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Thursday 17 SeptemberDelegate arrivals/transfers ~ Registration

Free Time

Friday 18 SeptemberDelegate arrivals/transfers ~ Registration

Free Time

Tour Options:1 Guided walk of the Old City 2pm – 4pm £5

2 Historic Harbourside Boat Tour 2pm – 4pm £10

Marriott City Centre ~Award Ceremony 6.30pm No charge Gala Dinner 8.30pm £30

Saturday 19 SeptemberDelegate departures/transfers

‘Bristol Hosts Europe’ Saturday Market, Millenium Square 10am –12pm

Free Time

Tour Options:3 ss Great Britain 2pm – 4pm £10

4 Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Avon Gorge 2pm – 4pm £10 followed by either 4a or 4b 4a Bristol Zoological Gardens 4b University of Bristol Botanic Garden

5 City Sight Seeing Bristol ~ Open Top Bus Tour 2pm – 4pm £10

Bristol Aquarium ~Aquarium Tour & Buffet Supper 7.30pm –10pm £25

Sunday 20 September Delegate departures/transfers

PLEASE NOTE:

• Booking and payment for the programme options will be required in advance.

• All costs quoted are in £ Stirling.

• Transfers into Bristol from point of entry on UK soil can be arranged, and the cost will be quoted separately on request.

Accommodation: resweb.passkey.com/go/ENTFLO15 Gala Dinner and Tours ententefloraleawardsbristol2015.co.uk Get a flavour of Bristol visitbristol.co.uk

Delegates programme of events

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In the year 1200 Bristol was a thriving mercantile town, with a population of nearly 2000; today the population is closer to 350,000; however we are lucky to still be surrounded by flora and fauna that brings the countryside into the heart of our city.

The closest major city to London and gateway to South West England, lively and dynamic, cosmopolitan and ambitious, Bristol is truly a 21st-century city; combining a rich maritime heritage, state-of-the-art attractions, world-class events, a wonderful new shopping quarter and a richly deserved status as the ‘UK’s Green Capital’ and the ‘European Green Capital 2015’.

Bristol in Bloom raises awareness and maximises opportunities for improving the environment ~ it brings flowers and colour across the city, in partnership with communities in both the private and public sectors. GOLD medal and National UK winners in the RHS Britain in Bloom initiative Bristol in Bloom was honoured to represent the United Kingdom in Entente Florale in 2012 when we were delighted to achieve the prestigious GOLD AWARD.

“...a city that has a rich seam of history, ful l of echoes and marks fr om the past.”

Award Ceremony and Gala Dinner The Entente Florale Award

Ceremony and Gala Dinner will be held at the Bristol

Marriott City Centre which is located in the

heart of the City and on the door step of the

award winning Cabot Circus

shopping centre.

An instantly impressive venue for major events and special banquets, fully air-conditioned and accommodating up to 700 guests for a reception.

For those delegates who wish to stay in luxury there are 300 bedrooms featuring en-suite bathroom, high-speed Internet access, iron, hair dryer, safe, with an onsite Gymnasium & leisure club including indoor pool, spa bath & steam room for use of all residents.

‘Bristol Hosts Europe’ the Saturday Market will be a wonderful event in Millennium Square which is located in the heart of the city within the new Harbourside development. The modern landscaping, large water feature and bronze statues (one of which is Bristol-born actor Gary Grant) provide a fabulous setting for the Bristol Big Screen.

Bristol Aquarium Tour & Buffet Supper

With over 40 displays and over 4,000 aquatic creatures in themed geographical

zones, Bristol Aquarium offers an inspirational experience, featuring

a wide range of displays from UK native to urban jungle, coral seas

and the Amazon.

ExcursionsTour 3: Brunel’s ss Great Britain ~ ssgreatbritain.org One of the most important historic ships in the world

Winner of more than 30 major tourism, heritage, conservation and access awards, the Dockyard Museum tells the ss Great Britain’s remarkable story, from her launch in 1843 ~ through a long career as luxury liner, emigrant steam clipper to a super-sized sailing ship carrying coal to San Francisco ~ discover the story of her rescue from the bottom of the South Atlantic and her final triumphant return to Bristol.

Brunel fitted her with a 1000 hp steam engine, the most powerful yet used at sea, no one had ever designed so vast a ship, nor had the vision to build it of iron. Perhaps most daring of all, Brunel rejected using conventional paddle wheels to drive his ship. Instead, he gave the ss Great Britain a screw propeller. This was the newest invention in maritime technology, by seeing how to combine these key innovations, Brunel created a ship that changed history.

Tour 4: Clifton Suspension Bridge ~ cliftonbridge.org.uk 150 years Anniversary

Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s personal motto was ‘En Avant’ (Forward) a man dedicated and in love with his craft, he described the Bridge as his first child, his darling; the project was started when he was 23 years old and took 33 years to complete.

The Bridge spans 214 metres between its two 26 metre high towers, standing 76 metres above the high water mark in the Avon Gorge; which was formed during the last ice age. Brunel spent much time surveying the location before working on his designs to best ensure the dramatic effect of the Bridge whilst not impacting on the beauty of the Gorge. Home to many rare plants and animals it is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is one of the country’s very best wildlife and geological sites.

Followed by a choice of either ~

The beautiful herbaceous borders of Tour 4a: Bristol Zoological Garden

There are unusual trees, shrubs and plants from around the world, such as the monkey puzzle tree, tree ferns, wollemi pine and the purple-berried flax lily. You can also see rare species like moth orchids from the Philippines or native plants like the bath asparagus, which are endangered in the wild. The tree collection is as broad as it is tall, ranging from ornamental acers to centuries old cedars; carefully combined colour and texture create stunning displays all year round.

It’s thanks to over 170 years of nurture and gardening artistry, that we’ve established these 12 acres of such rare beauty and outstanding variety, which have great botanical and educational interest, and provide an enjoyable horticultural experience for all.

Bristol is a melting pot of music, arts, sport and industry

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Tour 4b: Bristol Botanic Gardens ~ Supporting the Global Strategy on Plant Conservation.

The 1.77 hectare garden is the first new University botanic garden to be built in the UK for nearly forty years, and has been designed to tell stories about plant evolution, and is home to 4,500 species arranged in four core collections ~ Evolution, Mediterranean, Local Flora and Rare Natives and Useful Plants. The large glasshouses provide the right climatic conditions for many exotic plants including cacti, orchids, carnivorous plants and unique within Bristol the giant Amazon Water Lily and sacred lotus collection.

Tour 5: CitySightSeeing Bristol ~ the Ultimate Open Top Bus City Tour especially for the Entente Florale delegates.

A 75 minute fully guided tour, with 20 locations showing the delights not only of Brunel’s famous works but also breath-taking architecture, amazing shopping experiences, awesome green spaces and the historic Harbourside.

The perfect Bristol experienceFor those delegates wishing to ‘Visit Bristol’ for themselves there are very many wonderful things for you to choose from: theatre, museums, music ~ check out the website at visitbristol.co.uk

Tour 1: Guided walk ~ take a guided walk around the historic old city and Harbourside including; a visit Corn Street and the nails where the term ‘pay on the nail’ originated and The Llandoger Trow, an historic public house where Robert Louis Stevenson got his inspiration for Blackbeard in Treasure Island.

Tour 2: Historic Harbourside Boat Tour ~ A fascinating way to see the city from a completely different perspective, tour around Bristol’s unique Floating Harbour. As well as umpteen points of geographical, architectural and historical interest you are more than likely to see a variety of interesting flora and fauna.

Travel to BristolBy airBristol Airport is the gateway to the south west of England.

There are 11 airlines offering direct services to Bristol, from 109 different airports across 29 countries including 15 capital cities. If you are not directly connected by a service Bristol Airport offers multiple daily flights to and from the major hubs of Amsterdam, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Brussels, Frankfurt and Dublin which make hundreds of other destinations accessible.

For more information see either of these websites bristolairport.co.uk/flights-from-bristol.aspx bristolairport.co.uk for the most up to date destination information.

By railTrain travel from Europe is also an option by using Eurostar to London and booking onward travel to Bristol Temple Meads, our mainline railway station.

Destination Bristol has teamed up with First Great Western to offer you a great deal on rail travel to your conference. This exclusive deal offers reduced rail rates for conference delegates travelling at any time to Bristol’s Temple Meads station from all main First Great Western stations, as well as many of the connecting routes on First Great Western from London’s surrounding stations.

For more information please see visitbristol.co.uk/conferencefares

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The Travel West website enables you to plan your route to, and within Bristol giving options for all types of transport.

For more information see travelwest.info

AccommodationBristol has a massive range of accommodation including recognisable brand hotels, local independent hotels, budget hotels, guest houses, B&B’s and serviced apartments.

The OFFICIAL WEBSITE for booking accommodation is resweb.passkey.com/go/ENTFLO15

Or if you are looking for smaller B&B or guesthouses rather than the big hotels – please contact our Tourist Information Centre by email ticharbourside@destinationbristol.co.uk or telephone +44 (0) 333 321 0101

If you need any assistance or have any special requirements for your accommodation needs please contact Destination Bristol by email conference@destinationbristol.co.uk

For booking the Gala Dinner and Tour Options please use this website ententefloraleawardsbristol2015.co.uk

If you have any queries relating to the Entente Florale events – please contact Monica Whyte email bristol2015ententeflorale@gmail.com or telephone +44 (0) 1980 611485

For the OFFICIAL TOUR GUIDE TO BRISTOL go to ~ visitbristol.co.uk

Welcome to our wonderful city for the 2015 Entente Florale Awards