2024 Male Showcase
SMUSA Scholarships are delighted to be heading back to the Midgley Park, Belfast for the 2024 Showcase.
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We look forward to welcoming college coaches to our showpiece event in December, and we've put together a guide for you to help while you're with us in Belfast.
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Venue: Midgley Park, Belfast, 12 Boucher Rd, Belfast BT12 6HR
Date: Friday 20th December 2022
Time: 1.15pm
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GETTING TO MIDGLEY PARK
BY BUS
The Metro 9 bus service provided by Translink runs from Belfast city centre to City Hospital, the nearest stop to the stadium. Details are available at www.translink.co.uk/Services/Metro-Service-Page/timetables/ Once you disembark from the bus at City Hospital please make your way to the stadium by walking south-west on Lisburn Road towards Fitzwilliam Street, then continue walking along the Lisburn Road before turning right on to Lower Windsor Avenue and cross the railway footbridge to the stadium. Stewards and volunteers will guide you to your entry point on match day.
BY TRAIN
The nearest train stop to the stadium is Adelaide Halt. Trains run from Great Victoria Street station to Adelaide on the Bangor-Belfast-Lisburn-Portadown-Newry line. Timetables are available at www.translink.co.uk/Services/NI-Railways/ All-Timetables/ NIRailways provides extra capacity on services to Belfast city centre, Portadown, Bangor, Coleraine and Carrickfergus for all international fixtures.
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BY FOOT
If you are walking from Belfast city centre please make your way to Shaftesbury Square/Bradbury Place along Great Victoria Street. From there walk along the Lisburn Road until you reach Lower Windsor Avenue. Turn right down Lower Windsor Avenue and cross the railway footbridge to the stadium. Stewards and volunteers will guide you to your entry point on match day.
BY CAR
The recommended route travelling from the south (M1) is to exit the motorway at Stockman’s Lane (A55). Continue on Stockman’s Lane, then turn left on to Lisburn Road and continue along that road until you reach Lower Windsor Avenue. Park on street before walking across railway footbridge at bottom of Lower Windsor Avenue to stadium. The recommended route for those travelling from the north (M2) is to follow the signs for the M1, travel along the Westlink and then exit the motorway at Stockman’s Lane as above.
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HOTEL OPTIONS
Raddison Blu
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Balmoral Hotel
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Jury’s Inn Belfast
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Hilton Hotel Belfast
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Malone Hotel
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AC Hotel, by Marriott
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If you have any questions about our Showcase, please do not hesitate in contacting us via email on info@smusa.co.uk, and one of our team will get back to you.
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We look forward to seeing you in Belfast.