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. The venue has a main auditorium with fixed seating for 1,500 delegates, six rooms of exhibition space, and of pillar-free space. ICC Wales is located on the Celtic Manor Resort site which hosted the

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and

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. The venue is a public/private enterprise with

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providing £22.5m grant funding and taking a 50/50 share of ownership with Celtic Manor.

History

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The construction work, which was carried out by Sisk Group, began in 2017 and the facility opened its doors for the first time on the 14 September 2019. It was officially opened 24 September 2019.

Floor space

The venue totals 26,000 square metres and has a stated delegate capacity of over 5,000. The main hall is approximately 4,000 sq metres and also has a 1,500 seated auditorium. The outdoor plaza is 2,500 sq metres.

Transport

The venue is served by an hourly bus service from Newport railway station and Newport bus station, with a journey time of 25 minutes from the city centre to the venue door. The service runs between 6.25am and 6.35pm every hour at ten to the hour drop off and ten past the hour pickup. It is four miles east of Newport city centre and the major road access is

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junction 24, then B4237 Chepstow Road. The site is equidistant from both

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and

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(31 miles).

Events

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The first event held at the centre was the annual three-day Association of Stoma Care Nurses UK 2019 conference. On 18 September 2019, the venue hosted the "An Experience With" series, where

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spoke to an audience. On 20 September the

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held its annual party conference at the venue. The venue held the first BBC Cymru Wales Live debate on 22 September, which is a new '' Question Time'' style debate show focusing on Welsh issues. This was shortly followed by the inaugural

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from 24 to 26 September, whose headline speaker was astronaut Tim Peake. The venue hosted the WaterSource 19 conference on 1 October led by Welsh Water. This was followed by the Green Party of England and Wales national conference on 4 October. The venue was used for the Welsh Open snooker events in

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and

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. In August 2022, Comic Con Wales (not

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) was hosted at the venue, organised by Monopoly Events. With another scheduled for August 2023.

References

External links

* * {{City of Newport Buildings and structures in Newport, Wales Buildings and structures completed in 2019 2019 establishments in the United Kingdom Exhibition and conference centres in Wales