Newbury Centre Exam Dates

Provisional dates are listed below. LCME will make all possible attempts to meet date requests, but they are not guaranteed. Please be prepared for your exam to be scheduled at any time within the exam session.

Winter 2024 exam dates

Sunday 24 November - Practical exams
Monday 25 November - Practical exams (to be confirmed)

Spring 2025 exam dates

Sunday 30 March - Practical exams
Monday 31 March - Practical exams (to be confirmed)

Summer 2025 exam dates

Sunday 22 June - Practical exams
Monday 23 June - Practical exams (to be confirmed)

All exams will be at The Ship (address below). Mobiles will not work at The Ship, so please ring 01189 814504 on exam day if you need a message to get through.

Exams venue in Newbury

The Ship Inn Country Hotel
Ashford Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire RG19 8BD - View on map
Free parking available

Information for candidates

There is a warm-up room and piano in another quieter area of The Ship. We also have another warm-up room specifically for pianists.
We have a baby grand piano available for piano exams and anyone who needs to accompany an instrument.
A Yamaha P140 digital piano is in the exam room for accompanists to be used for the Music Theatre/Pop Vocal exams.
Please bring your own device, if needed, for Music Theatre/Pop Vocal exams.
A CD player with Bluetooth and USB is there at the Hall, just in case needed as a back up.
Please bring a stand, clip-on light, and your keyboard if you are doing an electronic keyboard exam.