Concord are hoping our alumni community will achieve seventy mini reunion gatherings just like this, all around the world in 2019 - we are the third mini gathering to be organised!   If you are in or around Istanbul, TURKIYE on Saturday 16th February 2019 please click 'I will be attending' and join other alumni friends for a drink or two - partners welcome. Target Year Groups: 1980-1990 Venue: Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul, Ciragan Caddesi 32, 34349 Istanbul, Türkiye Tel: +90 212 326 4646 A boat trip on Bosphorus can be arranged during the day (we will email after we know numbers attending) Date: Saturday 16th February at 7.30pm Purpose: We are hoping to achieve 70 mini gatherings in 2019 to encourage networking and to help celebrate Concords 70th Birthday together. You only need four people to make a mini gathering and all we ask is for you to send us a selfie photo of your gathering and answer a few questions for an Alumni story.  We will create a photo gallary of all our 70th Birthday gethering photos and put them on a display board at our main event at Concord in August so even if you can't make - you will be there celebrating with us! I hope to see you there Hakan Alumni Student 1980-1982 WANT TO ORGANISE YOUR OWN 70th Birthday Mini Reunion Gathering (it only takes 2-3 alumni to make a gathering!) - click here and let us know where and when! Please Note: This event is simply a gathering of Alumni from Concord College and therefore the event is not covered, sponsored, endorced or orgnaised by Concord in any way.  The event is simply advertised on the Concord Alumni Website on behalf of an alumni member simply for information purposes only and Concord can not be held responsible for anyone involved or attending this gathering.    

Concord College would like to invite you to celebrate our 70th Birthday here at Concord College on Saturday 31st August 2019. Cost Pre-Drinks and Dinner Ticket: £40 per person (partners welcome too - please note there will be a paying bar at the after party) Return Coach: £5 per person (see 'Travel to and from the event' below)  Afternoon Activities: We are hoping to organise some extra things to do in the late afternoon before the main event which you are are welcome to attend Please Note: * To purchase tickets please use the 'Purchase' button below.  You will be linked to Concords payment provider WISEPAY who will require you to CREATE AN ACCOUNT.  If you are unsure please  Click here for a step by step guide to create an account and purchase your tickets.  * You will not be issued with a physical ticket - we will add you to an attendees list and you will register when you arrive.  Please arrive by 6pm. * We will publish a list of attendees on the alumni website nearer the time which may include a link to your profile and include your full name and years to and from Concord.  The Celebrations 3.30pm: Concord will be open for some guided tours and other activities. 6.30pm: Drinks reception 7.30pm: Dinner 10.30pm: Fireworks Display 11.00pm: Coach to take guests back to Shrewsbury.  If you are not booked onto our organised return coach to Shrewsbury (you can book the coach when you purchase your tickets) please ensure you have a taxi booked for 11pm. Children If you are traveling with children and would need them to attend this event please contact alumni@concordcollege.org.uk with details of how many children you would like to attend. Travel to and From the Event Arrival: We kindly ask for you to arrive by either taxi or private car between 3pm and  Departure: We kindly ask that you book the coach to take you back to Shrewsbury at the end of the evening (11pm).  The coach will drop at all three accomodations listed below and no-where else.  The Lion Hotel and Premier Inn both in the centre of Shrewsbury. Accommodation Shrewsbury and the surrounding area have some lovely small boutique places to stay but this is not a city so hotels are reletively basic and small compared to some you may have stayed in.  Please book early to avoid disappointment. (Click hotel name to take you to their website) The Lion Hotel - Wyle Cop Shrewsbury Shropshire SY1 1UY.  YOU MUST Call The Lion on Tel: +44 1743 353107 and mention you are coming to the Concord 70th Birthday Reunion and quote the special rate we have negotiated to book rooms here as we have block booked the hotel.  IF you try and book online it will say no rooms are available as we have block booked them all. £80 B&B for double/ twin room (two people) £65 B&B for single room (one person) Premier Inn - Smithfield Road, Shrewsbury,SY1 1QB Prices change depending on demand and supply so the earlier you book the better your price.  From £24.50 This hotel is a few minutes walk from Shrewsbury Train Station. Current price for two adults (Sept 2018) for night 31st August is showing at £104 Holiday Inn Express - Shrewsbury Business Park, Sitka Dr, Shrewsbury SY2 6LG Prices change depending on demand and supply so the earlier you book the better your price.  Current price for two adults (Sept 2018) for night 31st August is showing at £66.74 You are of course welcome to book other places to stay but we are unable to request other hotel stops for the organised coach (it will only stop at the location listed above).  If staying elsewhere you may prefer to book a taxi.