Accommodation

Hosted Accommodation

To ensure the hosted accommodation system is fair to everyone, we ask that you read the following information carefully. As the number of delegates requiring hospitality from members of our congregation has increased greatly over the years, unfortunately we have not been able to guarantee the provision of hosted accommodation for everyone. Your host will only be able to provide accommodation from the night before your first day at EMEA Week until the night of your last day at the event. We regret that we are unable to arrange hosted accommodation for children. Please note that you will be responsible for transport to and from your host’s home during the week and the only meal we ask hosts to provide for you is breakfast.

Hotel / Bed & Breakfast Accommodation

You should have already received a link to information on hotel and bed & breakfast accommodation in the Holy Trinity Brompton area when you when you booked online. Please download a copy of our accommodation list and find out more about transport, or email Dane on dane.butler@alpha.org if you have further questions.

Registration

Registration will be held from 8.30 – 9.30am on Monday 19 May at Holy Trinity Brompton. If you arrive after this time please go to the Welcome Lounge in the Hut to register.

When you register you will receive a delegate pack, with all the notes and information that you will need for the week including a programme and maps. Please make sure that you take your delegate pack with you at all times. However, if at any time during the week you lose your delegate pack, please go to the Welcome Desk at the back of the church. If you receive a meeting schedule in the envelope given to you at registration, please check this as soon as you receive it so that you don’t miss any important meetings during the week.

Name Badge & Timetable

Your name badge will be in your personalised envelope. Please remember to put your name badge on immediately after registration and keep it on at all times, as this will give you access to the sessions. The church grounds are open to the public, therefore it will also be necessary for us to check name badges at meal times. If you lose your name badge, please go to the Welcome Desk where we can provide you with a replacement.

Bursaries

If it has been agreed in writing by Alpha International that you are to receive a bursary, please visit the Welcome Lounge as soon possible to make a bursary collection appointment. Please bring your original flight receipt and ticket, and photocopies, with you to your appointment.

Costs

Unfortunately, Alpha International is unable to meet any additional costs that you may incur during your stay in London, such as additional meals, transportation or accommodation.

Meetings

You may be asked to attend additional meetings during the week. These have been scheduled to try to minimise any disruption to the main programme. If we have scheduled you in for any meetings, you will be advised by email the week before EMEA Week. Please advise us immediately if you are unable to make any of your meetings. You will also receive a full meeting schedule in your personalised envelope.

Meals

The following meals will be provided by Alpha International during EMEA Week: Monday - Lunch and Dinner Tuesday - Lunch Wednesday – Lunch; and Dinner (for those attending the Alpha evening) Thursday - Lunch and Dinner Friday – Lunch (for those who have scheduled meetings onsite)

Site Information

Venue Locations
A map showing all venue locations will be included in your delegate pack.

Information, Messages and Lost Property

Please go to the Welcome Lounge in the Hut or the Welcome Desk at the back of the church if you have any queries.

The Message Board will be in the foyer of the church. If you wish to leave a message for anyone (including Alpha International staff), please do so on the Message Board. Please also check the board frequently to see if anyone is trying to contact you.

Lost property will be kept in the Welcome Lounge.

Bookshop and Recording Orders

The Bookshop is located in the Crypt downstairs in the church. The bookshop will be open during the following hours:

• Monday 9.30am – 6.45pm
• Tuesday 9.30am – 5.30pm
• Wednesday 9.30am – 5.30pm
• Thursday 9.30am – 7.30pm
• Friday 9.30am – 5.30pm

Recordings of sessions will be available on CD. If you wish to order copies please place your order through the HTB website at http://www.htb.org.uk/bookshop

Toilets

Toilets are located in the Crypt downstairs in the church. Additional facilities are also available inside Church House.

Babies / Children

Please do not bring babies and children onsite during the conference, as we are unable to provide facilities to care for them.

Translation Equipment

The main sessions of the conference will be translated into Spanish, Polish, Russian, French, Italian and Portuguese. Translation headsets are available for these languages in the balcony of the church. If you borrow translation equipment please ensure that you return it at the end of each day. If you are unable to return your headset, you will be liable for the replacement cost of £250 per set.

Public Phones

The nearest public telephone is located a short distance from HTB. Walk to the end of the HTB driveway (Cottage Place), turn left and walk past Brompton Square, where you will see the phones at the bus stop.

Mobile Phones

Please make sure that your mobile phone is switched off during each session.

Welcome Lounge

The Welcome Lounge has been set aside solely for the use of our EMEA Week guests. The Welcome Lounge is located in the Hut and offers the following facilities:

• Free internet access
• Tea and coffee
• Bursary collection sign-in
• One-to-one prayer ministry sign-in
• Accommodation enquiry desk

The Welcome Lounge will be attended during the hours it is open. Please feel free to ask the staff member on duty any questions you have during your time with us.

Wireless Internet Access

Wireless internet access will be available at HTB and the Welcome Lounge in the Hut. This service is provided by a company called "The Cloud" (www.thecloud.net). If you bring a laptop with wireless capability, you will be able access the internet. Details of usage are available at the Welcome Lounge.

First Aid

For first aid, please find the nearest HTB staff member, and they will direct you to those who will be able to help you.

How to get to HTB

HTB is located in the heart of Knightsbridge at the end of Cottage Place, just off the Brompton Road (A4) and behind the Brompton Oratory.

From Airports
If travelling during peak periods, please add 30 minutes to the following estimated journey times. Please note that the London Underground does not operate between 12.30am and 6.30am.

Heathrow Airport
Underground (Piccadilly Line) direct to South Kensington, 40 mins

Gatwick Airport
South East Trains or Gatwick Express train to Victoria Station, 30 mins
Then Underground (Circle / District Lines) to South Kensington, 10 mins

Luton Airport
Thameslink to Kings Cross, 20 mins
Then Underground (Piccadilly Line) to Knightsbridge, 20 mins

London City Airport
Docklands Light Railway to Tower Hill, 40 mins
Then Underground (Circle / District Lines) to South Kensington, 25 mins

Stansted Airport
Standsted Express to Liverpool Street, 45 min
Then Underground (Circle Line) to South Kensington, 40 mins

Bus
Bus numbers 9,10 or 52 to Royal Albert Hall
From the Royal Albert Hall walk along Kensington Gore towards Exhibition Road, turn right into Exhibition Road and walk to Princes Gate Mews (a Mormon church is on the corner). Turn left into Princes Gate Mews and walk straight ahead until you reach the HTB vicarage and car park (road ends). Turn right into the car park and walk along the alley until you reach a larger car park and Church House. HTB Church is across the car park.

Bus numbers 14,74,49,345,414 or C1 to South Kensington
If you are coming from the east, ask for the stop which is two stops past Harrods. Cross the road and carry on walking west until you reach Cottage Place and the signs for HTB. If coming from the west, ask for the stop at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Walk along Cromwell Road, passing the museum and the Brompton Oratory on your left. Turn left down Cottage Place towards HTB.

Bus number 70 to Queen’s Gate
Ask for the stop nearest Cromwell Road. Turn into Cromwell Road and walk straight on, passing the Natural History Museum on your left. Cross Exhibition Road and continue past the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Brompton Oratory. Turn left down Cottage Place towards HTB.

Coach
The main National Express coach station is at Victoria Station and serves all areas of the country. From Victoria Station take the Underground (Circle / District Lines) to South Kensington, 10 mins

Train
All London mainline stations have associated underground stations and bus stations for easy connections.

Underground
HTB is about the same distance between Knightsbridge (Piccadilly Line) and South Kensington (Circle / District Lines) Underground stations.

Map

There is a map in the programme attached and also at http://www.htb.org.uk/map. If you would like further transportation assistance including bus and underground maps, you may find it helpful to visit www.tfl.gov.uk

Car Parking
We regret that we are unable to provide space for you to park your car.

Holy Trinity Brompton & St Paul, Onslow Square

Further Information

Sunday Services
9.00am Traditional Holy Communion Service (St Paul, Onslow Square)
9.30am Family Service (Holy Trinity Brompton)
11.00am Informal Service (St Paul, Onslow Square)
11.30am Family Service (Holy Trinity Brompton)
5.00pm Informal Service (Holy Trinity Brompton)
6.00pm Informal Service (St Paul, Onslow Square)
7.00pm Informal Service (Holy Trinity Brompton)

HTB Prayer Times
Tuesday 7.00 – 8.00am in Church House
Thursday 7.00 – 8.00pm in the Spring

Please contact us on the information below if you have any further questions about Alpha EMEA Week.

Alpha EMEA Week 2008
Holy Trinity Brompton
Brompton Road
London SW7 1JA
United Kingdom

Tel +44 (0)20 7052 0440
Fax +44 (0)20 7052 0401
E-mail alphaconference@alpha.org