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Issue 17
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Principal Patron
Heston Blumenthal OBE
Welcome to the 17th edition of re:action.
I was delighted when asked to write the foreword of this edition of Hospitality
Action’s magazine as it gives me the opportunity to tell you how I have recently
become more involved with our industry’s benevolent charity.
When I became a patron of Hospitality Action I wanted to do something more
than just be a name on the letterhead. Together with my fellow chefs and patrons
Nigel Haworth and Paul Heathcote, we devised a series of three dinners to be
hosted by us all at our respective restaurants in Manchester, Longridge and
Langho to raise vital funds for the charity. See page 6 for an update on the first of
these events, a fabulous fundraising evening that took place at my own restaurant
at ABode Manchester.
In addition I have launched an appeal for restaurants and hotels to raise money
by asking customers to donate £1 per bill to Hospitality Action. Initially to be
launched in May 2012 for HA Week I hope this appeal, called ‘At your discretion’,
will grow from strength to strength – see page 7.
I take great pride in being a two star Michelin chef in this wonderful industry and
being recognised by my peers but life is not always easy for our colleagues and
many face adversity and hardship, through no fault of their own, at some point in
their careers.
Hospitality Action strives to help individuals experiencing life crisis and help
to rebuild their lives. I hope that you will continue to support the charity and help
them to continue their great work.
Happy reading!
Patrons
Roy Ackerman CBE
Surinder Arora
Jason Atherton
Raymond Blanc OBE
Michael Caines MBE
Donald Davenport
Anton Edelmann
George Goring OBE
Nigel Haworth
Sir Garry Hawkes CBE
Paul Heathcote MBE
Phil Hooper
Prue Leith CBE
Donald Macdonald OBE
Anton Mosimann OBE
Harry Murray MBE
Jamie Oliver MBE
Ramón Pajares OBE
Alan Parker CBE
Michael Quinn MBE
Gary Rhodes OBE
Albert Roux OBE
Michel Roux OBE
Delia Smith CBE
Viscount Thurso MP
Brian Turner CBE
Antony Worrall Thompson
President
Bob Cotton OBE
Chairman
William Baxter CBE
Vice Chairman
Dick Turpin
Hon Treasurer
Jon Dee ACA
Michael Caines MBE
Trustees
Richard Ball
Robert Cook
Patrick Dempsey
Simon Dobson
Alex Fisher
Andrew Guy
Sue Harrison
Peter Hazzard
Matt Johnson
Andrew Latham
Mark Lewis
Jonathan Raggett
Tracey Rogers
Peter Smale
Robert Walton MBE
Chief Executive
Penny Moore
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re:action HA Regional Update
Hospitality Action has a number of regional boards across the UK. These help to create
Here’s what London and the South West have been up to recently, simply turn the page
The London Region
Buyers meet suppliers
at the Lancaster
The wonderful Lancaster London hotel was the
venue for suppliers to meet buyers to discuss
business opportunities and raise much-needed
funds for Hospitality Action.
Suppliers of all different categories, from
biscuits to tableware, water to cleaning
solutions had the opportunity to meet senior
buyers from all sectors of the hospitality
industry.
After a hard day of business everyone agreed
that the best deal struck was the £18,000
raised for the charity!
The 2012 Suppliers Forum
MasterChef Michel
Roux Jr hosts an
evening of fine dining
Celebrated chef
Michel Roux Jr
hosted a unique
fundraising dinner at
Roux at Parliament
Square to help raise
funds for Hospitality
Action.
The one-off,
sell-out event saw
the star of BBC 2’s
Michel Roux Jr with a happy guest
MasterChef: The
Professionals and
Michel Roux’s Service, serve
thrilled to continue the tradition
an impressive four course
of supporting the charity’s
dinner, including Daube of
essential work.”
Lake District beef and a
The evening was attended
delicious prune and almond
by a number of well-known
tart.
figures from across the
Michel says: “Both my
industry, including Paul
father and uncle are Patrons
Heathcote MBE, and raised an
of Hospitality Action and I am
amazing £11,000!
The Hospitality Action Ball
Towards the end of 2011 just
over £100,000 was raised at
the annual Hospitality Action
Ball. Many, many thanks
to those who attended or
supported the evening in
some way – it really was
the hottest ticket in town!
Taking place at the Lancaster
London, guests including
John Campbell, Ashley
Palmer-Watts, Brian Turner
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and Silvena Rowe enjoyed a
champagne reception and
gourmet four course meal.
The extraordinary generosity
shown by all those involved
has enabled us to continue to
raise awareness of key issues
and support industry members
in their darkest hour. Thank
you again to all those who
made the evening a real night
to remember.
Guests at the Nestlé Professional table
HA Regional Update re:action
and support fundraising activities within their areas, as well as publicising HA’s work.
to keep up-to-date on all the latest news from the North West!
London to Paris
Extreme Cycle
Challenge
The South West Region
Supporters of
Hospitality Action
with a taste for
adventure are
taking part in a cycle ride from
London to Paris this summer.
The charity hopes that this
challenge of a lifetime will raise
£20,000 for those in need.
Travelling between two of
the world’s most fascinating
cities, participants will leave
London on 29th June and
will pass through the idyllic
English countryside before
crossing over the Channel.
Once in France they’ll enjoy
the stunning French scenery
until finally arriving in Paris on
the 1st July.
The route is considered
to be one of the best cycling
routes in Europe and two
leading chefs have signed
up to take part. Michelinstarred chef Alan Murchison
of BBC 2’s The Great British
Menu and Hayden Groves,
BaxterStorey’s executive chef
at Barclays, are both keen
cyclists and are eager to take
on the challenge. They will
be joined by Michael Cross,
Hospitality Action Board
Member and winner of the
2011 “HA’s Heroes” award,
together with 20 other
cyclists.
The team’s motto is: 3 days,
2 wheels, 1 reason.
Celebrated chefs Hywel Jones of
Lucknam Park, Sam Moody of Bath
Priory, Michael Croft of Calcot Manor
and Martin Burge of Whatley Manor
joined forces to help raise vital funds by
preparing a special lunch at Beaufort
Polo Club, Gloucestershire.
The annual Charity Polo Day featured
the final of the Sidebottom Cup. Prior
to the match guests were given a
polo demonstration as they enjoyed a
private drinks reception on the lawn of
Beaufort Polo Club. Off the polo pitch
guests were treated to an impressive
three course lunch, followed by
Top chefs at Polo raise £30,000
William Baxter with the winning team
afternoon tea. Many thanks once again
to our main sponsor, BaxterStorey.
Tickets are now available for the
2012 Polo Day taking place on
Sunday 9th September. Please visit
www.hospitalityaction.org.uk/events
to book your place!
Open Gardens
Last year a number of establishments
across the South West of England
threw open their garden gates to host a
series of tours.
Combe House Open Day
Barnsley House, Gidleigh Park,
Combe House and The Bath Priory all
hosted Open Garden events, which
delighted by the number of people who
saw waves of delighted gardening
came to see our gardens. So many
enthusiasts explore these usually
more than expected that we ran out of
hidden beauties to raise valuable funds
homemade cakes! A huge thank you to
for the charity.
everybody for supporting our industry
Entrance for each event was an
charity, Hospitality Action – a very
affordable £7.00 per person and
worthy cause.”
included a beverage. PreThe tours were a great
booking was not required
success and raised just over
and each garden was open
£1,750.
from 2pm-5pm.
If you would like to
Ken Hunt, who runs
open your garden in aid of
Combe House with his wife
Hospitality Action please
Ruth said:
contact the fundraising team
“We were astounded and Barnsley House
on 0203 004 5503.
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re:action HA Regional Update
The North West Region
Great
Manchester
Run 2012
Many thanks to our 25 top
charity supporters taking part
in the Bupa Great Manchester
Run on Sunday 20th May.
The race is one of the world’s
fastest growing running events
and Britain’s premier 10k
event.
Runners include teams from
Living Ventures, Rezidor Park
Inn, Holden Media, Linthwaite
House Hotel and Ramada
Salford Quays, not to mention
athletic individuals from One
Cost Ltd, Hotel du Vin, Guthrie
Partnership, The Pastry King
and our very own North West
Regional Co-ordinator Dawn
Holding!
Many thanks to the De
Vere Academy of Hospitality
for sponsoring our runners’
t-shirts, 3663 for their kind
donation of energy bars and
drinks and The Olive Press for
acting as our runners’ base on
the day!
Left to right: Paul Heathcote, Nigel Haworth and Michael Caines
Top trio host dinners
Michael Caines MBE, Paul Heathcote
MBE and Nigel Haworth, all patrons of
Hospitality Action, have joined forces to
host three unique fundraising dinners at
their restaurants.
The first of the series was hosted
by Michael Caines MBE at the
Michael Caines Restaurant at ABode
Manchester and raised a staggering
£7,700! Diners at all three events enjoy
a Champagne reception, followed by a
five course dinner plus coffee and petit
fours. Each event has its own unique
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menu, carefully crafted by all three
chefs, with each leading on at least one
of the courses, working alongside the
venue’s head chef.
Paul Heathcote MBE will host
the second event at The Longridge
Restaurant on May 24th and Nigel
Haworth will host the final dinner
at Northcote on Thursday 27th
September. All events have been
generously supported by Boutinot
Wines, Illy Coffee and Paul MellorBates Creative.
deal. The price
comparison is easy to
use and takes just a few
minutes to complete.
With every successful
switch £2 will be
donated to Hospitality
Action, making your new
utility deal even sweeter!
To take part in a
comparison simply visit:
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HA Regional Update re:action
Chefs get behind
‘At your discretion’
restaurant appeal
Restaurants across the
country will be coming
together to take part in an
innovative fundraising appeal
that asks diners to add an
extra £1 to their bill in support
of Hospitality Action.
Michael Caines MBE,
celebrated chef and patron
of HA, has generously
endorsed the appeal and
will be operating the scheme
within his own Michael Caines
ABode restaurants in Chester
and Manchester. A number
of other restaurants have
also already confirmed their
support, including Park Plaza
hotels, Aiden Byrne, The Mark
Addy, Seafood Pub Company,
Lancashire Taverns and the
Midland Hotel Manchester, to
name just a few.
The appeal has been
promoted nationally, with the
support of LiveBookings,
Europe’s largest online
marketing and reservations
service for restaurants and
Manchester Confidential,
Our North West supporters are hosting an
array of fundraising events in aid of HA over
the coming months. Places are still available
so why not go along, show your support
and have some fun at the same time?
Manchester Hoteliers Association
Football Tournament
Sunday 19th August
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a lifestyle magazine for
Manchester.
For further information
about how your restaurant
can sign up or for a full list of
the restaurants participating,
please contact Emily on
020 3004 5503 or email
fundraising@hospitalityaction.
org.uk.
Cheshire Hoteliers
Football Tournament
Sunday 26th August
[email protected]
Party at the Polo
Hosted by my-hospitality.com
Tuesday 11th September
Cheshire Polo Club
Tickets: £89 per person
£790 for a table of 10
www.charitypolo.co.uk
[email protected]
01625 827 520
Cheshire Hotel Association Ball
Thursday 20th September
[email protected]
Michael Caines: supporting the
‘At your discretion’ appeal
Special thanks to the Northern Restaurant & Bar Show,
The North West Food and Hospitality Show 2012 in
association with Trevors Food Service and the Wellocks
Chefs Conference for their support. Without your generosity
we would not have been able to the spread the word about
the great work of Hospitality Action at these fantastic
shows!
The Manchester Hoteliers Association
Annual Ball
Friday 2nd November
Mercure Piccadilly, Manchester
Tickets: £55 per person
[email protected]
Dawn Holding is the HA North West
Regional Co-ordinator. If you would like
to contact Dawn directly please email
[email protected] or telephone
0161 972 0448 / 07766 753310
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re:action HA Update
£80,000 raised at The Big Event!
The hospitality industry was out in
force earlier this year to celebrate
the work of Hospitality Action and
The Springboard Charity at The Big
Event. The official Hotelympia event
took place at Westminster Park
Plaza and raised £80,000, which
was shared between both charities.
Over 850 guests were greeted
with a Champagne reception
followed by a sumptuous meal, that
included a pressed terrine starter
prepared by John Campbell and
sponsored by BaxterStorey. For
the main course guests enjoyed
confit pork belly created by Jason
Atherton and sponsored by
Compass Group. The delicious
black forest entremets dessert,
created by leading chocolatier
William Curley and sponsored
by Elior UK, was followed by an
assortment of petit fours sponsored
by Town and Country Fine Foods.
A selection of fine cheeses from Bel
UK and Milk Link rounded off the
evening’s culinary delights.
Throughout the evening guests
were entertained by top
impressionist Rory Bremner, a
spectacular version of one of the
most successful West End theatre
shows of all time and music by the
seven-piece Chance Band, as well
as a gripping charity auction hosted
by celebrity chef Brian Turner.
Clockwise from above: Brian Turner, Rory Bremner, the piper and guests enjoying the celebrations
All
brought to you by our fabulous sponsors...
Thank you to our supporters including
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HA Update re:action
Win a trip to Florida!
CEDA
success!
Do you want to jet off
to a sunnier climate
like Ms J Jeffries,
first prize winner of
the 2011 Big Prize
Draw? Ms Jeffries
won a four night stay for two at the
Intercontinental Dubai Festival City
simply by purchasing a Prize Draw
ticket for just £1!
The first prize in 2012 is an amazing
three-night stay for two at The
Chesterfield Palm Beach hotel
in Florida, including flights, kindly
donated by Red Carnation Hotels.
The draw will take place on Friday
20th July so be sure to get in touch
ASAP! To purchase your tickets over
the phone please telephone Giuliana
on 020 3004 5504.
Thank you to Catering
Equipment Distributors
Association for raising a
staggering £10,000 for HA
at their 2012 conference and
for nominating us as their
charity of choice for their
2012 Golf Day. We are
extremely grateful to all
involved for raising these
much needed funds. The
£10,000 really will make a
huge difference to all those
we support.
Ms Jeffries with her partner in Dubai
Industry professionals
climb to new heights
A group of 44 key industry players
embarked upon the challenge of a
lifetime last September in support
of Hospitality Action. The charity
partnered with Nestlé Professional to
coordinate a Three Peaks Challenge,
with participants scaling England,
Scotland and Wales’ highest points.
Each team of 4 people was tasked
with raising £5,000 in a bid to raise
£50,000 for the charity. In spite of
‘atrocious conditions’, with driving
rain, little visibility and fierce winds, the
teams all completed the challenge.
Teams from 3663, BaxterStorey,
Fresh Montgomery, Jellybean Creative
Solutions, Lancaster London hotel,
McCann Enterprise, Northcote Manor,
Nestlé Professional and Red Carnation
Hotels all took part.
The challenge will be taking place
once again this year. Keep an eye out
for the next edition of re:action to see
how our adventurous supporters got on!
£3,400
raised at
‘Chef of the
Year’ event
“A spectacular night and a
huge success” was the praise
given by Duncan Peters, MD
at Relish Publications, referring
to Visionary Dining’s ‘Chef
of the Year 2010/11’ event
which took place on the 20th
October 2011 at The Lakes
Hotel School, Kendal. Overall
a very impressive £3,400 was
raised for Hospitality Action.
Thank you
Unilever Food
Solutions
The Nestlé Professional team
Many thanks to Unilever Food
Solutions who raised over
£2,000 for the charity at their
annual conference earlier this
year.
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re:action HA Update
3663 charity
Golf Day
triumph!
Very many thanks to 3663 & Bidvest Logistics
for donating the proceeds of their recent annual
Golf Day to the charity. Teams from Cable &
Wireless, Fujitsu and Daisy Group plc took part
in the event which was held at Brockett Hall and
raised a staggering £14,300! Plans are already
in place to hold the Golf Day again on Thursday
20th September 2012, so be sure to save the
date!
Golf Day participants
The Compass apprentices
Compass apprentices
raise £20,000!
Ten teams from the Compass
Academy were tasked with
turning £200 into £2,000 for
Hospitality Action. Fundraising
included a Burns Supper
at Edinburgh Castle and a
celebration of North Wales
hospitality in Bangor. Raffles,
sports challenges and mufti
days also took place, helping
the apprentices to raise a
superb £20,000!
Penny Moore, Chief
Executive of Hospitality Action,
The Great 8
tour
continues
Agri nominate
HA as their
Charity of
the Year
Agri, the waste product
collection and renewable
energy conversion company,
have nominated Hospitality
Action as their chosen charity.
For every container of UCO
or bin of food waste collected,
Agri will donate 1p to HA.
It is envisaged that they will
raise £10,000 per year for the
charity!
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was hugely impressed by the
hard work and dedication
shown by the Compass
Academy students: “The
range of innovative ideas
the teams came up with
were inspirational and this
donation will go a long way
in supporting those in need.
This initiative also helped
raise awareness of Hospitality
Action and our work and I
would like to congratulate and
thank everyone that took part.”
Penny Moore with Matt Johnson of Bunzl
Bunzl Catering
Supplies
A big thank you goes to Bunzl Catering Supplies
for raising a whopping £18,000 at their annual
conference. Your efforts are really appreciated!
Michelin-starred MasterChef
Gordon Cartwright, Managing
Director of Visionary Dining
and former AA restaurant
inspector, continues to
organise this special series
of events on behalf of HA.
Great 8 events still to come
include those featuring Aiden
Byrne, Simon Rogan and
Rupert Rowley. Many thanks
to all the chefs involved!
HA Update re:action
BRITA Professional
raises funds for HA
Many thanks to BRITA
profitability for operators across the
Professional for donating £1 industry, raising over £4,000 in the
for each Traditional AquaQuell
process!
filter and AquaQuell
Purity replacement
cartridge ordered
towards the end of
2011.
The water filtration
specialist encouraged
as many customers as
possible to exchange
old water filters in a
bid to raise charity
Anthony Spruce, Penny Moore and Faye Clothier
funds and improve
Concentrated
Places
To celebrate
the launch of
the new Knorr
Create More
Concentrated Sauces, the
whole industry was invited to
take part in an exciting photo
campaign to raise money for
HA. We asked people to take a
photo in a Concentrated Place
– somewhere small – and
upload it to a dedicated online
photo album. Hayden Groves
(above), Elior’s executive chef
at Lloyds of London was
among those who took part!
Around the World in a Day
Hilton in the Community
Foundation have nominated
HA for the 2012 “Around the
World in a Day” initiative. The day is a
fun-filled community fundraising
event hosted by Hilton Worldwide’s
portfolio of hotels in Europe. The aim
of the day is to cumulatively travel
the circumference of the Earth in just
one day whilst raising important
Thanks go to...
● Jellybean Creative
Solutions and William Murray
Communications for their
continued support
● Fresh Montgomery for their
£1,482 donation achieved at
Hotelympia 2012
● The Staff Canteen for raising
£2,000 via a “penny per click”
initiative
● Around Arena for raising £1,366
since September 2011
● Jupiter Hotels for raising over
£6,800
● Radford Chancellor, James
funds for a range of charities,
including Hospitality Action.
This year the target is to travel
around the world not just once,
but twice!
HA’S HEROES
Day, Ryan Maclean, Stuart
Donald and Gavin Millar for
taking part in some seriously
challenging events on our behalf!
● The Fat Duck for their
continued support
● Lancaster London for their
Christmas 2011 Giant Ginger
Bread House which raised £155
● Ambassador Awards
Liverpool, held in conjunction
with the Retail Trust, which raised
£669
● Verve Personnel for raising
£738 over the past six months
● David Croft for his continued
hard work and fundraising efforts
● Manitowoc Foodservice and
Nestlé Professional for collecting
funds for HA at Hotelympia 2012
● Oyster & Otter Blackburn for
raising just under £400
● CEDA/CESA Golf Day which
raised £1,668
● Villeroy & Boch for raising £400
at their annual lunch
● Pro Chef for raising £3,084
towards the end of 2011
● Society of Golden Keys for
raising over £10,000 for HA
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re:action HA Facts
Hospitality Action: The Facts
Hospitality Action supports people suffering from serious illnesses such as cancer,
lung disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s, as well as helping people who are
experiencing poverty, domestic violence and bereavement. We also assist families with
sick and disabled children.
● In 2011 we assisted 1,492 people.
● A staggering 77% of our beneficiaries were under the age of 60.
● 39% of the charity’s beneficiaries needed assistance after a life-changing
illness.
Where do we help?
Regional Breakdown of Grant Expenditure January – December 2011
Outside UK
Scotland
2 beneficiaries = £3,200
85 beneficiaries = £48,119
Northern Ireland
North East
3 beneficiaries = £733
74 beneficiaries = £42,886
North West
70 beneficiaries = £46,913
East Anglia
21 beneficiaries = £15,335
London
Midlands
79 beneficiaries = £57,364
Wales
41 beneficiaries = £30,669
South West
107 beneficiaries = £72,461
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29 beneficiaries = £18,055
South East
72 beneficiaries = £48,345
Case Study re:action
David Giles – Catering
Equipment Engineer, Aramark
David Giles lives with his wife and
six year old son. For 15 years
David worked for Aramark but
at the age of 38 he developed
degenerative disc disease and
osteoarthritis in his lower spine.
Due to his lack of mobility
and constant pain David was
forced to give up the job he
loved. David’s wife suffers from
ME meaning she is also unable
to work and the family often go
without essential items. With a
young child, the family struggled
to live on state benefits.
David became extremely
frustrated with his inability to help
his wife and access community
facilities which would allow them
to enjoy family activities together.
The restrictions affected his
feeling of self-worth – he couldn’t
even take his son to school.
Following an assessment
David was told the use of a
mobility scooter would give him
back some of his much needed
independence and he would be
able to go with his son to school
once more. But with limited funds,
David simply couldn’t afford one.
Hospitality Action was able
to help and paid for the scooter,
enabling the family to enjoy quality
time together once more.
Please carry on supporting
our work so we can continue
to be there for other industry
families in need.
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re:action Family Members
Family Members Lunches
Family Members lunches help us to build
better relationships with our Family Members,
all of whom have dedicated many years to the
industry. The lunches offer our Family Members
the opportunity to meet new friends in their area
or catch up with old ones and reminisce about
past times. Since our last edition of re:action we
have been able to host some fantastic events
where all our Family Members were made to
feel extra special.
Family Members were treated to our first ever
lunch in Cumbria at the Linthwaite House Hotel
in Windermere (1).
Friendships continued when Cumberland
Lodge held its second lunch in October 2011
(2).
New friendships were formed at the ABode in
Manchester (3) & the ABode Chester 2012 (4).
Malmaison, Liverpool spoilt our Family
Members with a second lunch in November
2011 (5).
The Beefeater, Walston Castle in Cardiff
raised the roof with its third Christmas lunch
(6) and Holiday Inn, Mayfair hosted its fifth
Christmas lunch (7).
2012 has started with an amazing line up of
25 lunches and afternoon teas donated all over
the UK, enabling 600 Family Members to be
invited throughout the year.
Warwick Conferences wowed our Family
Members with our first lunch of 2012 in the
Coventry area (8). Malmaison have once again
donated a fabulous eight lunches, with the first
hosted in Glasgow on Easter Monday (9).
We have over 1,100 Family Members
across the UK and are always looking for
extra lunches or afternoon teas. If you could
donate a lunch please contact Jenny Gill on
0203 004 5508 for more details.
Don’t forget to check out our Facebook page
for updates on all the lunches and pictures of the
events http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Hospitality-Action/116209395080433
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Family Members
Scheme
Are you or a member of your staff
team looking forward to a well-earned
retirement but worried about staying
connected to the hospitality industry?
When people retire they hope for a
more relaxed lifestyle, yet for some
retiring from the hospitality industry
it can be a daunting process where
for many years their life has been
filled with lots of people and
vibrancy.
Our Family Members Scheme is a
contact scheme for people who have
worked within the hospitality industry
and are now retired. It is a free scheme
and is open to anyone who is over
pension age and has worked within
the hospitality industry in the UK for at
least seven years. The scheme keeps
people connected to the industry and
aims to offer a little something to all
retirees.
The scheme consists of:
● A bi-monthly newsletter full of useful
information and facts
● A birthday card and small gift
sponsored by Cadburys
● A Christmas card and gift from the
team at Head Office
● Local regional lunches, offering
the opportunity for a day out and
the ability to meet up and make new
friends.
Where possible we also have
volunteer visitors who stop by on
a regular basis for a cup of tea
and friendly catch up or telephone
befrienders who call on a monthly
basis.
What the scheme means to our
Family Members...
“Sorry we haven’t got anyone else’s
details to give you as an emergency
contact, we only have each other. All
our people are not alive anymore and
the few people we know are not close
to us. That’s why we think of you as our
family, you are so lovely.”
Mr & Mrs Plume, Dorset
To find out how to become a
Family Member contact Jenny Gill
on 0203 004 5508
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re:action The Ark
The Ark Foundation
The Ark is a branch of Hospitality Action, set up to educate the
hospitality industry’s students, employees and management
as to the dangers of alcohol dependency and other drug
misuse. The Ark receives no government funding and relies
on the generosity of those within the industry. Our thanks
go out to all those who have recently supported The Ark. If
your college or business would also like to raise funds, or you
would like to arrange a seminar, please e‑mail Shelagh Jansen:
[email protected]
Michael Quinn and students from West Lothian College
Rising stars shine brightly at Grand Charity Banquet
Very many thanks to South Downs College who
raised over £11,000 for Hospitality Action and The
Ark Foundation at their third Grand Charity Banquet.
Six former students, all rising stars within the industry,
combined their exceptional talents for this special
fundraising evening.
Gerry Shurman, Head of Catering, Hospitality and
South Downs College staff and students
Travel at South Downs College explains: “Since the
College has produced many outstanding chefs over the
years, we decided to invite back six former students
to put on an outstanding gastronomic experience for
guests. They’ve all done extremely well since graduating,
with both ourselves and industry experts recognising
that they’re incredibly talented and real rising stars.”
Our thanks go to Gemma Powell, Allen Sorrell, Oscar
Holgado, Rob Mcleary, Shaun Searley and Farokh Talati
for their fantastic efforts and also to the Front of House
team under the direction of Natalie Byne and Ryan
Humphrey. Special mention goes to the service students
who, under the direction of Bummi Okolosi, Maitre
D’hotel at Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner, worked hard to
present the range of signature dishes on offer. Thanks
finally to the evening’s sponsors, including Kenwood,
Nestle UK and City and Guilds, who made the event
possible.
Thanks go to...
● Huge thanks to the Savoy
Educational Trust for their
continued support of The Ark
Foundation – we couldn’t do it
without you!
● The Fat Duck for their
continued support
● City of Bristol College who
have raised £210
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● Isle of Man College whose
students raised £282
● City of Bath College for holding
a special dinner, raising £115
● Redbridge College for hosting
a ‘Roaring Twenties’ themed
evening, which raised over £400
● Leeds Metropolitan College
for raising £324
● Norwich Hotel School for
organising a fundraising dinner
raising £1,000
● Peterborough College for
donating £600
● AND all other colleges who
have sent a donation to The
Ark Foundation – from £50 up
to £500
Ark for Business re:action
The Ark for Business
at Hotelympia 2012
The Ark for Business offered
confidential and free consultations at
the 2012 Hotelympia, held at Excel.
With drug and alcohol misuse a
serious problem across the industry,
this was a perfect opportunity for
businesses to be assessed free of
charge.
The Ark for Business aims to
uncover and assist with drug
and alcohol excess which are
often disguised by individuals or
unrecognised by managers. As well
as the human costs, the effects on
a business can be profound as it
impacts on customer experience,
profitability, morale, safety and
company reputation.
Ken Crosland of The Ark for
Business says: “In hospitality
problems originate in many ways:
employees partying hard after work;
a stressed manager increasingly
reliant on the bottle at the end
of another hard day; the lonely
individual, far from home and family.
The Ark for Business aims to help
employers become aware of these
issues and offers guidelines on how
to handle them.
“It was great to meet so many
individuals at Hotelympia and
discuss their issues; it was also
a fantastic opportunity to raise
awareness of the work we do
and how we can help in their
businesses.
A huge thank
you to Fresh
Montgomery for
providing this
facility.”
Thank you Master
Innholders!
Philip Howard, taken by Susannah Fields
The Master Innholders has
presented £5,000 each to industry
charities Hospitality Action and
The Springboard Charity. The
donation was raised at the recent
Master Innholders Annual General
Managers’ Conference held at
London Hilton on Park Lane.
Speakers provided invaluable
insight to attendees, with standout
sessions including a presentation by
Lord Coe about the impact of the
Olympics.
Philip Howard, chef and coowner of The Square, interviewed
by Mark Lewis, Editor of Caterer
and Hotelkeeper, was inspirational,
reflecting on his past drug and
alcohol abuse and the importance of
the work of The Ark for Business.
Whether your business is large or small, The Ark for Business can help
you protect against a difficult problem in a cost-effective and positive way.
Contact Ken Crosland on 020 3004 5500 for a confidential discussion.
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HA Roll of Honour as of 16 April 2012
Corporate Members
3 Inn Ltd
3663
ABode Chester
Academy of Food & Wine
Accrington & Rossendale College
ACT Ltd
adhoc pr
Admiral Group
Advantage Catering Equipment
AICR (UK)
Alderley Edge Hotel & Restaurant
Andrew Lamont & Associates
ARAMARK Limited
ARENA
Ascot House Hotel
Aubrey Allen Ltd
Banquets Group
Base2Stay Kensington Limited
Base2Stay Liverpool LLP
Bath Priory Ltd
BaxterStorey
Berkeley Scott
The Big Sleep Hotel
Bingham Hotel
Boodle’s
Brown’s Hotel
Bunzl plc
Carden Park Hotel
Caterek Ltd
Caterer & Hotelkeeper
The Cavendish Hotel
Central Presentations Ltd
CH & Co.
Chef Up North
Chesford Grange Hotel
Chester and Cheshire Hoteliers
Association
The Chester Grosvenor
Chichester College of Arts & Sc.
Technology
Churchill China
City College of Norwich Hotel School
Claridge’s
Compass Group UK & Ireland
Connaught
Consortium of Caterers & Administrators
in Education
Copthorne Hotel Manchester
COREcruitment
Counter Solutions UK Ltd
Crowne Plaza
The Cumberland
De Vere Academy of Hospitality
De Vere Hotel Group
Debenhams Foodservices Plc
Delaware North Companies (Wembley)
Ltd
Douwe Egberts Coffee Systems Ltd
Dunkirk Landscape Services
E‑Foods Ltd
Elior UK
Elite Hotels
English Lakes Hotels
Evesham Hotel
Exeter & Heart of Devon Hotels &
Restaurant Association
Express by Holiday Inn
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FM Recruitment
Fonacab
Gatwick Hotels Association
Gauntlet Insurance
George InterContinental Edinburgh
Glen Dimplex Professional Appliances
Goodfellows
The Gore Hotel
Goring Hotel Limited
Grantham College
Grosvenor House
The Halkin Hotel
Hamilton Hotel Partners
Hammersmith & West London College
Harvey Nichols
Hintlesham Hall Hotel
Historic Sussex Hotels
Holiday Inn
Hospitality In-Sites
Hospitality Media
Hospitality Today
Host Hotels
Hotel Bristol
Ilsington Country House Hotel
IndiCater Ltd
Institute of Hospitality
InterContinental Hotels Group
InterContinental London
ISS Facility Services – Hotel and Leisure
ISS Mediclean Limited
Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel
Kh3 International Search
Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board
Le Gavroche
Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons
Lincat Group plc
Litmus Partnership Limited
Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise
Partnership
London Bridge Hotel
The Lowry Hotel
M.A.R.C.H.E.
Malmaison
Managed Support Services plc
Manchester ABode
Manchester Hoteliers Association
Marketing Cheshire
Marriott Kensington Hotel
Maybourne Hotel Group
McFarlane Telfer
The Metropolitan Hotel
Milsom Hotels Ltd
Moor Hall Hotel
Murcott Associates
Northcote & RVI
Northern Hospitality Ltd
Nunsmere Hall Hotel
Nutters Restaurant
One Cost Limited
One Lombard Street
Oranka Fruit Juices
The Pastry King
The Peat Inn
People 1st
Petersham Nurseries
The Place Hotel
Ponti’s Group Limited
Premier Foods
Prestige Purchasing
Pride of Britain Hotels
Princess on Portland Hotel
Profile Management & Specialist
Recruitment
PSL
R J Consulting
R Noone & Son Ltd
Radisson Edwardian
Rainbow Café
Rational UK Ltd
Regent Recruitment UK Ltd
Restaurant Associates
Roses Tea Rooms
Rudding Park Ltd
Sandringham Hotel
Saunders Media Distribution
Savoy
Savoy Society
The Scottish Hotel School
Seafood Pub Company
Searcy
The Sloane Club
The Society of the Golden Keys
Sodexo Limited
The Solutions Company
Sounds Commercial Ltd
South Downs College
St Andrews Sporting Club
St David’s Hotel & Spa
Stapleford Park
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Sudbury House Hotel Ltd
Susan Hamilton Group
Tall Trees Hotel
Taste Hospitality Recruitment Ltd
Thistle
Three Ways House
Thurlestone Hotel
Tibard Ltd
The Torridon
The Tower
Trafford College
Trevors Warehouses Ltd
TRI Hospitality Consulting
Turpin Smale Foodservice Consultancy
Twist Design
Tyddyn Llan
U Flourish
Umi Hotels
Unilever Foodsolutions UK
United Coffee
University of Plymouth IoH Student
Chapter
Venue & Hotel Finders
Verve Personnel
Warewashers
Weetwood Hall Hotel
Wenlock Spring Water Ltd
Westler Foods
Whatley Manor
William Murray Communications
Winteringham Fields
Zinnia Hotels Group
May 2012
Guardian Members
Dr Roy Ackerman CBE OBE FIH
Anthony Adams FIH
Charles Allen CBE FIH
Raymond G H Allen
Nigel Anker FIH
Norman Paul Atkin-Smith
Mr & Mrs Frank Attwood
Peter Backman
Michael Bailey FIH
Richard Ball FIH MI
Graham Bamford FIH MI
John Bamsey FIH
Angela Barnes
Fred Barnes
Peter Barrett
John William Barton
Lak Basran MBE
David Battersby OBE FIH M.S.c
William Robert Baxter CBE FIH
Hermann Beck
Edward Bence FIH
Mike Bevans FIH MI
Timothy Bigden FCMA MIIA
Raymond Blanc OBE FIH
Basil Blanco
Alan Blenkinsopp FIH MI
Peter Bramich FIH
Karen Browne
Colonel Paul Budd OBE FIH
Antony Byrne
Peter Catesby FIH
Victor Ceserani MBE MBA FIH
John Leslie Clifford FIH
Brian Clivaz FIH
Howard Colliver
Robert Cook
Robert Cotton OBE FIH
John Cousins FIH
Christopher Cowdray FIH MI
William Arthur Cowpe FIH MI
Elizabeth Crawford
James Cunningham
Alan Cutler FIH
Michael Day FIH
Jon Dee ACA
Paul Delavault
Kenneth Roy Demmen
Patrick Dempsey
Paul Dermody OBE FIH
Ian Dibdin
Simon Dobson
Paul Dukes FIH
John Durden FIH
David James Edwards
Roland Fasel
Peter Felstead FIH
Arnold Fewell FIH
Howard Field FIH
Michael Flaxman
Hon Sir Rocco Forte MA FIH
Sarah Fox
Julian Fris
Elizabeth Gadsby MBE FIH
Edward Gallier
Jackie Gilbert
Percy Watson Gravett
Tom Griffiths FIH
Graham Grose FIH
Andrew Guy FIH
Edward Steven Hall MIH
Linda Halliday
Peter Hancock FIH FTS
John Harris FIH
Denise Audrey Haugh MIH
Sir Garry Hawkes CBE FIH
Peter Hazzard M.S.c FIH
Tony Hill
Michael Hirst OBE FIH
Christian Horvath
John Hyde FIH
Susan Hytch I.S.O. FIH
Timothy Ingram Hill MBA FIH F.R.S.
Christopher Innerd FIH
David Irving FIH
Nancy Jaworski
Sara Jayne Stanes OBE
Mark Jones FIH
Robyn Jones OBE
Peter Kay
Alistair Kelly
Andy Kemp FIH
Grace Kemp
Russell Kett FIH
Jonathan Knight FIH
Andrew Martin Latham MIH
Vic Laws FIH
Prudence Leith CBE
John Lewis FIH
Jeremy Logie OBE FIH MI
Michael W Longshaw FIH
Ray Lorimer FIH
Mike Lucy
Anthony MacDonald
Michael Mackenzie
Donald Main
Colin McGrath FIH
Edward McIntyre CBE FIH
Andrew McKenzie FIH MI
Peter Richard Mereweather MBE
Andrew Merrett
Edward Middleton FCA
Paul Milsom FIH MI
Michael Mitchell
Dr Dolf Mogendorff FIH
Anton Mosimann OBE
Stephen Moss MBE CBE FIH
Harry Murray MBE FIH MI
Forbes Mutch
Greta Helena Mycock
Ian Neill
Avis Esther Neville
Mike Oldfield
Peter O’Meara
Thomas Orchard
Alan Osborn FIH
Ramon Pajares OBE FIH MI
Norbert Paul G Peterson FIH
Andrew Phillips FIH MI
Mark Philpott FIH
Dr Anne Pierce MBE FIH
Tony Potter
Kenneth Leslie Powell
Tim Price FIH
Nick Prime
George Proctor FIH
Michael Quinn MBE
Nicholas Rettie FIH MI
Gary Rhodes OBE
Fiona Rickard
Ivy Ellinor Riddle
Christopher S Robinson
Antony Roestenburg FIH
Philippe Rossiter FIH
Alain Roux
Cecilia Rydstrom FIH
Steve Samuel FIH
Nick Scade MBE FIH
Michael Sharp FIH
Michael Shepherd BSc FIH MI
Clive Shiret FIH
Graham Sibthorp FIH
Andrew Silver
Martin Skan FIH
Ann Smith
Dorothy Smith
Lilian Mary Smith
Mike Smith FIH
Liz Smith-Mills FIH
Stefan Soennichsen
Geoff Stamper FIH
Jim Stephenson FIH
Peter Stephenson FIH
Ewing Stewart FIH
Keith Stewart
Alastair Storey
Jane Sunley FIH
Frederic Symonds
Ettore Augusto Angelo Tarquini
Debbie Taylor FIH MI
Maurice Taylor FIH
Alistair E Telfer MBA FIH
Cyrus Todiwala OBE
Heather Trueman
Mike Turner FIH
Dick Turpin FIH
Marc Verstringhe FIH
Wolf Vierich FIH
Anne Voss-Bark MBE FIH MI
Michael Wale
Tony Walford FIH
David Walker J.P. FIH
Joseph Wasef FIH
Robert Watson
Roddy Watt
George Webster FIH
Tim West
Sean Wheeler
Simon Whitley
Margaret Louise Wick
James C Williams
Keith Wilson
Bill Wood FIH
Stephen Wright FIH FInstSMM
MInst
Edward Gallier
Caroline Gardiner
Michael Harrison
Mahmudul Hasan
Susan Hastey
David C Hayes
Sam Hayter
Anthony Heath
Thom Hetherington
Chris Higham
Jeremy Hill
John David Carlile Hodder
Julie E Holberry
Dawn Holding
Evan Hooper
Matthew Huddart
Charlotte Jackson
Garry Lloyd Jesney
Kay Johnson
Ina Juntti
Katharine Kear
Robert Kisby
Alan Knight
Martin Kubler MIH
Eric Larquier
Neslihan Lloyd Msc
Fiona Lockyer
Bernadette Loffler
Stephen Lowe
Mark Loynton
Michael Magrane
David Mansbridge
David Barry Martin
David Andrew McKay FIH
Robin Morden FIH
David Morton
Pauline Murdoch
Phillip Newman-Hall FIH MI
Sunil Padalia
Richard Parkes
Rosemary Perrett
Bill Pollock
Andrew Pring
Simon Radley
Monica Reid
Adam Rowledge
Adam Simmonds
Mary Stephenson
Emma Sturgess
Ian Thompson FIH
Wayne Thomson
Patrick Trodden
Shaun Turner
Adrian Warren
Paula Widdowson
Bee Bee Williams
Anita Woods
Brian Wright
Craig Wright
Richard Yeoman
Individual Members
W R Barber
Natalie Beard
Jane Beecroft
Dave Bishop FIH
Michael Blanchard FIH
Clare Boon
Tracy Bosanko
Barry Thomas Branchett
Peter Brown
James Buchanan BSc
Sandra Butler
James Conlan
Zak Coombs FIH
Mike Cowan FIH
David Croft
Ian Crook
Neil Davies
Michelle Diederichs
Bruce Elsworth
Gareth Evans
Matthew Flood
May 2012
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HA Events Calendar 2012-2013
May
●14th – 20th, Hospitality Action Week
●14th – 18th, Spring Online Auction
●Sunday 20th, The Great Manchester Run
●Monday 21st, Aiden Byrne, Great 8 dinner
●Thursday 24th, Paul Heathcote MBE
fundraising dinner at Longridge
August
●Why not consider becoming a HA
volunteer? Telephone Jenny on 020 3004
5508 for details
November
●Get your HA Christmas cards!
Visit www.somethingseasonal.co.uk to
buy your postal Christmas cards. Visit
www.hospitalityaction.org.uk to buy cool
electronic Christmas cards. Or make a
donation in lieu of sending cards!
●Monday 12th, Rupert Rowley,
Great 8 dinner
June
●Wednesday 13th, Garden Tour of
Highgrove with lunch at Calcot Manor
●Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th, Three Peaks
Challenge
●Friday 29th June – Sunday 1st July,
London to Paris Extreme Cycle Challenge
●South West Cyclathon begins
September
●Thursday 6th, A Question of Support,
Lancashire County Cricket Club
●Sunday 9th, Charity Polo Day, Beaufort
Polo Club
●Monday 24th, Simon Rogan, Great 8
dinner
●Thursday 27th, Nigel Haworth fundraising
dinner at Northcote
December
●Festive fundraising dinner, venue TBA
●26th November – 30th December,
Christmas Online Auction
July
●Sunday 8th, The British London 10k Run
●Tuesday 10th, A Question of Support
Reloaded, Wembley Stadium
●Friday 27th, Chris Hill, Great 8 dinner
October
●Select us as your charity of choice when
selling on eBay!
●A special fundraising event, details to be
confirmed!
January
●Start the New Year as you mean to go
on and sign up to become a supporting
member of the charity for as little as £2
a month
All dates are subject to change. For further information on any of the above visit:
www.hospitalityaction.org.uk or email [email protected]
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