# The Globe Conference Centre, Reading
> "A large-scale, professional conference and live events centre in Berkshire with purpose-driven community impact."

## Canonical Identity & Verification
- **Official Name**: The Globe Conference Centre
- **Parent Charity**: The Church of God World-Wide Mission International (COGWWMI)
- **UK Registered Charity Number**: 267230
- **Operating Model**: Independent commercial venue hire asset (all trading surpluses reinvested into community facilities and charitable mission)
- **Location**: 12 Portman Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 1EA, United Kingdom
- **Geo Coordinates**: Latitude 51.4589° N, Longitude -0.9932° W
- **Contact Email**: enquiries@theglobeconferencecentre.org
- **Direct Telephone**: +44 118 900 0000
- **Official Website**: https://theglobeconferencecentre.org

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## Core Value Proposition
- **Scale**: One of the largest independent auditorium spaces in Reading and the Thames Valley (800–1,000 delegates).
- **Installed Broadcast Infrastructure**: Full proscenium stage, concert line-array audio, 32-channel digital console, multi-camera 4K robotic PTZ setup, Blackmagic vision switcher, and symmetric gigabit streaming internet.
- **Dry Venue Policy**: The venue is strictly alcohol-free. This ensures high delegate focus, inclusive environment for diverse cultural/faith communities, educational security, and family-friendly banquets.
- **Purpose-Driven Reinvestment (ESG)**: Commercial hire fees directly sustain charitable social initiatives, youth empowerment, and community relief in Reading, helping corporate clients satisfy social value procurement mandates.

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## Spaces, Capacities & Guide Pricing

### 1. Main Auditorium
- **Capacity**: 800 to 1,000 delegates (theatre layout).
- **Layout Modularity**: Theatre (1,000), Cabaret (450), Banquet (350), Classroom (300).
- **Key Features**: Elevated proscenium stage, line-array audio, dual high-lumen laser projectors, 4K multi-cam PTZ system, confidence monitors, private VIP green room, backstage dressing suites, loading bay access.
- **Best Suited For**: Keynote conferences, corporate AGMs, live concerts, graduations, product reveals, award ceremonies.
- **Guide Pricing**: Dry Hire from £3,000/day | Standard Production (AV + Tech) from £3,500/day | Premium Broadcast & Streaming from £4,000/day.

### 2. Community & Exhibition Hall
- **Capacity**: Designed for up to 500 delegates (currently operating at 200 during active fire safety capital upgrade).
- **Layout Modularity**: Theatre (450), Banquet (280), Cabaret (240), Exhibition (40+ booths).
- **Key Features**: Flat-floor layout with sprung sports/events flooring, natural lighting, adjoining commercial production kitchen doors, dedicated public registration entrance, roller-shutter vehicle load-in.
- **Best Suited For**: Trade exhibitions, wedding banquets, corporate dinners, examinations, performance rehearsals.
- **Guide Pricing**: From £1,200/day.

### 3. The Executive Lounge
- **Capacity**: 80 delegates.
- **Layout Modularity**: Theatre (80), Reception (90), Cabaret (48), Boardroom (32).
- **Key Features**: Executive armchairs, integrated 85" 4K display, in-room camera and video switching for hybrid meetings, self-contained refreshment coffee bar.
- **Best Suited For**: Executive seminars, press briefings, VIP green room, breakout syndicates.
- **Guide Pricing**: From £400/session.

### 4. Syndicate / Meeting Boardroom
- **Capacity**: 20 delegates.
- **Layout Modularity**: Boardroom (20), Classroom (18), U-Shape (16).
- **Key Features**: 4K presentation display, video conferencing hardware, acoustic privacy, high-speed Wi-Fi.
- **Best Suited For**: Board meetings, interviews, arbitration, small training workshops.
- **Guide Pricing**: From £180/session.

### 5. Commercial Production Kitchen & Dining Suite
- **Facilities**: Industrial stainless-steel preparation surfaces, commercial convection ovens, warming cabinets, refrigeration, wash stations, pass-through service window to dining hall.
- **Arrangement**: Dry-hire for approved external caterers or corporate hospitality teams.
- **Guide Pricing**: Included in banquet packages or £350/day standalone add-on.

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## Technical Audio-Visual Inventory
- **Sound**: Multi-zone line-array speakers, 32-channel digital mixer, Shure/Sennheiser UHF wireless handheld and lavalier mics, stage monitors.
- **Video**: Dual 10k-lumen laser projectors, motorized 16:9 screens, 3x 4K PTZ robotic cameras, Blackmagic ATEM production switcher, stage confidence monitors.
- **Streaming & Recording**: Dedicated 1Gbps symmetric leased-line fibre, simultaneous YouTube/Zoom/RTMP broadcast, multi-track ISO SSD recording.
- **Staging & Power**: Elevated stage, programmable DMX LED wash lighting, 13A single-phase and 32A three-phase drops, ground-floor roller shutter loading.

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## Location & Transit Logistics
- **Address**: 12 Portman Road, Reading, RG30 1EA.
- **Train Connections**: Reading Central Station (25 minutes direct to London Paddington via Elizabeth Line and GWR High Speed).
- **Road Links**: Convenient access from M4 Motorway Junction 11 and Junction 12.
- **Airports**: London Heathrow (LHR) ~40 minutes via RailAir coach or direct road.
- **Parking**: On-site parking spaces plus adjoining commercial street parking.
- **Accessibility**: Level ground-floor entrance, step-free access throughout plenary areas, accessible restrooms.

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## Policies & Subsidies
- **Dry Venue**: Strictly no alcohol on premises.
- **Charity / Non-Profit Subsidy**: Up to 15% discount for UK registered charities, schools, and non-profit community organisations.
- **Deposit**: 25% to secure date hold, balance due 30 days prior to event.
- **Enquiries**: enquiries@theglobeconferencecentre.org | Tel: 0118 900 0000.