Our CEN Reception is at the dramatic ABOVE rooftop bar atop a splendid Art Deco hotel overlooking the medieval New Castle as well as the iconic bridges of the Tyne. It is a short walk from the Conference Venue. Don’t follow Google (really, don’t, its wrong!) but do follow our entertaining 7 piece band as they serenade you from 4.45pm along a route lined by our Newcastle Organising Team brandishing CFSGBI purple brollies to ‘keep ya reet, pet!’.

ABOVE is a favourite haunt of footballers and WAGs but we have it to ourselves for a couple of hours for a convivial drink and a nibble taking in the magnificent views.

Afterwards, take the lift 12 floors ‘doon’ to the Quayside, the hub of our party city, sporting a myriad of restaurants and bars to suit every taste. Make your dining easier by checking out our Team’s Restaurant Guide on the App!

Our 40^th Birthday Gala Dinner is at the Crowne Plaza, where the 7pm drinks reception treats you to a magician to entertain and a caricaturist to capture your best features! Our Birthday Dinner opens with a short, exciting dance set for your delight! Charlotte is studying professional dance at the London Dance Studio and is one of our service users. Hopefully she will inspire you to strut your stuff ‘til late to the  fabulous ‘Honey Fungus Band’.

If dancing is not your thing, enjoy our homemade photobooth, making a comeback after CFSGBI 2017! A party is not complete without a party hat and each dinner table sports a box of crafty delights for your table team to create a unique and flamboyant party hat. Any left-over craft material will go to our Newcastle Cleft Service Playgroup – so dig deep for your inner child and win a party prize for the best bonnet!