WMCA Event Joining Instructions
Thank you for registering for our event. Here is some infomation for the day including the venue and transport options
This page contains all the necessary information to help plan your journey to the conference and your time at the venue enjoyable.
The WMCA Events Team will be present throughout the day to answer any questions you may have, or to resolve any issues that arise/
Please be advised that although we've made every effort to provide accurate details the program may be subject to change without notice. Any amendments should they occur will be highlighted as soon as they become apparent.
In the meantime if you have any questions about the conference please do noy hesitate to contact us vis events@wmca.care or 01384 943000 (opt2)
Getting to the Conference
Venue:
Multipurpose Hall
The Portway Lifestyle Centre
Newbury Lane
Oldbury
B69 1HE
Phone: 0300 012 0121
Car Parking
There is plenty of free parking to the rear of the venue, accessible by the driveway to the right of the building.
Disabled parking spaces are immediately to the left and right of the driveway down the side of the building
By Train
The nearest train stations and Sandwell and Dudley (which has intercity services) and Rowley Regis. Both are around a 10 minute taxi ride.
By Bus
There are bus stops in newbury in front of the venue
Services 3 3A and 20 run to West Bromwich. There are buses directly to BIrmingham and Wolverhampton (service 126) just around the corner on Wolverhampton Road.
Hotels
If you need hotel accomodation. the nearest hotels are the Travelodge Birmingham Oldbury (just around the corner) and the Premier Inn Birmingham Oldbbury (Jct 2 M5) which is about 5 minutes walk. There is also the Holiday Inn Express Birmingham Oldbury which is 10 minutes away or alternatively the Village Hotel Dudley is a short car journey to the Venue
Access and Accessibility
Access to the venue is through reception at the front of the building. The venue is one level and fully accessible. The Multipurpose Hall is on the left towards the end of the long access corridor. There will be plenty of WMCA branding to guide you.
Should you have any accessibility or additional requirements that you did not make us aware of when you booked, please contact us by emailing events@wmca.care as soon as possible so that we can accommodate your needs.
Registration
Upon arrival you will need to register at the Registration Desk. This is the third entrance to the hall towards the end of the access corridor
Registration will be open from 9.00am
At the desk we will issue you with a delegate badge
The WMCA team will be present throughout the day to answer any questions you may have or if you need assistance
Refreshments and Food
Refreshments are included and will be served in the Exhibition area
If there are any special dietary requirements that you did not make us aware of when you booked, please let us know by emailing events@wmca.care as soon as possible
Security
Venue and WMCA staff will be present at all times and the general public are not allowed to access the conference areas. There may however be other events going on unconnected to the conference.
WMCA advises all attandees to ensure that their possessions are safeguarded at all times, In the event of any damage or loss you should report this to a member of WMCA staff with details. WMCA cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage to the attendees property.
Should you have any lost property to hand in, please visit the registration desk where a WMCA staff member will be happy to help.
Conference Photography
Photographs/video will be taken of all aspects of the conference for use online, on social media and printed documents.
If you do not wish your photograph to be used following the conference please make a member of the WMCA registration staff aware when you collect your badge./.
Cancellation
If you should need to cancel your booking, please let the association know as soon as possible by emailing events@wmca.care
As the association incurs event costs based on the numbers attending, we reserve the right to charge a £10 administration fee for nonattendance on the day without prior notification to the Association.
For chargeable events, please click here to see our event terms and conditions and refund policy.
Data Protection
Data collected during the booking process is only used by WMCA for event organisation purposes. We do not share this data with third parties (including the conference exhibitors) or store it beyond a reasonable time.
Our data privacy policy can be found at
www.wmca.care/privacy
Anything Else
If you have any other queries about the event them please contact us on:
Email: events@wmca.care
Phone: 01384 934000 (opt2)
The WMCA offices are normally open Monday - Friday between 9.00am and 5.00pm
