Thursday 3rd June, 2010 Civic Reception at the Royal Hall, Harrogate

Free of charge

Everyone is welcome to attend the Civic Drinks Reception to be held on the Royal Hall with the Mayor of Harrogate.

The Royal Hall is the venue for the Civic Reception and this venue has recently undergone a refubsishment process which took nearly 2 years to complete and cost in excess of £10m. The Royal Hall has been returned to it’s original

Friday 4th June, 20th Birthday party of the EAPD at Ripley Castle

£65 per person

Delegates will be transported to Ripley Castle from outside the Holiday Inn and Harrogate International Centre. Buses will leave between 6.30pm and 7.15pm to take delegates on the 15 minute bus ride through the wonderful countryside to the beautiful stately home of Ripley Castle.

Ripley Castle has been owned by the Ingilby family since 1308 and is set on the banks of the River Nidd and surrounded by magnificent gardens, has been the home of the Ingilby family for nearly 700 years. Ripley Castle has extensive walled gardens, a Regency conservatory and a landscape designed by 'Capability' Brown.

There will be entertainment provided by Leeds Waites who are Renaissance Musicians and there will be dancing later on during the evening to a Ceilidh band

Saturday 5th June, 2010 Gala Dinner at the National Railway Museum, York

£110 per person

The 10th Congress of EAPD Gala Banquet will take place at the National Railway Museum in York where there is a fascinating collection of locomotives to delight all visitors. Delegates will be able to wander amongst the carriages, sipping their pre dinner drinks admiring over 300 years of railway history.