Pictured above: (l-r) Wilsons Annabel Prow and Charlotte
Prow with Freddie de Lisle, owner of Quenby Hall
A mouth-watering stilton and wine event at Leicestershire's
Quenby Hall has raised almost £1000 for The Willow
Foundation, The Children's Society and The Venture Foundation
charities.
The event was hosted by the organisers of the Midlands' first
ever Family Business Awards, a not-for-profit initiative which is
underwritten by family-run insurance broker and financial advisor
The Wilson Organisation, based in Nottingham.
"The event was a real family affair," says Wilsons MD Charlotte
Prow, "with its wine tasting run by Andrew Gillespie of
family-owned enterprise Montforte Wines, and the stilton introduced
by Freddie de Lisle, owner of Quenby Hall which is itself a
300-year old family business and which restarted its Blue Stilton
production in 2005.
"Guests included representatives from the Family Business Awards
sponsors RSM Tenon, Aviva and EFG Private Bank, as well as owners
and managers of many of the region's family businesses, including
Bowles Associates, Perkins Restaurant and P A Freight.
"We are delighted the event raffle raised such a significant
amount of money, thanks to the enthusiastic bidding of guests for
the generous and wonderful prize donations of Quenby Stilton,
signed Manchester United FC memorabilia, vintage wine from
Montforte Wines and tea for two at Perkins Restaurant. This monies
raised will be divided between the three charities selected as the
beneficiaries of the Awards."
Entries to the Midlands Family Business Awards can be made
online, and free of charge, until July at
www.familybusinessawards.co.uk. The winners will be announced at
the Awards Dinner on the 11th November 2010 at family-owned
Thrumpton Hall near Nottingham.
For more information about the Awards, contact Wilsons'
Marketing Manager Leah Bradley, tel: 0115 942 0111, email:
lbradley@wilorg.com or Awards' Project Manager Hilary Campton of V
Formation Limited, email: hilary@vformation.biz.
Supporters of The Midlands Family Business Awards are RSM Tenon,
sponsor of the headline category - The Family Business of the Year,
with other individual category sponsors including EFG Private Bank,
Connect Midlands, Aviva, Young & Pearce Solicitors, AXA
Elevate, Blusource, The Mitre Group, and Irwin Mitchell, with
additional support from Regional Development Agency emda.
Awards categories will recognise: 'Best development of talent',
'Overcoming adversity', 'Personal excellence', 'Development of
international markets', 'Business innovation of the year', 'Fastest
growing family business', 'Commitment to the community', 'Leading
adviser to family businesses', and 'Best newly established family
business'.
The Wilson Organisation, based in Nottingham, provides
professional independent insurance, financial, risk management
and corporate finance solutions to businesses and individuals both
regionally and nationally. It is a Top 100 UK independent broker
and has developed innovative solutions through strong relationships
with insurers and financial services providers.