London & SE Meeting Review: Monday 7th September
Well over 60 London & SE members met for the early autumn meeting at the prestigious In & Out Club in St. James. As a venue for a meeting, the reception room was very grand, with high ceilings, historical portraits and an impressive amount of gilt and glitter. We all felt rather important!
Meeting Review
The In & Out Club, at 4 St James's Square, London, SW1Y 4JU is a Naval and Military Club, known as The In & Out because of its former home at 94 Piccadilly, where signs designated the "In" and "Out" entrances. Founded in 1862, it serves as a home for Armed Forces officers and civilians, offering dining, a courtyard and 52 bedrooms.
Thank yous
Our Hosts & Drinks Sponsor: Housekeeping Manager, Nedka Ruseva and her amazing housekeeping team: Simona Dimitrova and Alberto the F&B Manager, Pablo the F&B Director, Gary the Executive Chef and their service teams. They all looked after us perfectly, the bubbles flowed and the canapes were to die for.
Our Speaker: Mr Anthony Lee, the Club CEO & Secretary with 50 years experience in top London hotels on the topic of 'the future of the hospitality industry'. Kept the room enthralled with his insights into the hospitality, its future and his quirky humour - only special people get his special business card....
Thank you to our Event Sponsors:
- Fraser & Sheridon from Guarantee Laundries
- Marianne & Harriet from Marble Renovation London
Both sponsors gave us a brief overview of their businesses, services, ethos and aspirations.
New members: This meeting we welcomed Becky Lippett from Dreamworks Beds who drove up from Devon Especially for the event. Thank you Becky! Several other potential members attended with existing members, and we look forward to welcoming them as official UKHA members very soon.
London Committee: We recently held elections for each of the five regional chairs. In London our chair remains as Gosia Oszkiel, supported by her dedicated committee: Liana Sparks, Margus Saareoks, Shahnawaz Khan, Jackie Hehir, Kyle Clark, Charlotte Shaw, Fernanda Lewis, Denise Bateson and Paul Fisher.
Raffle: Following our speaker, sponsor introductions and upcoming diary dates from Liana there followed a raffle. Thanks you to everyone that contributed a prize for all the lucky winners.
Event Enquiries: If you have any queries about this event or would like to host a meeting, become a sponsor or speaker for this event, or future events, please email london@ukha.co.uk
Gosia and the London Committee look forward to seeing at our next meeting.
London In & Out Sept 26
