ASDC Board Meetings

Dates for ASDC Board Meetings:

July 23 2013, host to be confirmed
April 18 2013, Eden Project, Cornwall
January 17 2013, At-Bristol, Bristol
October 18 2012, Dundee Science Centre, Dundee
July 19 2012, Thinktank, Birmingham
April 19 2012, Horniman Museum, London
January 25 2012, Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, Manchester

Directions and Accommodation

Jodrell Bank

General Information

We are very much looking forward to seeing you all at the January Board meeting hosted by Dr Teresa Anderson at Jodrell bank

Date: Wednesday January 25
Time: 10.15 to 3.45 pm, with a tour of Jodrell Bank at lunch time
Taxis back to mainline stations will be booked for 4pm. If you are driving, can you offer lifts?
Venue: Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre
Postcode: SK11 9DW

Contact: Teresa Anderson
Tel: +44 (0) 1477 571 766
Switchboard: 01477 571 766

Please note: Jodrell Bank is a radio silent zone and my mobile and teresa's mobile phone will be switched off all day.

Travel Arrangements

Postcode: SK11 9DW

Jodrell Bank is more rural than other centres who have hosted board meetings hence I have provided more in the way of travel details to assist you.

Closest Mainline Train Stations:

Manchester - 40 minute taxi
Macclesfield - 20 minute Taxi (£23-£25) TERESA RECOMMENDS YOU TRAVEL TO HERE
Macclesfield is 1 hour 40 mins from Euston, 2hr 40 from Bristol and 4 hours from Glasgow
Closest local station (with no taxi rank) Holmes Chapel and Goostrey on the Manchester Crewe line. This is a very intermittent service.

Taxis from local station or around Jodrell Bank
01477 532 087
01477 535 060
01477 544 631

Hotels and B&B's

There are hotels in Macclesfield and two B and B's very close to Jodrell Bank

1. Bridge Farm B and B

This is a working farm, half mile away with views of the telescopes

Prices £35 - £50
Tel: 01477 571202
Website
Email: stay@BridgeFarm.com
Bridge Farm, Bridge Lane, Blackden, CW4 8BX
I will stay here, arriving at 10pm
They have two single rooms left
They say: all are welcome to our 17th Century country home, nestling in the shadow of the stunning Jodrell Bank Telescope. Friendly hospitality, warmth.
Walk across the field to Jodrell bank (wellies needed) or 1 mile round on the road - we can work out a lift/taxi

2. Holly Tree Farm

Mrs Dawn Venables
Holly Tree Farm
Holmes Chapel Road
Lower Withington
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 9DT

Tel: 01477 571 257

Website

Holly Tree Farm is situated on the A535 Holmes Chapel Road in Lower Withington. Leave the M6 motorway at junction 18 and take the A54 towards Holmes Chapel. At the mini roundabouts cross the A50 and continue on to follow the A535 signposted for Macclesfield and Jodrell Bank. Continue to follow the road for approximately 4 miles and we are situated on the left hand side past the Highway Garage. For Sat. Nav. users, the post code for Holly Tree Farm is SK11 9DT

Macclesfield Taxi numbers

Taxis from Macclesfield are about £25, so to reduce cost and CO2 we will try to co-ordinate - please let Michaela know if you are coming in that morning to Macclesfield and want to share

Taxis in Macclesfield
07949 268 871
01625 347 002
01625 611 333
01625 614 666
07949 587621 - £25