Two more Presidential events after a quiet few weeks. One of the nicest lunches is the lunch given by the Association of Accounting Technicians. This was held in the Clothworkers Hall. Another of the City Livery Companies their history goes back almost 500 years and the livery hall is a really magnificent place.
I am on the AAT Council as a representative of CIPFA which is a sponsoring body, so I was present at the Council Meeting before lunch. Every year they invite the President and Chief Executive.
It is a very informal gathering with a few welcoming remarks but no real speeches.
This week I was a guest at the dinner of the Society of Municipal Treasurers. This Society has in membership the Treasurers of the Metropolitan Authorities and the London Boroughs. I am also a Past President of this Society and was President in 1986. At the time the youngest President they had had.
It is always encouraging to note that there are still 2 past Presidents who were Presidents before me alive and one of them at the dinner.
We normally go to the home authority of the President which has made for some interesting journeys in past years. This year’s President is from Peterborough but the dinner was in the Peers Dining Room at the House of Lords. A truly fantastic setting. Lord Redesdale who greeted us said it was the best staff canteen there was. The food and wines were really magnificent and a good time was had by all.
Next week it is the Lancashire and Cheshire Branch Dinner to look forward to.
