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June 3, 2025 Carol Smith

Scope Eyecare joins ABDO National Resource Centre as a new gold digital sponsor

The ABDO National Resource Centre (NRC) based in Birmingham has secured a new gold digital sponsor in Scope Eyecare. Scope

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May 28, 2025 Carol Smith

A place where careers flourish

It’s been a fascinating few weeks at the NRC, with eyecare professionals advancing their careers through exams and continuing professional

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May 7, 2025 Carol Smith

What’s happening in May?

May is off to a great start. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is visiting for a week, with surgeons looking

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April 23, 2025 Carol Smith

ABDO National Resource Centre secures new gold digital sponsor

We have secured a new gold digital sponsor in Birmingham Optical. Birmingham Optical is a leading supplier of optical equipment

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April 9, 2025 Carol Smith

Mine’s a cappuccino – enjoy free hot drinks

Our guests will continue to enjoy high quality coffee and hot chocolate for free, thanks to renewed sponsorship from optical

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April 1, 2025 Carol Smith

Making the most of live camera links

We had a wide variety of guests in March, from IT and exam specialists to optical professionals. Scope Eyecare made

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March 5, 2025 Carol Smith

A new member of the team

A warm welcome to our newest team member, operations assistant Ruth Page. Ruth will help to ensure that the National

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February 26, 2025 Carol Smith

A bright future

More than 300 student dispensing opticians joined us for the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) revision event last week.

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February 18, 2025 Carol Smith

“The central hub for dispensing professionalism”

We always enjoy meeting our guests and supporting them, whether they are holding discussions in our meeting rooms, learning new

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February 12, 2025 Carol Smith

EssilorLuxottica renews sponsorship with the ABDO National Resource Centre

The NRC is pleased to announce that EssilorLuxottica has renewed sponsorship of the NRC coffee machines, allowing us to offer

      Excellent rating  
 Based on 76 reviews 
    
  
 
 
      Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Brilliant space to hire for a large meeting or workshop.
Staff were well attentive.
Audio visual equipment was easy to connect to.
Food was great.
     
   Lee Eddygrove 
 23/10/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Clean and tidy and easy to find
     
   Nik McLeod 
 07/09/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I am really happy to run training courses here. Very professional and excellent organisation x
     
   shamina asif 
 25/08/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great experience and service provided by all. All events I’ve attended have been perfect and the whole team is pleasure to work with
     
   Mohammed Ismaeel Ali 
 13/08/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. A perfect venue with a great layout, clean facilities and an ideal location. Mat and the team are incredibly welcoming, helpful and always willing to go the extra mile to ensure everything runs smoothly.
     
   Megan Chappell 
 08/08/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Matt is my go to person here! The Abdo National Resource Centre is a well run, clean venue, with super helpful colleagues. Tea and coffee is on tap!
The timetables run smoothly, and everyone attending is looked after. See you all at the next event! 🤩
     
   Sarita Harrar 
 05/08/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Came for my first visit with Specsavers for a 2 day training course. Easily accessible building by local busses and handy car park information. Coffee machines were super, staff very attentive and ensured our training days went very smoothly. Best packed lunch box I think I’ve had - great selection, lots of little sweet treats to choose from too. Very clean and professional building, will be happy to have any other training days or conferences here again!
     
   Kitty Matthews 
 01/08/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Have had exams here for the last 5 years. Amazing facilities! Team are amazing too making sure we are ok! May it continue long in to the future! Thanks
     
   Trisha R 
 06/07/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great venue, ideal for training a large group of students
Very helpful staff, with Matt especially always available and supportive
Highly recommend this venue for training and conferences
     
   Wasim Sarwar 
 04/07/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I’ve attended the NRC in Birmingham twice for two separate events, and both experiences have been excellent. It’s a great venue in a convenient location with plenty of parking. The facilities are modern and well maintained, and the catering is excellent with a good range of options to suit different dietary requirements. The staff are friendly, welcoming and helpful. Highly recommended!
     
   Nilesh Patel 
 02/07/2026