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Buckinghamshire News from IoD
South's chairman, P.2
www.iod.com/south Published for members of the Buckinghamshire Branch of the Institute of Directors December 2006
Such fine furniture – if you missed Steward Linford
this time, look out for a return visit.
embers and guests have enjoyed a special evening visit to the showrooms
M and workshops of Stewart Linford in High Wycombe. ‘Stewart Linford
Furniture Maker’ is a high quality, bespoke furniture and woodwork business,
awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2004.
A tour of the factory showed the furniture-making process from start to finish and
included a display of limited editions chairs which combine historic themes with
historic woods. The Winston Churchill Chair, made from timber from Blenheim
Palace, features a carving of the man himself and a secret compartment holding three
enormous cigars and a humidor. The latest limited edition, the William Shakespeare
Chair, features intricate carvings of Romeo and Juliet and can be turned into library
steps.
This evening visit was so popular with our members that we hope to repeat it in
2007. Watch out for details later next year.
Seasonal good wishes come to you from all members of your IoD
Branch Committee and regional staff.
If Reading is in reach before or after Christmas, the regional team has a warm
welcome waiting for you at the offices of IoD South, but please note that The
Directors Room will be closed from 4pm on Dec 22 to 8am on Jan 2. It was
exciting to see so many IoD members at the Forbury Square Christmas tree
lighting-up party earlier this month. The IoD, Forbury's Restaurant, Carluccio's,
Stonemartin and The Forbury Hotel all came together for the evening with carol Bank of England briefing
singers, music and, of course festive drinks and roasted chestnuts.
Your next chance to get expert insight into
what is going on in the UK, European and
global economies is on Tuesday, 20
February. Following the publication of the
Goodbye and hello Inflation Report, we will again have Chris
Bailey from the Bank of England, to
David Pritchard, Branch Chairman, writes: demystify the charts and deliver some hot
insights into what may or may not happen
The Committee is extremely sorry to say farewell to our Branch next on interest rates, consumer spending
Administrator, Marion Baker, whom many of you know as an and foreign exchange. The Bank is also
efficient and popular organiser of events and the keeper of the gathering information and would welcome
Committee’s administrative conscience. Marion has devoted two your feedback on the economic factors
years of her life to the goal of educating, informing and affecting your business.
Debbie Benger entertaining the directors of Buckinghamshire, a process that may
have kept her looking young, but has not been without its trials!
We are very grateful to Marion and wish her well for the future.
Marion’s successor in the role will be Debbie Benger, married to
an IoD member and very experienced in commerce, having
worked as a Relationship and Process Development Executive for > Make a New Year's
Volvo for many years, as well as having run her own business. resolution: prepare to be
We will be sharing Debbie with the Milton Keynes Branch, with
a Chartered Director
the aim of exploiting the extensive common ground that exists
between the two branches. The Committee look forward to
making the most of Debbie’s experience to bring even better > Young Directors' Forum
and more focussed events to Buckinghamshire. Please make
Marion Baker her welcome.
> New regional treasurer,
Simon Bullock
Pleased to sponsor this newsletter, with others across IoD South
IoD BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BRANCH
Buckinghamshire Branch Events IoD Buckinghamshire
Debbie Benger, 07731 952256 February, 6.45pm – 9.30pm
admin.buckinghamshire@iod.net
www.iod.com/buckinghamshire
Visit to RAF Strike Command
High Wycombe
Most events listed here can
be booked online:
Branch Committee
See below
Thurs 25 Jan www.iod.com/south/events Chairman
Evening with Miles Templeman DAVID PRITCHARD
March 2007 Alternatively, some booking
Venue to be confirmed t 01753 279050
Chartered Director Breakfast forms will be with this
Tues 20 Feb, 6.00pm - 8.00pm e chairman.buckinghamshire@iod.net
Meeting newsletter.
Bank of England Briefing Date and venue to be confirmed Deputy Chairman
Venue to be confirmed
NEIL BRITTEN
t 07808 936884
e neil.britten@corven.com
Neighbouring IoD Branch Events Treasurer
All branches welcome members and guests from other areas. For more
SIMON BULLOCK
information, contact the administrator in the branch organising the event.
t 07711 193789
BERKSHIRE OXFORDSHIRE Fri 27 Apr, 7.00am - 8.59am e simon@bullock.name
Juliet Rushent Carol Brown. 8.59 Breakfast Club: Seeing the
0118 942 9608 01865-358447 uniqueness of your own Education Liaison Officer
admin.berks@iod.net admin.oxfordshire@iod.net "common" sense - playing to BOB MASON
www.iod.com/berkshire www.iod.com/oxfordshire strengths t 01494 680354
The Refectory, Guildford Cathedral e masonfive@clara.co.uk
Wed 21 Feb, 7.30am - 9.30am Fri 15 Dec, 7.00pm – 11.00pm
Leaders - Improve the odds for “O, Come All Ye Faithful to the Fri 25 May, 7.00am - 8.59am
PETER DARNELL
Ashmolean Museum” 8.59 Breakfast Club: Choosing
success! Reading Moat House, t 01494 831003
Ashomolean Museum, Oxford the main three goals to achieve
Sindlesham, Nr. Wokingham e peter.darnell@chartridge.co.uk
by 2009 – looking ahead 500
Mon 8 Jan, 7.30am – 9.15am
Mon 5 March, 6.30pm - 9.00pm days
Breakfast at Gee’s DAVID HORTON
New Members and Networking The Refectory, Guildford Cathedral
Gees Restaurant, Banbury Road, t 01494 473581
Evening. Vineyard, Thatcham Oxford
WEST THAMES e david.horton@targetsl.com
Sun 18 March TBC Tues 13 Feb, 7.00pm – 9.30pm Denise Jones.
St Patrick's Day Rugby Match New Members’ Welcome Event 0208 892 0595 GRAHAM JONES
Madejski Stadium, Reading Rhodes House, Oxford admin.westthames@iod.net t 01494 837060
www.iod.com/westthames e gja@mcb.net
Thurs 7 Jun, 8.45am - 6.00pm WEST SURREY
Sailing Regatta, Tues 27 Feb, 7.30 am - 9.00am
Julie Jerbic. Branch Administrator
Sunsail, Port Solent Breakfast Meeting - Marketing:
0845 456 9324 DEBBIE BENGER
How to avoid those missed
admin.westsurrey@iod.net t 07731 952256
HAMPSHIRE opportunities
www.iod.com/westsurrey e admin.buckinghamshire@iod.net
Brunel University, Uxbridge
Pauline Warren/Laura Farnsworth
Wed 10 Jan, 7.00pm - 10.00pm
023 8047 3500 Wed 28 March, 7.30am - 9.00am
Telemarketing: The A-Z on
admin.hants@iod.net Breakfast Meeting - Beat
Devising, Implementing and
www.iod.com/hampshire Procrastination Now!
Following Up a Campaign
Brunel University, Uxbridge
Thurs 11 Jan, 5pm – 7.30pm School of Management, University
Marketing Seminar of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7HX Tues 1 May
Golf Afternoon for Golfers and
Cams Hall Estate, Fareham Fri 26 Jan, 7.00am - 8.59am
Beginners
Call branch office for details 8.59 Breakfast Club: Is your
Hampton Court Palace Golf Club
web presence a handicap
Wed 7 Feb, 7.30am – 9.30am Details to be finalised.
- or a major asset?
Big Breakfast – Leadership The Refectory, Guildford Cathedral
lessons from extreme sport
The Rose Bowl SO30 3XH Fri 23 Feb, 7.00am - 8.59am Sign up for e-news
8.59 Breakfast Club: Building IoD South Regional Office
Effective relationships - Do you know about all the
MILTON KEYNES Regional Director (South):
debunking the worst myths of great opportunities now open to
Debbie Benger. RODGER BROAD
networking you nationally, regionally and
Temp. tel: 0118 900 0532 locally? Much of this information Davidson House, Forbury Square,
The Refectory, Guildford Cathedral
iod.south@iod.com is now online, but if you haven’t Reading RG1 3EU
www.iod.com/MiltonKeynes Fri 30 March, 7.00am - 8.59am registered with us, we cannot let t 0118 900 0532 e rodger.broad@iod.com
8.59 Breakfast Club: Defining and you know.
Sat 27 Jan, 7.00pm occupying a unique niche Senior Regional Administrator (South):
Milton Keynes Orchestra 40th profitably – as a stepping stone DAWN IFOULD
www.iod.com/signup
Anniversary Concert to doing even better Davidson House, Forbury Square,
Milton Keynes Theatre The Refectory, Guildford Cathedral Reading RG1 3EU
t 0118 900 0532 f 0118 900 0531
e iod.south@iod.com
RAF - another strike!
Members may remember an excellent event at RAF Strike Command in High Wycombe The views expressed in this newsletter are not
necessarily those of the IoD, neither is it the intention
some years ago, when we were given a privileged tour of the Command Bunker and a of the branch to endorse or appear to endorse any
presentation by the RAF on the history and current function of this crucial local defence company or product referred to. It accepts no
responsibility for goods and services provided by the
facility. organisations in this publication. Users of the
We are very pleased indeed to announce that we have arranged a repeat of this event for goods/services do so at their own risk and are
advised to take up references in the normal way.
those who were not able to attend the first one - or for those who want to visit Strike
Command again. The event will take place on Wednesday, 28 February and we will publish Designed and printed by Cookson Design
Deale House, 16b Lavant Street, Petersfield,
more details in the usual way shortly. We recommend that you contact the Administrator to Hampshire, GU32 3EW
reserve your place. tel: 01730 262 646 e: iod@cooksondesign.co.uk
4 December 2006 IoD Buckinghamshire news
