Annual Dinner 2009

Guest speaker – Julia Hartley-Brewer

Julia is Assistant Editor and columnist on The Sunday Express. As well as regular guest appearances on everything from Have I Got News For You to Question Time, she has presented a documentary about Deputy Prime Ministers called Every Prime Minister Needs A Willie.

She began her career on an East London newspaper, where she answered calls from Reggie Kray ringing in from Maidstone Prison. She left for the more glamorous role of reporter on Londoner’s Diary at The Standard, before graduating to political stories on The Guardian and then The Express.

With a nod towards both West Wing and Yes Minister, Julia’s highly entertaining after dinner speeches reveal which Cabinet member routinely ordered two main courses at dinner – and how journalists invent new words deliberately to trip up politicians at press conferences.

Timings
6.30pm     Hosted & cash bars open
7.30pm     Call to dinner
10.30pm   End of formal proceedings
1.00am     Cash bar closes

Dress
Black Tie

Cost
Individual ticket is £145 + VAT
Table of 10 is £1450 + VAT

Booking
To book your table or places at the dinner please download the booking form below and return to
SAS Event Management, The Old George Brewery, Rollestone Street, Salisbury SP1 1DX or fax 01722 331313.

Tables are allocated in the order in which paid up bookings are received, so please book early.

Guest list & table plan
A table plan pro-forma will be sent to you when your booking is confirmed. This form must be completed with your guests’ names and the order of seating as soon as possible, but no later than Friday 19th December 2008. Names received after this date may not be included in the guest list. Named place cards will be prepared and put out for you on each table in the order you specify.

You should contact the Grosvenor House direct to order:

Dinner wines
These can only be booked online. Once you have booked, the Grosvenor House Hotel will email you, as the host, a personal access code and website link.

Pre-dinner hospitality tables
For parties of up to 24 guests: £100 + drinks charged on a consumption basis.

For parties over 24 and up to 40 guests: £200 + drinks charged on a consumption basis (limited number of pre-dinner tables are available in the Ballroom and areas around the Great Room)

These are also to be booked online via the hotel’s wine order website.

Private rooms for entertaining
Contact Hannah Needs Tel: 0207 012 7186 or Mauricio Almonacid Tel: 0207 012 7183.

Overnight accommodation
Please quote ‘ER4’ to obtain preferential rates at the Grosvenor House. Contact Reservations Tel: 0207 012 7629. Alternatively, you can use the link on the wine order wesbite to book online.