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The President's Column
Emma Hamilton Cole
Welcome to my third (and penultimate) column. Since my last missive, I hosted somewhat a muddy Pub and Walk with some particularly hardy and determined members and their children and dogs in November which ended in an excellent meal at the Barleymow in Wimborne. Some of us were muddier than others at that point and had also weathered the demands of electric fences and brambles as well as an ‘out of order’ bridge. My overall view of the day was eventful but ultimately fun. Thank you to those who were brave enough to join me.
We also had our 80’s band and Christmas party in early December. Thanks again to all who came and, indeed, those brave enough to don fancy dress (or those who were told it was compulsory including my lovely husband aka Adam Ant). What a great night of dancing and music we had!
You will see elsewhere in our Magazine a full report on the Annual Lunch on 8th March – I have been pleased to receive lots of positive feedback on the afternoon and our speakers Louise Minchin and Lubna Shuja. Thanks to all those who came to support the event in such great numbers – over 400. I must reiterate again my thanks to all those involved in making the day run so smoothly – Alan Turle, our Toastmaster, the sponsors and the indefatigable, Mandy and Dawn. May there be many more such enjoyable lunches!
I wanted to highlight in my few words, and here, the importance of professional networks particularly in these trying times. Your local law society is an excellent place to start building your networks, and maintaining them, through attendance at our social and educational events. On that point,
our lecture programme continues apace and our whole day Property and Private Client conferences were a great success at the end of last year. Please do contact our office (office@bournemouthlaw. com) if there are particular areas you would like us to focus on in future lectures as we are always keen to develop new courses and courses which are relevant for our members.
Looking ahead we have a Cocktail Masterclass on 17th March which I am told is getting towards fully booked and so I will look forward to seeing you there! Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic options are available. I’m hoping to try the former….
A few weeks later we have our Annual Dinner on 21st April and, if you have not yet booked, please do reserve your spot – we have the excellent Ed Boydell of Counsel joining us to regale us with stories of his esteemed legal career so far.
I am conscious that time runs on apace and my year is now more than halfway done. Michael Newbold is starting preparations for his year with the launch of the Conference to Cardiff and, again, please do have a look at those details which have been circulated.
Well that about wraps it up for this edition – see you at one of our events soon!
