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Former England Rugby captain Lewis Moody and hockey player Roger Dakin delight guests at Under the Posts charity dinner and auction.

The stunning Private Dining Room in Corinthia Hotel London’s Massimo Restaurant & Oyster Bar has launched exclusive new menus.

Central Hall Westminster, the largest conference facility in Central London, has marked its upcoming 100^th anniversary with a new brand identity, designed to take the venue forward into its second Century.

76 Portland Place is delighted to announce it has been re-accredited with the prestigious AIM Gold standard for its “well defined and high service standards based around its service promise”.

The completion of a £250,000 refurbishment of the former Friend’s Lounge at No.11 Cavendish Square has seen the venue unveil its exquisite new Garden Room, inspired by Georgian and contemporary design.

{10-11} Carlton House Terrace, the home of the British Academy, has completed a two-year refurbishment to interconnect both houses on each floor, at a cost of £1 million.

London's Royal College of Surgeons has played host to the very first day of Olympic Ambassador training, in a two-day session designed to educate 250 of the 8000 volunteers recruited to welcome summer visitors.

The world premiere this month of rocker turned classical musician Robin Gibb’s dramatic ‘Titanic Requiem’, performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, adds another string to the bow of Central Hall Westminster’s high-drama event portfolio.

One Birdcage Walk, home of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, gained royal approval when the venue was graced by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, who hosted the 20th NEF on Thursday 8th March in her role as President of the National Equine Forum (NEF).

Westminster event venues, buyers and suppliers came together at The Law Society last night to kick start the 100-day countdown to the 2012 Olympics with a lively networking venue showcase.

Members and friends of The Westminster Collection can enjoy a 10% discount on Off to Work's two-day 'mix and match' training workshop 'The Event School'. Taking place on Monday 16th April and Tuesday 17th April, The Event School offers a once-a-year opportunity to enjoy a packed line-up of educational seminar sessions, hands-on workshops and live cookery demonstrations.

On Wednesday 18th April over 50 Westminster venues and suppliers will come together to exhibit at The Westminster Collection’s largest ever Spring Showcase, this year being held at The Law Society, in Chancery Lane. Here's how you can be there...

New Senior Associate Member of The Westminster Collection, specialist event insurer Hiscox, will headline sponsor the marketing consortium’s forthcoming Spring Showcase, taking place at The Law Society on 18^th April 2012.

Leading London conference venues, The Westminster Collection and Unique Venues of London, partner once again and prove business tourism is a lucrative space not to be ignored.

Charles Howard, business development & hospitality manager at The British Academy,

is the newest and fifth member to join and strengthen the Board at

The Westminster Collection.

London venue One Queen Anne's Gate is launching its support of Tap into WaterAid.

The conference facility located in Westminster is suggesting to customers to make a voluntary donation to WaterAid for every bottle of chilled tap water they consume during their event. The scheme works by simply ticking a box on the One Queen Anne's Gate booking form to pledge an amount to Tap into WaterAid.

The Royal Society, the national academy of science of the UK and the Commonwealth, would like to announce the completion of a £1.3M refurbishment of its main rooms, upgraded audio visual facilities and the creation of an additional kitchen.

The Westminster Collection (TWC) celebrated it's 5th Anniversary Summer Reception at one of it most prestigious member venues, Lancaster House, last week on Monday, 9th June.

René Dee, Chairman and founder member of TWC, welcomed over 100 representatives of its 20 full members and 6 Associates together with selected guests at a superb summer reception in the State Dining Room and gardens of Lancaster House, a stone's throw away from Buckingham Palace.

The glorious Silver Fleet Christmas Season 2008 will be an indulgently voluptuous experience with glistening Wintergarden ice trees, snow birds and twigs and vintage crystal reflecting in candlelight. Add a sumptuous seasonal menu created by “rhubarb” on the river, a glass of champagne and enjoy the vibes creatively mixed by our DJ.

This May, green is the new black at London’s most innovative Indian restaurant, The Cinnamon Club, with the launch of a botanically inspired five-course garden menu. Available throughout Vegetarian Week (19-25 May) and over the Chelsea Flower Show (20-24 May), celebrating spring and rejuvenation, this blossoming collection of vegetarian dishes has been carefully cultivated by executive chef Vivek Singh.

2008 is already set to be a promising year for the Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference Centre (RHH) with a marked increase in new business, including Emap's The Construction Careers Event 2008, an exhibition held by The Royal Society of Chemistry, Haymarket's National Children’s Centre exhibition and Extended School Show, and the Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) UK Beauty Awards Demonstration evening.