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Construction is underway on new events space at the National Memorial Arboretum near Lichfield in Staffordshire.

Set for completion in August 2018, the new venue will be known as 'Aspects at the National Memorial Arboretum'.

Facilities will include banqueting space for up to 300 guests plus a new bar area providing informal space for drinks receptions, registrations, break-out sessions and evening functions.

The new building will also feature a rear terrace overlooking the Arboretum’s gardens.

Aspects at the National Memorial Arboretum will complement the meeting facilities in the Arboretum’s Remembrance Centre which opened in October 2016.

The National Memorial Arboretum is part of The Royal British Legion. Alongside important national events, it also hosts a wide range of private events including banquets and luncheons, conferences, reunions and smaller meetings.

The new revenue streams created by the events space will assist with securing the future sustainability of the Arboretum, ensuring that National Memorial Arboretumremains a free-to-enter site.

The National Memorial Arboretum is located in the centre of England in Alrewas, Staffordshire with good access to all the Midland’s motorways.

Details: http://www.thenma.org.uk/

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Plans by Mansfield Town FC, the League Two football club, to build a new hotel at their stadium have gone on public display.

The new Hampton by Hilton hotel at the One Call Stadium would have 100 bedrooms, a gym, bar and restaurant.

Separately, the One Call Stadium's conference rooms: the 1861 Suite, the Kevin Bird Suite and directors' box will continue to act as the main areas for meetings, conferences and events.

A final decision is in the hands of the borough council. If approved the new Hampton by Hilton at One Call Stadium could be open by the start of the 2020/21 season.

Details: https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2018/february/new-hotel-plans-receive-public-acclaim/

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Plans are underway to convert North Western Hall in the centre of Liverpool from student flats into a hotel.

The Grade II-listed North Western Hall sits alongside Liverpool Lime Street station and it was built as a railway hotel.

More recently North Western Hall has been part of Liverpool John Moores University. It has been used as student accommodation since 1996. It also houses a Wetherspoons pub on the ground floor.

The mix of rooms and facilities is still to be decided. The number of bedrooms could range from 180 to 230 depending on whether the hotel becomes a full service unit or a limited service budget hotel.

A mid-2019 opening of the North Western Hotel is anticipated - subject to the scheme securing planning approval.

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A £5million plan to extend the National Space Centre in Leicester has been approved by the city council.

Part of the investment will see a revamp of the ticket office and main entrance. It will also create an 850 square metre exhibition area which will allow the National Space Centre to host corporate events.

The National Space Centre is a not-for-profit organisation and attracting more corporate events will increase the Centre’s revenue stream.

The National Space Centre is the leading space research centre in the UK. On its site it has a 140ft rocket tower as well as a planetarium plus a range of galleries featuring space suits, satellites and meteorites.

The National Space Centre is located just off the A6, two miles north of Leicester City Centre.

Details: https://spacecentre.co.uk/

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A five-storey office block near Trafalgar Square in central London is set to be converted into a 136-bedroom boutique hotel.

The hotel - St Martins Place Hotel – will feature a fifth floor restaurant and an additional sixth level with a rooftop bar. St Martins Place Hotel will also have retail space at ground level.

The hotel is situated at 7-8 Martins Place.

7-8 Martins Place was built in the 1950s and is a mix of retail and office space. It adjoins the Grade II-listed St Martin’s Vicarage, Vestry and School.

No opening dates have been published.