Wolverhampton Law Society: President Guy Birkett reports on another successful Annual Dinner

On the 9^th November 2012 we held our Annual dinner event at the Molineux. The event had a Winter theme and the room was beautifully decorated. My thanks to our social secretaries, Charlotte Clode and Laura Jones for their vision and many hours of work in putting the event together.

The event attracted a record turnout of nearly 200 lawyers and guests. Once again the wider professional community and judiciary in Wolverhampton demonstrated that they value their links with us by booking tables and attending the event.

The event also attracted record sponsorship and I am most grateful to Wesleyan for Lawyers, No5 Chambers, St Philips Chambers, Wolverhampton University and the Molineux for sponsoring the event. I hope next years dinner will enjoy similar support.

Save for an impromptu ceiling leak which soaked several members of table 13 midway through my speech, the night passed without serious incident or catastrophe. I gave a speech which centred upon my pride in the professional community in Wolverhampton and Wolverhampton itself. With all having patiently sat through my sermon they were then entertained by our professional after dinner speaker, David Gunson. Much was gambled and won and lost on the traditional table sweepstakes.

Wolverhampton`s own, District Judge Roger Hearne, then won the prize draw. He immediately took the mike and donated the prize to The Haven charity which prompted a warm round of applause from all.

The event returns to the Molineux next year on Friday 22^nd November 2013. I will by then have handed the Presidency over to Tracy Davis at Thornes and ( with some relief ) will take up a place back in the cheap seats !!

I hope to see all of you there and wish all our members a productive, busy and profitable 2013.