Preserving Community Memories through the use of audio and film
Travel directions
Detailed directions for travel and a location map of University College London can be found at the end of this email.
The conference is being held in the Roberts Building Foyer and Ambrose Fleming Lecture Theatre
Please enter the campus and the Roberts Building via the gates on Torrington
Place opposite the Waterstones rather than by other entrances.
At the gate you may be asked where you are going and so please clearly indicate that you are attending the Community Archives & Heritage Group 2026 Conference being held in the Roberts Building Foyer and Ambrose Fleming Lecture Theatre.
Registration
On arrival please come to the Registration Point located in the Roberts Building Foyer (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/roberts-foyer). Coffee will be available from 10.30 am. The conference is due to start at 11.00 am.
Luggage arrangements
Please bear in mind that you will need to keep your belongs with you at all times. There are no cloakroom facilities where you may deposit larger items of luggage.
Leaflets
If you wish to bring with you leaflets and flyers about your group and projects, there will be an area available for you to do this.
Further information & queries
If you have any further queries about the conference, please email
conference@communityarchives.org.uk
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Contact on the day
If you experience any difficulties on the day, please send a text message to 07754116025 and someone will get back to you.
Booking, programme and speaker information
The full 2026 programme and speaker information can be found here.
Travelling to UCL
UCL is located in the Bloomsbury district at the very centre of London.
London Underground www.tfl.gov.uk
The nearest tube stations to UCL’s Gower Street site are Euston Square (Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan and Circle lines), Warren Street (Northern and Victoria lines), Euston (Northern and Victoria lines) and Russell Square (Piccadilly line).
Buses www.tfl.gov.uk
UCL’s Gower Street site is served by many ‘Transport for London’ bus routes. Buses travelling from north to south stop in Gower Street, immediately outside UCL’s main gate, while those travelling from south to north stop outside Warren Street station, about five minutes’ walk from UCL.
Services to these stops include route numbers: 10, 14, 24, 29, 73, 134, 390.
National Rail www.nationalrail.co.uk
Euston, King’s Cross and St Pancras mainline rail stations are within easy walking distance from UCL
Reception and refreshments will be served in the Roberts Building Foyer (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/roberts-foyer) on the ground floor and the conference proceedings will be in the adjoining G06 Sir Ambrose Fleming lecture theatre.
The Roberts Building faces onto Torrington Place (opposite Waterstones,https://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/roberts-foyer) AND can be found on the campus map
(https://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/ucl-maps/map2_low_res) in grid C5. Entrance to the building is best accessed just on left through the gates on Malet Place just off Torrington Place.
See also https://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/public-transport
Staying safe and feeling comfortable
We ask all our delegates to adhere to a code of conduct that respects everyone attending the conference and ensures their safety. We do not tolerate, racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia or any other discriminatory behaviours.
However, nothing is perfect and there may be times when people feel uncomfortable about someone else’s behaviour, something that is said, or some other aspect of the event. If you have any concerns we would ask you to raise them in confidence with Deborah Mason who will be the safeguarding point person for the event. Through discussion with you she will then escalate any concerns/complaints as necessary either internally within ARA or externally if required. She can be contacted on 0044 7944 014322 or emailed at deborah.mason@archives.org.uk. Deborah is Head of Communications for the Archives and Records Association and provides communications support to the Community Archives and Heritage Group.