DO YOU REMEMBER?

One of the absolute highlights of our Society’s calendar was always the prestigious Annual Dinner, recalls our Editor, and Past President, Martyn Best.

Our last one was incredibly back in November 2019, hosted by Andrew Lovelady, with Matthew Pariss as our guest speaker.

You may recall it taking place at the Titanic Rum Warehouse with around 400 guests and a super evening it was.

Whisper it quietly, but not too quietly as the annual dinner is returning – and returning to a place of many good memories – the Crowne Plaza.

In an exclusive interview with Chartered ONE, Justin revealed that he has begun discussions for the return of our much-loved Annual Dinner.

“I do appreciate we need to ensure our Annual Dinner will be safe, and for our members to feel secure in returning to such activity, but we are now seeing some return to normality, and I hope that by November we will all feel a lot happier in going our and meeting our many friends and colleagues again.

”I am really looking forward to seeing a return of our much-loved Annual Dinner, and welcoming as many of our members and friends as possible.”

Chartered ONE was able to extract the likely date – so please do keep Friday 25th November for your diary.

One of the favourite elements of our Annual Dinner has always been a prestigious guest speaker. Justin has one in mind but won’t allow me to reveal who it is until the tickets are ready. However, let me give you a very small clue, and you can speculate on who it may be: The person has been a contestant on STRICTLY COME DANCING ! Their name is amongst this page: Strictly Come Dancing