Chairman’s Blog Q3 2024
Margaret Mann2024-09-18T08:14:06+01:00As I write this, we are basking in the success of this year’s M&IT Awards, where, with the help of all our industry colleagues, we raised £24,390. This fundraiser is [...]
Hot deals waiting for your bid on the Meeting Needs online charity auction!
Margaret Mann2024-08-22T12:22:10+01:00Four nights in Vienna or Bali; two nights in Copenhagen, Monaco, Tuscany, Paris or Barcelona – these are just a few of the 90 auction lots you can bid for [...]
Half Marathon Heroes raising cash for our good causes – No 16: Jason Worsley
Margaret Mann2024-08-16T13:08:18+01:00It´s been a while since Jason Worsley of TFI Lodestar did any running so this year´s Royal Parks Half Marathon will need some training. In our series featuring our runners [...]
Meeting Needs builds classrooms for schoolchildren and accommodation for teachers in Victoria Falls
Margaret Mann2024-08-15T17:32:13+01:00Funding from Meeting Needs has enabled completion of two new classrooms for 60 children and accommodation for five teachers at a primary school in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The completion of [...]
Half Marathon Heroes raising cash for our good causes – No 15: Megan Urwin
Margaret Mann2024-08-08T17:05:47+01:00In our series featuring our 40-plus runners and walkers in The Royal Parks Half Marathon, First Event´s Megan Urwin admits her running background is less than comprehensive. “I am really [...]
Half Marathon Heroes raising cash for our good causes – No 14: Chris Xenophontos
Margaret Mann2024-08-05T12:38:58+01:00In our series featuring our runners and walkers in The Royal Parks Half Marathon, Chris Xenophontos of Hotel Republic explains that his five Royal Parks Half Marathons are about giving [...]
Half Marathon Heroes raising cash for our good causes – No 13: Daisy Kettle
Margaret Mann2024-08-01T18:47:51+01:00In our series featuring our runners and walkers in The Royal Parks Half Marathon, Daisy Kettle of Chew Events explains how her “massive challenge” grew out of running at lunchtime! [...]
Half Marathon Heroes raising cash for our good causes – No 12: Josh Willmott
Margaret Mann2024-07-29T17:25:54+01:00Josh Willmott of TFI Lodestar is making a comeback after only beginning his running career, as he explains in our series featuring our runners and walkers in The Royal Parks [...]
Half Marathon Heroes raising cash for our good causes – No 11: Hollie Brodie
Margaret Mann2024-07-22T17:49:35+01:00In our series featuring our runners and walkers in The Royal Parks Half Marathon, Hollie Brodie of Chew Events - who is not a runner - explains how her colleagues [...]
Micebook Awards dinner raises £7630 for Meeting Needs
Margaret Mann2024-06-25T11:23:45+01:00Massive industry support has again generated fantastic fund-raising for Meeting Needs, thanks to the hugely successful Micebook Awards Dinner at London´s Landmark Hotel. More than 400 event professionals helped Micebook [...]