London Press Club

Monthly Drinks

richard — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:27:55 +0000

Title: Monthly Drinks
Location: The Cartoonist, 76 Shoe Lane, EC4A 3JB
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Description: PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARDS!

Every first Thursday of the month we have our monthly get-together. All members and their guests welcome. For further details please contact Kate O’Reilly or Nathalie Smith in the office – firstname.surname@londonpressclub.co.uk or call 0207 353 7086.
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2010-09-02

Come and have a drink with the Queen of Networking!

office — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:20:42 +0000

We are delighted to confirm the 6th Media networking night with guest speaker, the Queen of Networking, Carole Stone on Wednesday, 15th September.

We are collaborating with the Woman In Journalism (WIJ) for this event.
The event is taking place in the Garden Room at the St. Stephen’s Club, 34 Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9AB.

Carole Stone has been described by the Independent as the ‘best -connected woman in Britain’. She was the producer of Radio 4 ’s flagship discussion show Any Questions until1990 and since then has worked as a media consultant and freelance journalist. In 2007 she set up YouGovStone, a joint venture with YouGov plc, where she has established a ThinkTank panel of over 5,000 opinion leaders who answer online surveys on issues of the day. Last year she started TheStoneClub, a private members club. Carole has written two books on the art of networking.

Places are free to LPC and WIJ members and all students, £10 otherwise and
it is a cash bar! For those paying, payment must be made before the event(by cash, cheque or credit card!).

Contact Kate or Nathalie at the LPC office ASAP if you would like to attend as there is a limited capacity.

Quarterly LPC Grill confirmed for 6th October with Tim Campbell!

office — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:43:02 +0000

The quarterly Grill is taking place at the Press House Wine bar, 1, Saint Brides Passage, off Fleet Street. Tim Campbell, Apprentice winner and founder of Bright Ideas Trust will be grilled whilst guests enjoy a mixed grill lunch. Tickets are £24.50 for non members and £19.95 for LPC members. Contact the LPC office if you would like to join us!

6th May Monthly Drinks – New Venue Confirmed!

office — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:20:03 +0000

From 6^th May onwards we will be meeting at the Harrow Pub, 22 Whitefriars Street, London, EC4Y 8JJ, we have a private bar with two rooms which is entered from Primrose Hill, but again upstairs. All members and members guests are welcome.

LPC Awards 2010- Shortlist announced!

office — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:50:47 +0000

The shortlist for the Annual LPC Awards, 2010, sponsored by British Gas, has been announced. They are as follows:

Consumer Journalist of the Year

Tony Hetherington (Mail on Sunday)

Paul Lewis (BBC Moneybox)

Harry Wallop (Daily Telegraph)

Business Journalist of the Year

Alex Brummer (Daily Mail)

Iain Dey (Sunday Times)

Andrew Hill (Financial Times)

Broadcasting Journalist of the Year

Peter Allen (BBC Radio 5 Live)

Alex Crawford (Sky News)

Bill Neely (ITN)

Scoop of the Year

Ian Cobain – “Torture of Terrorist Suspects”

Daily Telegraph -“MPs’ Expenses Campaign”

Claire Newell and Jonathan Calvert – “Lords Investigation”

Daily Newspaper of the Year

Daily Mail

Daily Telegraph

Financial Times

Sunday Newspaper of the Year

Mail on Sunday

News of the World

Sunday Times

Edgar Wallace Award

To Be Confirmed

All winners will be announced at the LPC Awards lunch, taking place on Thursday 29th April at Claridges. Watch this space for the announcement!

14th October- 2010 LPC Ball details announced!

office — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:03:21 +0000

The London Press Club has been running the annual press ball for the past five years and so far has raised more than £200,000 for the Journalists Charity. The ball is a glittering upmarket event attended by chief executives, editors, journalists and television presenters and programme makers from the major national newspapers and TV companies.

The 2010 press ball will take place on Thursday 14th October 2010 and is back at our traditional venue of the Natural History Museum. We are delighted that BBC Breakfast presenter Kate Silverton is back by popular demand and will host this year’s event; we will have a terrific “Money Can’t Buy” auction and dancing till late to Fil Straughan!

BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT AND HELP SUPPORT THE JOURNALISTS’ CHARITY!

Please contact LPC office to book tickets. Prices are as follows:

£125 (inc. VAT) for LPC Members

or £175 (inc. VAT) at normal rate

Tables of 10 and 12 can also be booked.

19th May 2010- Martin Bell to be Grilled!

office — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:04:21 +0000

Our second ‘Grill’ lunch has now been confirmed. We have former BBC reporter, anti sleaze Independent MP and writer, Martin Bell as our guest. David Selves will grill Martin with questions submitted by guests . As with all these events the lunch will be a mixed grill.

It is taking place on Wednesday, 19^th May, 12.30, at the St. Stephen’s Private Club, Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9AB (nearest tube is St. James’s Park).

Tickets are £19.95 for LPC members, and £24.50 for non- members. This includes the grill lunch, (a selection of grilled meats served with accompaniments), with service and VAT included and of course the entertainment!

Drinks can be ordered separately for each table.

Please let me know if you would like to join us as soon as possible.

Martin Bell next to be grilled!

richard — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:00:51 +0000

Former BBC journalist and independent MP, Martin Bell will be the second person to volunteer to be ‘grilled’ in front of an audience of London Press Club members.

The lunchtime event will take place in May or June this year. Details to follow once finalised.

29th April – LPC Awards Lunch

richard — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:58:06 +0000

We now have details of this year’s London Press Club Award lunch, sponsored by British Gas. Our guest speaker this year is Les Hinton, Chief Executive Officer, Dow Jones, owners of the Wall Street Journal, and former Executive Chairman, News International.

It is taking place at 12.30PM, Thursday, April 29^th at Claridge’s. Tickets include canapés and champagne reception, a 3 course meal with wine and coffee.

Tickets are now on sale, prices are as follows:

Members £100 including VAT

Members guests £125 including VAT

Corporate Members £125 plus VAT – tables of 10 £1250 plus VAT

Non Members £140 plus VAT – tables of 10 £1400 plus VAT.

Please contact the LPC office for more information or if you would like to purchase tickets.

1st April – Monthly Drinks

richard — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:55:43 +0000

Time for another evening of networking and catching up with friends.

6.30pm

Venue to be decided (see Twitter note on home page)

All members and guests welcome. For further details please contact Kate or Nathalie in the office.