An MBE, dinner at the Gherkin and lots of purple ... - Hospitality Action
An MBE, dinner at the Gherkin and lots of purple ... - Hospitality Action
An MBE, dinner at the Gherkin and lots of purple ... - Hospitality Action
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e:action HA Upd<strong>at</strong>e: Regional News<br />
■ Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Regional Board<br />
<strong>An</strong>nual Hotel<br />
& C<strong>at</strong>ering<br />
Show <strong>dinner</strong><br />
raises £6,000<br />
Over 200 leading names in <strong>the</strong><br />
hospitality, leisure <strong>and</strong> tourism<br />
industry <strong>at</strong>tended <strong>the</strong> Hotel<br />
& C<strong>at</strong>ering Show’s annual<br />
Gourmet Dinner on Tuesday<br />
11th March, which took place<br />
<strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> Bournemouth Highcliff<br />
Marriott Hotel. The prestigious<br />
event tre<strong>at</strong>ed guests to a<br />
five-course dining experience<br />
<strong>and</strong> raised a fantastic £6,198<br />
for <strong>Hospitality</strong> <strong>Action</strong>’s<br />
beneficiaries.<br />
Charlotte Hockey –<br />
organiser <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>dinner</strong> – said:<br />
“We are thrilled th<strong>at</strong> our<br />
event has gener<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>the</strong>se<br />
much-needed funds <strong>and</strong><br />
helps us, <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Board,<br />
towards our annual target <strong>of</strong><br />
£10,000.”<br />
Golfers brave<br />
<strong>the</strong> we<strong>at</strong>her<br />
for £5,000<br />
The <strong>An</strong>nual C<strong>at</strong>erer & Licensee<br />
Golf Day was once again<br />
held <strong>at</strong> Canford Magna<br />
Golf Club near Wimbourne<br />
in Dorset, this year taking<br />
place on Monday 7th July.<br />
Despite somewh<strong>at</strong> inclement<br />
conditions, 60 golfers from<br />
<strong>the</strong> industry competed in 27<br />
holes <strong>of</strong> golf whilst raising<br />
over £5,000 for <strong>the</strong>ir industry<br />
charity.<br />
Thank you to everyone who<br />
took part!<br />
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■ Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Regional Board<br />
Grado waitresses <strong>of</strong>fer delicious tapas<br />
Spanish fundraising fiesta<br />
One hundred hoteliers, restaur<strong>at</strong>eurs<br />
<strong>and</strong> suppliers raised £10,000 <strong>at</strong> a<br />
Spanish <strong>the</strong>med evening <strong>of</strong> tapas,<br />
sherry <strong>and</strong> top-notch food <strong>at</strong> Paul<br />
He<strong>at</strong>hcote’s Grado restaurant in<br />
Manchester on Monday 16th June. The<br />
event, sponsored by Allied Irish Bank’s<br />
Hotels Sector team in Manchester,<br />
drew esteemed restaur<strong>at</strong>eurs including<br />
Michelin-starred Paul Kitching,<br />
■ London Regional Board<br />
On 3rd June we saw nearly 500 industry<br />
people b<strong>at</strong>tle it out in round two <strong>of</strong> our<br />
exciting Question <strong>of</strong> Support event <strong>at</strong><br />
Wembley Stadium. The night was a<br />
gre<strong>at</strong> success, fun was had by all <strong>and</strong><br />
a staggering £60,000 was raised for<br />
those in <strong>the</strong> industry who have fallen on<br />
hard times <strong>and</strong> need our help. During<br />
<strong>the</strong> meal guests took part in a quiz<br />
based on <strong>the</strong> popular TV programme<br />
‘Question <strong>of</strong> Sport’, using a keypad to<br />
Paul He<strong>at</strong>hcote <strong>and</strong> Paul Kitching<br />
Michael Riemenschneider from<br />
Michelin-starred The Abbey restaurant<br />
as well as celebrity chef Paul<br />
He<strong>at</strong>hcote, who has helped raise a<br />
remarkable £75,000 for <strong>the</strong> charity<br />
through his fundraising <strong>dinner</strong>s.<br />
September sees our legendary It’s<br />
a Knockout Competition venture ‘up<br />
north’... Look out for photos <strong>of</strong> foamy<br />
fun in <strong>the</strong> next edition <strong>of</strong> re:action!<br />
HA scores again <strong>at</strong> Wembley!<br />
answer questions from ‘Mystery Guest’<br />
to ‘Wh<strong>at</strong> Happened Next’ but it was<br />
Nestlé th<strong>at</strong> emerged victorious!<br />
Penny Moore, chief executive,<br />
commented, “This is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> biggest<br />
events in our year <strong>and</strong> has proved<br />
enormously successful. Everyone has<br />
really enjoyed <strong>the</strong>mselves <strong>and</strong> entered<br />
into <strong>the</strong> spirit <strong>of</strong> fun. I am delighted th<strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> event was such a success <strong>and</strong><br />
raised a fantastic amount for <strong>the</strong> charity”.<br />
Fine Dining with a View<br />
We were thrilled to start 2008 with a spectacular event on <strong>the</strong><br />
25th February, held <strong>at</strong> The <strong>Gherkin</strong> (left) in <strong>the</strong> heart <strong>of</strong> London’s<br />
financial district. Guests were tre<strong>at</strong>ed to stunning views, a seven<br />
course feast courtesy <strong>of</strong> Searcy <strong>and</strong> in return raised a fantastic<br />
£12,000 for <strong>the</strong> charity.<br />
Please keep an eye on <strong>the</strong> regional page <strong>of</strong> our NEW website www.hospitalityaction.org.uk for details <strong>of</strong> upcoming events
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