University of Suffolk at East Coast College

Gowning will take place in The Place (37-39 Market Place, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1LX).  The Place will be open between 12.30pm and 1.30pm for you to collect your gown.

After collecting your gown, please make your way to Great Yarmouth Minster (approximately 5 minutes away) for the graduation ceremony

Please register your arrival when you enter the church. You will need to have your tickets to hand and only guests with tickets will be able to enter the venue. All graduating students and guests need to be in their seats in Great Yarmouth Minster by 1.45pm.

Pre-ceremony photographs will take place outside and inside the Minster. Official photography of individuals and course groups will take place in the Minster directly after the graduation ceremony.

The ceremony itself will start at 2.00pm and last approximately one hour.

After the ceremony, there will be a celebratory reception where graduates and their guests have the opportunity to enjoy light refreshments and meet with other graduates, course leaders, managers, honorary graduates and other specially invited guests.

There are pay and display car parks next door to and opposite Great Yarmouth Minster.

The local or national press may attend the ceremony and publicise the event. In previous years the newspaper has included the list of names of all graduates who attend their graduation ceremony. If you would prefer for your name not to be included, you will need to opt out when you confirm your attendance and purchase your guest tickets.