February 24th – Informal Political Luncheon
We were pleased to welcome three new faces to the lunch and again had a full complement of diners. Bill Ginns raised the topic of the Greek Crisis, which opened the debate. Derick Horsfall said ‘we shouldn’t have invited Greece to join the Euro’ and blamed Brussels; ‘I support Europe but the Greeks are corrupt […]
January 29th 2012 – Informal Political Luncheon
We started our 2012 events with a delicious luncheon at the Garden Hotel and yet again a few new faces graced the room. First time attendee Tim Spencer of Bishopsgate Corporate Finance in Stamford introduced himself to the room and explained what the company did and what his political interests were.
December 9th 2011 – Christmas Informal Luncheon
The biz club held its final luncheon of the year at the Garden Hotel with a full house of attendees. Geoffrey Pointon thanked everyone for all their support and introduced Matthew Hare – CEO of Rutland Telecom to the room. Matthew briefly detailed his interest in politics and particularly felt that the number of MPs […]
November 11th 2011 – Award Luncheon at The Falcon
The biz club held its third annual award luncheon at The Falcon, Uppingham on Friday 11th November 2011. The award was sponsored by Rutland Telecom and the winner receives a trophy and £500 towards commissioning a local artist to produce an original piece. “Award applicants should be able to demonstrate a significant contribution to the […]
October 7th 2011 – Informal Political Luncheon (IPL)
October welcomed two new faces to the assembled diners – David Allsop and Julia Peach. David is a local architect from Kettering who spoke briefly to the other diners about his work and the Greece situation. He said ‘if you wanted to borrow money in the old fashioned way you would go to the bank […]
September 16th 2011 – Golf at Luffenham Heath
As usual we had the perfect weather for golf. We have been lucky to benefit from dry conditions for a number of years. We must thank all our sponsors who helped to support the day – Pointon York SIPP Solutions, Baxters the Printers, Charles Russell, Hill Dickinson, SSP, AXA Elevate, Hettle Andrews, Jubilee, JPJshare.com, Leasemaster […]
2011 – Sheila Saunders – Barrowden and Wakerley Community Shop
Barrowden and Wakerley community shop was the brainchild of Sheila Saunders who has driven the project, accessed funds, sourced the land, rallied volunteers and organised the whole operation. It is a social enterprise venture, not for profit, that is owned by the community to serve the community. The shop is a focus for many community […]
June 10th 2011 – Informal Political Luncheon (IPL)
June was a much more sedate lunch as numbers were lower than usual. Although we were few in numbers we were certainly strong in voice. Ironically 30% of the room consisted of new faces which goes to show how the biz club continues to grow in support, strength and popularity. Geoffrey Pointon launched the 2011 […]
April 15th 2011 – Informal Political Luncheon (IPL)
In the absence of our president Geoffrey Pointon vice president Derick Horsfall kindly took the chair to host the April luncheon. Derick raised two topics for discussion AV and local council/councillors. These were especially relevant with the pending May 5th elections. Derick Horsfall discussed the Alternative Vote (AV) and asked the room for their opinion.
March 25th 2011 – Damian Green Luncheon
On a glorious spring day members of the biz club networked in the grounds of Normanton Park Hotel overlooking Rutland Water before retiring inside for luncheon. A delicious three course lunch was enjoyed by all attendees prior to Damian Green speaking to the assembled. The Minister for Immigration spoke about the challenges that they were […]