Liverpool Arena: first impressions

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Liverpool Arena: first impressions

By Alex Foster | Sat 8th March 2008 - 9:14 am

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Part of observing Conference Ctte meant I got to tag along on their tour of the building, and here are my thoughts:

It’s huge
And Shiny
And painted lots of very bright colours
There are amazing views back over Liverpool when you walk out of the building
(Almost) Everyone’s happy to see you
Registration went really quickly (I needed to upgrade to a voting rep badge because I didn’t send local party officer details to Cowley Street in time)
The building is a total rabbit warren – and not just the backstage bits where the LDV office is located
But this might be because we are not using it the way it is designed
Because it isn’t entirely finished (even if the roof is definitely on)
Corblimey, but it’s miles from anywhere
I’m going to get wet if it rains tomorrow
My hotel is lovely but cost a small fortune
On balance I’d be more than happy to come back here

As ever, the comments are open to you for your thoughts.

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2 Comments

MatGB 8th Mar '08 - 1:47pm

“Registration went really quickly”

Well of course it did. Decent staff doing it–that’s what you get when you hire bloggers…
Jennie 8th Mar '08 - 3:14pm

Smugness is ill becoming of you, my sweet.

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