2019 Past Presidents lunch a success

18 Dec 2018

One of the more appealing benefits of becoming a President of either the BFPA or the Chairman of the BFPDA Council, is the opportunity to attend the annual Past-Presidents Lunch!

Always held at a very pleasant location, this years’ event took place on the 6th of December at the Chequers Restaurant in the village of Churchill just outside Chipping Norton in the heart of the Cotswolds.

Attended by twelve of our previous post holders the event provided an excellent opportunity to catch-up with old friends and most significantly, to be ‘brought up to speed’ on recent developments in the BFPA and BFPDA.

BFPA CEO, Chris Buxton undertook a short presentation after lunch in which he highlighted both the successes and the challenges currently facing our industry. As one might expect, despite our best efforts to avoid too great a focus upon Brexit it was a popular topic with all of our guests and interestingly – revealed that we had a mix of ‘leavers and remainers’ amongst our Past-Presidents! Given the sparky nature of the conversation it is clear that our guests still have a passion for the industry and any issues that might impact upon the business of our members.

Emma Lear, BFPA Events Manager did her usual good job in organising the lunch and the date for 2019 has already been set for the 21st of November. Qualifying parties will receive invitations in due course.

Chris Buxton, BFPA CEO