Dear Members, We recently heard the very sad news of the passing of our Toastmaster for 4 decades, Barry Dorn. As Master of Ceremonies, Barry kept us all in check,… Read More »MGGB – Speaker Professor Irene Tracey
Dear Members, Last week’s dinner was held the evening before the local elections, and those for Scottish & Welsh parliaments. We enjoyed a topical panel discussion, hosted by the excellent… Read More »MGGB – Politics Panel
Dear Member, March’s dinner was an entertaining education in what it means to be the human embodiment of a brand. Supermodel and entrepreneur David Gandy was interviewed by our own… Read More »MGGB – speaker David Gandy
Dear Members, February’s dinner was a full house for our guest speaker Jason Tarry, Chairman of The John Lewis Partnership, and former CEO of Tesco UK & Ireland. Jason gave… Read More »MGGB – speaker Jason Tarry
Dear Member, Happy Christmas. I hope you are all able to get a well-earned rest and some time with family and friends over the holiday period. December’s dinner was a… Read More »MGGB – Christmas message
Dear Members, Last week we were pleased to finally kick-off the season with Angus Thirlwell, Founder of Hotel Chocolat, as our speaker. Angus educated and entertained us with his journey… Read More »MGGB – speaker David Lammy
Dear Members, I am honoured to be taking on the role of your Chair for the 2025/26 season. Ale has been an inspiring Chair, and led a fantastic season of… Read More »MGGB – your new chair
Dear Members, Last Thursday we held the last Dinner of the 2024/25 season and, for those who were not there, it was a remarkable evening with Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor in… Read More »MGGB – End of the season
Dear Members We held an exceptional dinner last week with the Rt. Hon. Sir Chris Bryant, Minister for the Creative Industries and Minister of State at the Department for Science, Innovation… Read More »MGGB – Rt. Hon. Sir Chris Bryant
Dear Members, It was very good to see the Claridge’s Ballroom filled with younger guests, representing the next generation of MGGB members! Many commented we should do it more frequently,… Read More »MGGB – Jennifer Quigley Jones and Eleanor Mills