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LCME Newbury

Your local LCME Rep for Newbury

Newbury centre exam dates

View session closing dates. Provisional exam dates are below. LCME will make every possible attempt 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 2025

  • Sunday 23 November
  • Saturday 22 November – to be confirmed

Spring 2026

  • Sunday 15 March
  • Saturday 14 March – to be confirmed

Summer 2026

  • Sunday 28 June
  • Saturday 27 June – to be confirmed

Winter 2026

  • Sunday 29 November
  • Saturday 28 November – to be confirmed

Exams venue

All exams will be at The Ship (address below). Please note that mobiles will not work at The Ship, so please call the LCME centre rep, Vanessa Martin-Adams, on 01189 814504 before arriving at the venue if you have questions or need assistance.

 

The Ship Inn Country Hotel, Ashford Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire RG19 8BD

Information for candidates

  • Free parking is available at the exam venue.
  • There is a warm-up room and a 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 backup.
  • Please bring a stand, a clip-on light, and your keyboard if you are doing an electronic keyboard exam.