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Here’s where you can find out about our exceptional venues, innovations and initiatives in the world of conferencing in Leeds. There’s always something happening and there’s always something on the horizon for our city too. Keep up to date with all the updates and developments here. The exceptional venues, unique events, innovations and initiatives that keep Leeds amongst the top UK conference destinations.

Leeds College of Music to revamp The Venue

Leeds College of Music is set to revamp its main performance space with a striking rooftop extension, right in the heart of Leeds’ Cultural Quarter. Started in May 2017, the impressive extension will transform the conservatoire’s main pe

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3 Aug 2017

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Leeds Meeting Venues Showcased to National Business Events Leaders

A delegation of senior events industry representatives visited Leeds today to learn about the city’s growing success in attracting business visits and events to the region. Members of the events industry’s Business Visits & Events P

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27 Jul 2017

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Public Sector Communications Academy selects Leeds for 2017 conference

Conference Leeds has announced that the Public Sector Communications Academy conference will be taking place on the 18th and 19th October at Cloth Hall Court in Leeds, following a successful bid through the city’s conference ambassador programme

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17 Jul 2017

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By Royal Appointment, HRH Prince Henry of Wales visits Aspire, LeedsConference News Template

You may have seen in the national press that HRH Prince Harry visited Leeds last week. He attended the Leeds Fund event at Aspire on Thursday 6th of July 2017. The event was put together by the Leeds Community Foundation, and hosted by Aspire, to

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13 Jul 2017

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Leeds venues celebrate success at Conference and Hospitality Show following investment

ConferenceLeeds is celebrating a string of wins amongst its venue portfolio at the Conference and Hospitality Show, following significant investment in a number of Leeds locations. Across the city a total of £100 million has been invested to make

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10 Jul 2017

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Full steam ahead for Leeds’ visitor economy performance as city prepares to submit European Capital of Culture 2023 bid

VisitLeeds have announced that data from the recent STEAM survey, which measures the economic impact of the tourism industry in the UK, recorded that Leeds welcomed 27.29 million tourism visits in 2016, a 4.2% increase from 2015. These figures sup

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6 Jul 2017

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Leeds Beckett University to host LSA Annual Conference

Well Met, the conference office for Leeds Beckett University will be hosting this year’s internationally acclaimed annual Leisure Studies Association (LSA) Conference at The Rose Bowl from Tuesday 4 – Thursday 6 July. Targeted towards a

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29 Jun 2017

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Sheppard Robson completes the refurbishment of Well Met’s latest venue: Cloth Hall Court

Once a major trading centre for the textile industry in Leeds, between the 18th- 19th centuries, this Grade II listed building has undergone a multi-million-pound refurbishment and is now a contemporary dedicated conference venue. Set to open in J

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26 May 2017

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thestudioleeds undergoes expansion to double in size

10 years since launching, thestudio seems to be winning at the numbers game: less than one year after opening in a fourth location, the group’s third venue is gearing up for expansion works that will double its existing size. thestudioleeds will

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23 May 2017

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ConferenceLeeds celebrates record number of meetings as the city climbs 149 places in rankings

ConferenceLeeds is celebrating continued success as the city has hosted a record number of international association meetings in 2016 according to the International Convention and Congress Association (ICCA) statistics report. The annual re

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12 May 2017

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