Bodmin Army Reserve Centre

Cornwall Army Reserve Centre

Conferences/meetings
Lectures
Formal Dinners
Exhibitions
Parking
Private Functions

Classroom 1 (11.2m x 4.6m) desks and seating for 14 students. Classroom 2 (2.7m x 4.7m) desks and seating for 6 students.

This is a small practical room which can be used for a variety of uses, from a meeting to making presentations. The room (4.3m x 3.1m) can seat 6 around the main table.

With a polished wooden floor, this spacious hall (10.4m x 9m) can be used for a variety of activities, such as exhibition, lectures, conferences and dinner dances. The hall can comfortably seat 60 around tables, and with drapes creating a marquee style interior, a special ambience can be created. The hall annex can be opened out to provide an L-shaped room extending the area by a further 8m x 4.5m.

A servery from the hall leads to the adjacent kitchen (8.1m x 3.3m) can easily cope with a variety of large or small events. It is fully fitted with a six ring burner, hotplate, deep fat fryer, microwave, grill and ovens, fridge and freezer.

This comfortable lounge and bar (11.5m x 5.9m) which is suitable for a group of up to 10 people in club seating and a further 18 in comfortable seats is ideal for presentations, private functions or a special event. It has a double aspect and a projector and screen.

There is short term parking available for 30 cars for users of the facility.

Description

Bodmin lies in the centre of Cornwall; the town’s name comes from an archaic word in the Cornish meaning ‘Monks Dwelling’, after St. Petroc took this as his site. Bodmin was the centre of three Cornish uprisings. The first was the Cornish Rebellion of spring 1497 when a Cornish army, marched to Blackheath in London where they were eventually defeated by 10,000 men of the King’s army.

In the autumn of 1497, Perkin Warbeck tried to usurp the throne from Henry VII. Warbeck was proclaimed King Richard IV in Bodmin, but King Henry crushed the uprising. Finally, in 1549, Cornishmen rose once again in rebellion when the staunchly Protestant Edward VI tried to impose a new Prayer Book. A Cornish army was formed in Bodmin which marched across the border to lay siege to Exeter in Devon. This became known as the Prayer Book Rebellion.

Bodmin is a quieter and friendlier place today, being the home of 232 Transport Squadron, 155 Transport Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps and the Headquarters of Cornwall Army Cadet Force, all of whom will extend you a very warm, Cornish welcome.

The Army Reserve Centre is a ten minute walk to the heart of the Bodmin, with easy access to local amenities, restaurants and essential shops. This is an ideal location to host conferences, exhibitions, meetings, lectures and tutorials. It can cater for functions both large and small, and a variety of formal and informal events. This venue benefits from on-site, secure parking for up to 30 cars.

Bodmin Parkway railway station is served by main line trains and is situated on the Cornish Main Line about 3½ miles (5½ km) south-east from the town centre. The bus link to Bodmin, Wadebridge and Padstow starts from outside the main entrance of Bodmin Parkway. Other bus and coach services connect Bodmin with other districts of Cornwall and Devon.