Event People

Venue Vendor - Simon Swift

Meet Simon Swift, assistant secretary and head of catering at Lord's

Meet the GM - Derek Howe

The general manager of East Sussex National Golf Resort, introduces himself

Event Organiser Profile - Jasper Hope

Holding one of the most prestigious jobs in the industry, Jasper Hope is dedicated to pushing the boundaries. The director of events at the Royal Albert Hall tells Louise Troy about his climb to the top

All the Best - Ben Ainslie

The triple Olympic Gold medallist Ben Ainslie shares his top venues & events

Unsung Heroes - The Doorman

The Brewery’s longest-standing employee, Martin Bennewith, talks hats, PMs and babysitting monkeys

Venue Vendor - Vicky Gordon-Ingram

RIBA’s Victoria Gordon-Ingram tells us about the new garden at Florence Hall, breakfast with Will Young and an unexpected visit from Michael Jackson

All The Best - Emma Crosby

GMTV’s party loving latest recruit Emma Crosby tells all about her favourite venues & events

All The Best - Dave Hogan

Photographer to the stars, Dave ‘Hogie’ Hogan, tells us about his favourite venues & events

Event Organiser Profile - Roz Ball

No one knows West End theatre like Roz Ball. Louise Troy finds that her undying passion for the stage and a can-do approach to business has made a real success of leading hospitality provider London Entertains

Venue Vendor - Maria Duddin

The Brewery’s music-mad Maria Duddin on her love of Glastonbury mud, Kerrang! and Gordon Brown

Event Supplier Profile - Theme Traders

From ‘clown on a motorbike’ to director of Europe’s biggest prop warehouse, David Jamilly’s success has taken him by surprise. Louise Troy grills him on decapitated superheroes, cheating husbands and the smell of Christmas

All The Best - Deborah Meaden

Entrepeneur and Dragon's Den judge Deborah Meaden tells us about her favourite venues and events

Venue Vendor - Samantha Lacey

Samantha Lacey of Deptford dance studios Laban talks knickers, nicknames and 'nice' Guy Ritchie

All the Best - Tom Aikens

Michelin-starred chef Tom Aikens tells us about his favourite venues & events

Event Caterer Profile - Chester Boyd

After 25 years in the catering business, and with a contract for Buckingham Palace garden parties, Charles Boyd of Chester Boyd is at the top of his game. Here, he tells Louise Troy how to make a cucumber sandwich fit for a Queen

All the Best - James Cracknell

English rowing champion and double Olympic Gold medallist James Cracknell takes shore leave and tells us about his favourite venues and events

Venue Vendor - Carol Anderson

Carol Anderson tells us about a decade working at the Mermaid Centre, and how she helped Prince get his name back

All the Best - Jennie Bond

The royal reporter turned Great British Menu presenter Jennie Bond tells us about her favourite venues and events

Event Organiser Profile - Twizzle Parties

How do you go from a one-man show to being the UK’s top organiser of children’s parties? Anna Longmore finds that a love of entertaining is behind the success of Twizzle’s Peter Robertson

Venue Vendor - Paul Gray

The head of venue hire and corporate events at Kew Gardens tells us more about his space

All the Best - Dame Stella Rimington

The former Director General of the MI5 Security Service Dame Stella Rimington tells us about her favourite venues and events

Event Caterer Profile - The Wolanski Brothers

Passionate foodies Simon and David Wolanski couldn’t be more different, but their shared business has brought them closer than ever. Karen Doyle meets the brothers behind award-winning caterers the-recipe and Office Diner

All the Best - Phil Tufnell

Ex-England cricketer Phil Tufnell tells us about his favourite venues and events

Event Organiser Profile - The Finishing Touch

His peers said his company wasn’t worth selling, but under new ownership Mel Atkins’ 18-year-old events company has flourished. We meet the man behind The Finishing Touch