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Getting Started

Saturday, 13 April '24   11am โ€“ 5pm BST
The Hercules, Lambeth, 2 Kennington Road, London, SE1 7BL
Fully booked
Getting Started

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Details

Event for prospective parents thinking about using a donor.

If youโ€™re thinking about using donor conception, we know youโ€™ll have lots of questions. This event is the perfect place to start getting answers. Join us and hear from:

  • An embryologist from a UK clinic giving essential medical info
  • A donor conceived adult talking about their experiences of growing up DC
  • Parents by donor conception talking through their decision-making and life as a parent

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ? This event is suitable for everyone at the start of their donor conception journey, for same-sex and heterosexual couples and for those planning to become single parents. It's a friendly, inclusive chance to meet others at a similar stage in a relaxed environment at this in-person event.

๐—”๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น: The full day costs just ยฃ75 per person or ยฃ130 per couple when booked before 6 Mar (ยฃ90 and ยฃ160 after that date) and the 11am start time makes it easy to get to Waterloo and home in a day. This event is a Donor Conception Network event so you can rest assured that all information will be impartial and based on our experience of working with donor conception families for the past 30 years.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ?
You can view the full programme with timings here: https://www.dcnetwork.org/app/uploads/2024/07/Getting-Started-Programme.pdf

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ
The ticket price includes tea, coffee and cake but not lunch; this helps us keep costs down and means you can choose and order whatever you'd like separately. You can find the pub's menu here: https://www.thehercules.co.uk/food/menus. You are also free to take lunch outside of course but we hope you'll stay with us during the break as it will be a great opportunity to chat with other attendees and our DCN team.

Instructions

๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ? We know this is an emotional topic. Weโ€™re really looking forward to seeing you and the event promises to be a warm and friendly space with lots of support available. If you want to have a chat before booking, please feel free to give us a call on 020 7278 2608 or email events@dcnetwork.org.

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น? Weโ€™re sorry that you canโ€™t join us but understand that plans change. Tickets are therefore refundable in full if cancelled before 29 Feb; if you cancel between 29 Feb and 29 Mar we will refund you the ticket cost minus an admin fee of ยฃ20 per person; we are unable to give any refund for tickets cancelled with less than two weeks notice. We are a small charity and these charges are simply to ensure we donโ€™t make a loss on the event.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜: After booking you will receive a confirmation email from events@dcnetwork.org and nearer the event, weโ€™ll send you full joining instructions.

Tickets

Cost

Early bird single ticket

Ticket includes tea, coffee on arrival and tea, coffee and cake at the end of the day. Lunch is available to order on the day at the venue. https://www.thehercules.co.uk/food/menus
ยฃ75.00

Early bird couple ticket

Couple ticket includes tea, coffee on arrival and tea, coffee and cake at the end of the day. Lunch is available to order on the day at the venue. https://www.thehercules.co.uk/food/menus
ยฃ130.00
Group ticket for 2 people

Single ticket

Ticket includes tea, coffee on arrival and tea, coffee and cake at the end of the day. Lunch is available to order on the day at the venue. https://www.thehercules.co.uk/food/menus
ยฃ90.00

Couple ticket

Couple ticket includes tea, coffee on arrival and tea, coffee and cake at the end of the day. Lunch is available to order on the day at the venue. https://www.thehercules.co.uk/food/menus
ยฃ160.00
Group ticket for 2 people

Location

The Hercules, Lambeth
2 Kennington Road
London
SE1 7BL

Lunch is available on the day and can be ordered on arrival.
https://www.thehercules.co.uk/food/menus

Amenities

  • Toilets