Perennial’s Patron,
HRH Princess Alexandra, and President, Alan Titchmarsh VMH, will attend a
glittering 180th Anniversary Festival Dinner on 11 October 2019.
The black-tie event
will be held at the award-winning 5-star Corinthia Hotel in
London. Guests will enjoy a champagne reception with live music from
harpist Hayley Wild followed by an exquisite three course dinner.
An after dinner
speech from Alan Titchmarsh will lead into an exciting live auction with
prizes including the chance to spend the day with Alan and the team
from ITV’s ‘Love Your Garden’ and royal box tickets for the Royal Variety Show
2019.
Anita Bates,
Director of Marketing and Fundraising at Perennial, says: “We’re delighted
that HRH Princess Alexandra will be joining us for the evening at the
Festival Dinner. Perennial’s history lies in the great estates of Britain
and as we celebrate 180 years of the charity for people in horticulture,
it’s important we recognise that we are as relevant today as we were
in 1839. The Festival Dinner is a chance to show your support
for Perennial in the company of friends, colleagues and well-known faces
from across the industry. It’s a not-to-be missed event!”
On
arrival, guests will enjoy a champagne reception with live music from
leading London harpist Hayley Wild. A graduate of The Royal Academy of
Music, Hayley regularly performs with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
and in West End productions including The Producers, Carousel and
most recently The Nutcracker at Sadlers Wells. An exquisite three course
meal will be served by the award-winning* team from the Corinthia Hotel
London, followed by an after dinner speech from the nation’s favourite
gardener, Alan Titchmarsh.
The evening is
an opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues while enjoying
great food, music and the exciting live auction, which this year features
the chance to spend the day with Alan Titchmarsh and the team from ITV’s
‘Love Your Garden’ as they film an episode of the next series, a
Caribbean holiday for six on the luxury island of Mustique and tickets for
the royal box at the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium on
18 November. All live auction prizes will be available for online bids on
the Perennial website from 1 October and further auction and raffle
prizes will be up for grabs on the night.
This
year’s Festival Dinner is made possible with sponsorship from
the London College of Garden Design and Lumley
Insurance.
Individual Festival
Dinner tickets cost £230 or a table of 10 is £2,200.
Visit www.perennial.org.uk/festivaldinner to
find out more.
