ON-SITE FACILITIES 2008
Also see Site Plan 2008.
BANKS
Thomas Cook cash, banking & bureau facility will be located
at Stand numbers 1 and 275.
DISABLED
Toilets are available at various locations
around the showground see Site
Plan. Powered Scooters for disabled people are available
on loan- sujbect to availability - from Event Mobility - Stand
no. 101 - see Disabled for more
information on Event Mobility.
CATERING & BARS
The Badminton Members Club offers a full range of catering and
bars throughout each day alongside the main Arena. The Pig &
Whistle near the Big Screen is a pub with full bar service and
adjoining numerous fast food concessions. The Plough offers another
bar and fast food area in the middle of the Trade Stand village.
There are further fast food and ice cream outlets throughout the
site, several with extensive covered seating areas and there are
more groups of food concessionaires all around the cross country
course on Saturday. Relish, the Event Caterers, will have a
delicatessan at Stand no. 110.
BIG SCREEN (Sponsored by The Mark Todd
Collection)
This is situated near the Pig & Whistle catering area and
will be in operation for the duration of the competition.
Show Jumping can be watched on the Big Screen on Sunday as all
Grandstand seats have sold out. There are additional screens in the
Arena, near the Lake and near the Collecting Ring on cross country
day only.
MOTHER & BABY UNIT
This is situated near the Red Cross and will provide a baby
changing facility and a small area for breastfeeding - see Site Plan.
CHEMIST
The Medicine Man Pharmacy Chemist will be located at stand 99
- see Site Plan.
FIRST AID
First Aid is available at the Red Cross tent - near the Event
Organiser's Office and also at First Aid Points on the Cross
Country Course on the Saturday.
BOOKMAKER
Nial Aster will provide a betting service next to the
Scoreboard
DOG CRECHE
A Dog Creche will be manned by the
Langford Trust and will look after dogs for a maximum of 2 hours at
a time. The location of the Dog Creche is shown on the
Site Plan. The Langford Trust will
also man small animal First Aid Posts around the Cross Country
Course on the Saturday.
SHOP & DROP
A drop off point for shopping
is available near the Event Organiser's Office. This will be
manned 12 noon - 5.00 p.m.- please see Site Plan for
location. (Whilst every care will be taken, no
responsibility can be accepted by the Organisers for any loss or
damage)
BADMINTON ON YOUR MOBILE
http://bht.uk.net
During the Event, users of modern mobile phones and PDAs capable
of browsing the internet can now access a mobile version of the
badminton website, providing results, news, photos and multimedia
content. To access the site from your phone or PDA simply bookmark
the web address above on your device.
POST OFFICE
A Post Office and General Grocery Store is available in
Badminton Village.
PHOTOGRAPHIC MONTAGES
OPL Digital - stand no. 106 - "Capture the moment"
Photography, providing personalised montages and photographs.
HORSEWARE IRELAND RADIO BADMINTON 2008
Will be broadcast on 87.7 FM throughout the 4 days of the
event. Its studio is located next to the Media Centre.
Pleae note that due to the change in frequency any
earpieces from previous years will be unable to receive Radio
Badminton. If you bring your old radio to the event you can
trade it in for a new one at the reduced price of
£5.