline North West
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| Climate in conference month | For up to date information, please visit weather.com |
| Currency and exchange rates | Sterling is the currency in UK. Click here for up to date currency exchange rates |
| Time zone | GMT/UTC +1 |
| Dialling codes | Click here to find the International Dialling Code |
| Other useful links
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www.visitbolton.com Official tourist website
The Bolton News local newspaper
TripAdvisor
Bolton Museums
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