All meetings (unless stated) will be held in the Business Centre, starting at 7.45pm prompt, which is adjacent to the Innkeepers Lodge. The Toby Carvery "Lowton Village" is just a few steps away, offering a wide choice of food, available from 12pm - 10pm.

For any further information regarding our Northern Centre meetings please contact the Centre Secretariat Sandra Pearce or Tel: 0161 456 2141

You are always welcome at the meetings held by the other regional centres. View the Local Guild Centres page for current rolling diary details.

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Tuesday 25th November

Demonstration of the Drystream EPOS System

Speaker: Mr Bernie Jay, Drystream

Tuesday 27th January

Processing Difficult Care Labeled Garments

Speaker: Mr Roger Cawood SDML Consultancy: Roger has many years experience in the dry cleaning industry and is one of the Guilds preferred training providers.
Roger is a regular contributor to Laundry and Cleaning News with his column on 'Drycleaners Trade Secrets' and also offers a telephone help line to Guild members for dry cleaning and laundry problems. Details of which can be found in the members area of this website.

Tuesday 24th February

Visit to Etiquette - Evening visit to a working environment at Etiquette Garment Hire

Tuesday 31st March

Examination Evening - Practical Dry Cleaning / Laundry tick box exam. Taking one of these will add to your SED knowledge and show your local authority a level of continued learning

See Q Stars & Examinations page for more details of these exams.

Tuesday 28th April

Northern Centre AGM - followed by 'Parkinson Evening' an open evening with 'Parky' style interviews

Tuesday 19th May

'Can we help you? Yes, we can!'

Speaker: Darren Brown, Central Services - Machine and sundry suppliers