In this issue:

•          Christmas Lunch at Pendley Manor Hotel
•          October’s Networking Lunch
•          New members
•          Dragons Apprentice Update
•          Great Companies doing Great Things in Dacorum

Below is the invite to the annual Connect Dacorum and Dacorum Community Trust’s (DCT) Christmas Lunch. This year it is being held at Pendley Manor Hotel in Tring on Friday 5^th December at 12.00 midday.

The event is an annual celebration of company support for the local community in the Dacorum area. Connect Dacorum and DCT host the lunch and invite all their supporting companies and friends.

Mike Penning MP and David Gauke MP both attend as well as the Mayor of Dacorum, the Mayor of Berkhamsted and the Mayor of Tring. We are expecting around 140 guests at the Christmas lunch, including business leaders from large and small companies, state organisations and other charities.

Our special guest speaker this year is Alp Mehmet who is is a former British diplomat and one of the United Kingdom's first two ethnic minority ambassadors, along with Anwar Choudhury

All Connect Dacorum Members and DCT supporters will be presented with a Certificate of Appreciation signed by the Mayor of Dacorum and presented by Mike Penning MP and David Gauke MP.  This event is becoming more popular each year and is a great time to invite some of your key staff or valued customers along with you.

Tickets are only £27.50 each and include a traditional 3 course Christmas lunch.

it would be great to see you all there to celebrate a great year for our community.

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Please click on the link to read our Special edition newsletter on the Dragons Apprentice launch.

Our next networking lunch will be held on Wednesday 22nd October from 11.30am to 2.00pm and will have a theme of Philanthropy

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To be held at: South Hill Centre, Cemetery Hill, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1JF

(there is parking for disabled only on site on the day, please use the pay and display Water Gardens car park which is only a short walk away)

Business Members – Free

Non-members - £10

Programme:

11.30am         Arrival and networking opportunities

12.00pm        Introduction from Cindy Withey – Connect Dacorum

Guest Speakers:

Annette Yates - Grass Roots  

Philippa Taylor - Champneys

Zohar Marer – Golden Giving

Margaret Kingston - Dacorum Community Trust

1.00pm          Networking and buffet lunch

2.00pm          Conclusion