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  • 2025 SLF Conference in St Albans

    Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM · £40.00 GBP · St Pauls Church in St Albans, United Kingdom

    We can confirm that Daisy Cooper MP, Victoria Collins MP, Bobby Dean MP, Pippa Heylings MP and John Curtis will be our headline speakers for the SLF conference on the 19th July.

    We intend to look at the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for social liberalism. With the decline of Labour and the Tories, the emergence of far right nationalism under the guise of Reform, where does liberalism fit it into the future of our politics?

    Alternative Realities is the theme of the conference. There should objectively only be one reality but increasingly political parties and voters - with the rise of populism - are dividing into different perceptions of how to make sense of the world. What impact will that have and what can be done about it?

    Practical Details

    Catering: Your ticket includes lunch and refreshments provided by local St Albans party chair Harriet Sherlock, with vegan options available. Please contact [email protected] with any special dietary requirements.

    Date: Saturday 19th July

    Venue: St Paul's Church - an excellent venue with full wheelchair accessibility and superb facilities

    We look forward to seeing you there for what promises to be a thought-provoking day of discussion and debate.

    It is on Blandford Road a 10 minute walk from the train station.

    How do I get to St Albans from where I live? Use this journey finder website:

    Plan Your Journey | Traveline

    Need a place to stay during the conference?
    St Albans Liberal Democrats are pleased to offer bed and breakfast
    accommodation in members’ homes for
    Friday 18th July and/or
    Saturday 19th July
    This will be charged at £50 per person per night, or £60 for two people
    sharing a double or twin room. To find out more and request a
    host,
    please email [email protected]
    Eat, drink and be merry after the conference
    St Albans Liberal Democrats warmly welcome delegates to a barbecue on
    the evening of Saturday 19th July. This will be hosted by district councillor
    and former Deputy Mayor Josie Madoc and her husband/Deputy Mayor
    Consort, Rhys Madoc. Tickets are £25 per person and numbers are
    limited so please book early. The ticket price includes food, dessert and
    two drinks, and there will be a licenced cash bar for additional drinks.
    Please book here for barbecue tickets:
    https://events.libdems.org.uk/events/85804/social-liberal-forum-bbq-st-
    albans
    The venue is 1 mile away, see map 
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  • Pre-conference dinner 2025

    Friday, September 19, 2025 at 07:00 PM · £60.00 GBP · Connaught Hotel in Bournemouth, United Kingdom

    The Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference this year is in Bournemouth and will be starting at 9am on the Saturday 20th September.

    If you're coming to conference the Friday before then you will find that there's not much to do in the evening as far the conference is concerned. 

    So you are welcome to join us for our annual pre-conference dinner on the eve of Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at 7pm on Friday 19th September.

    We are inviting speakers for this event, more details to come when they confirm.

    The venue needs to know how many people are coming and what they are ordering by the 7th September. You cannot turn up on the day, we need to know in advance.

    There is disabled access.

    The menu can be viewed here.

    ** VERY IMPORTANT! We need to know in advance what your menu choices are. Please reply to [email protected] and let us know. Special dietary requests such as vegan or gluten free will be catered for, just make sure you let us know what they are **

    The event will be held at the Connaught Hotel, West Hill Road, West Cliff, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 5PH near the conference centre.

    The map shows the directions from the train station.

     

     

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