Public Relations, Marketing and Events
Jean-François Dor gets people together and makes it happen.
He has contacts globally for business, public and social events.
The Season is now well under way and I hope that you are enjoying dressing up and the lovely sunshine, if it isn’t out there today, have some inside!
Please support the Ensemble Serse next Wednesday at the Savile Club. They need to raise a significant amount of money for their opera in September (listed below) and if you, your company or someone you know can sponsor them please get in touch with me, there will be a national media interest. http://ensembleserse.com/
It is also important now to let me know if you are joining us in Brussels at the end of June, we might not be able to go to the Cercle Gaulois as they insist on a minimum number but have no fear as I have another exclusive Club in tow.
For those of you who will be at Ascot, I shall be there on Tuesday and Wednesday and look forward to seeing you there.
Ladies and Gentlemen who want some introspection, I recommend this Esoteric Yoga workshop at Pushin House on the day of my birthday! For the Gentlemen who want to get in shape for the summer, I am getting there myself, Mario Prevost at the Fit Box will sort you out http://fitbox.blogspot.com
Please do book also now for the events in July (Longleat) and August (Clarence House) as both require 2 months notice, Buckingham Palace is filling up in September.
Do remember that I offer a free venue finding service with all my contacts globally this has become effortless to guarantee you the best venues, hotels or restaurants.
I very much look forward to seeing you again soon.
Please find herein a diary from May onwards where you will find links to book and have more information about each events. If there isn’t please feel free to ask me.
As you know Ross Whitherden has started to help me in March, Michael Boyce has also started to work with me recently and I wish him all the best.
I am also pleased that I have been asked to support the Ensemble Serse and the London Classical Performers Trust (Registered Charity 1135301) On the day of the election a few of us will have the privilege to visit the Garrick Club (6th) .The Artist’s Soiree at the Arts Club that the Arts Club Charitable Trust supports is on the 10th. I shall be beating the grounds at St Bride’s in Fleet Street, tremendous fun with the Marketors on the 11th. The last dinner of the Season with the Whitefriars is on the 12th> The Ionian Society is sailing on the 15th, The CPFE se reunit (French Speaking Events Organisers) on the 17th. Carl Joseph plays Chopin at the Arts Club on the 19th. The launch of the Gay Professional Network is on the 20th . Liza is in London on the 21st .Peter Fisher together with another two Peters play at St John Smith Square on the 21st and for those with a larger purse entertain yourself in St Petersburg, Russia, with the War and Peace Ball.
Also if you are interested in the Ryder Cup or any other sporting events, I can get the very best and most exclusive package available, Corporate entertainment has become expensive but they are still incredible good return on your investment when you entertain your guests, staff and clients.
I also offer a free venue finding service providing that your budget starts at £ 1,000 (this to avoid getting phone calls late at night to try to find a night club or restaurant just for the two or three of you, although...) with all my contacts globally this has become effortless to guarantee you the best venues, hotels, restaurants. I can also advise you on speakers for your events and how to make it perfect.
If you need advise for any insurance or financial services, please ask me and I will refer you the best independent adviser.
May take the opportunity of this message to wish you and yours a lovely bank holiday weekend
I very much look forward to seeing you again soon.
My! I am sorry I am late with this Newsletter, I have been frantic recently so please accept my apologies. Please find herein a diary where you will find links to book and more information. If there isn’t please feel free to ask me.
I am pleased to say that Ross Whitherden has started to help me in March and hope that he will be staying a while although I know that as an actor his heart is on the stage or in front of the cameras. Ross can be contacted on ross@jeanfrancoisdor.comPlease look at the great pictures taken at and on the Wellington Arch recently to announce the 195th Anniversary of the battle of Waterloo on http://jeanfrancoisdor.ning.com . The two tours in March were very successful, the Belgian Flavoured Tour of London and the City Livery Walk have received many comments and thanks. Ensemble Serse was a great success with Grosvenor Chapel at near full capacity on the 7th
Friday 18th to 20th June – Visit to Brussels – Magritte and Cercle Gaulois
Friday 9th July, The Amber Ball at the Savoy, The opening of the Savoy has been delayed and the Ball might be organised at the Hurlingham Club insteadhttp://amberball.eventbrite.com
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Dear Friends,
Some of you expressed disappointment that I cannot now organise an evening private view of the exhibition: Victoria and Albert at the Queen’s Gallery. Due to the strict limits of Buckingham Palace and security it has to be organised well in advance. I wish to point out the events in August at Clarence House and September at Buckingham Palace that bookings must be made at least two months in advance so please book as soon as you can for these exceptional events. The visits to the Garrick Club in May are nearly full so please again book fast for those two days.
Thursday 1st April is the Eccentric Club convivial party, please apply to ecce@caenmort.com for details and invitation. Thursday 15th April, GBA Networking evening http://www.gba.org.uk/ Thursday 22nd April, Love Party at Movida, Please contact me for the guest list. Free entry to this exclusive club and many surprises, take the next day off! Wednesday 28th April. Lunch Talk on Erik Dhont at the St Stephen’s Club http://www.anglo-belgiansoc.com/ Wednesday 5th May and Thursday 6th May, Morning visit of The Garrick Club http://garrick.eventbrite.com/ Wednesday 9th June- Keep the date, Calvin Wells at the Savile Club Friday 25th to Sunday 27th June – Visit to Brussels – Magritte and Cercle Gaulois Friday 9th July, The Amber Ball at the Savoy, http://amberball.eventbrite.com/ Saturday 17th July, Visit and Lunch at Longleat, Seat of the Marquess of Bath in a luxury coach, Caviar and Champagne on the menu! http://longleat.eventbrite.com/ Wednesday 18th August, Private visit of Clarence House with private rooms visited http://clarencehouse.eventbrite.com/ Wednesday 1st September, Private evening visit of Buckingham Palace http://buckinghampalace.eventbrite.com/ Saturday 18th September, keep the date, Calvin Wells at the Grosvenor Chapel
As the end of the tax year approaches, you need to ensure you maximise the tax-efficient allowances available to you. An ISA (Individual savings account) remains one of the most tax-efficient methods of investing, but if your full allowance is not used within the tax year, this valuable opportunity is lost for good. With the increased ISA limit of £10,200 available next tax year (or during this tax year for investors aged 50 and over), there is even more reason not to miss this opportunity. Remember, the sooner you invest, the more time your investment has for growth. I also have an opportunity for someone to finance a Jackie Chan’s movie, please let me know if of interest.
With the Social Calendar starting to fill up, please let me know if you require any further information for any of the above or any other social and sporting events that you might like to attend such as Chelsea Flower Show, Ascot, Cartier Polo Tournament, Rugby …
With Easter at our doorstep, may I wish you and your family a very happy celebration.
I very much look forward to seeing you again soon
Yours ever,
Jean-François.
PS: For those of you who prefer to pay by cheque, please make them payable to Jean-Francois Dor and send them to 87A Church Hill, London E17 3BD, do not then register on line thus saving you and I the fees.
I hope you are all well and I look forward to seeing you again soon . Please find hereunder some events of note. Where the is a link you can book through those and have more information, where there isn’t more information is to come soon, feel free to contact me directly to find out:
Sunday 7th March 2010, Aminta & Fillide Concert by Ensemble Serse http://serse.eventbrite.com Followed by a Champagne Reception
Monday 8th March. 147th Anniversary of the Arts Club www.theartsclub.co.uk For Members only
Saturday 13th March, Belgian flavoured tour of London http://belgiantour.eventbrite.com Followed by ‘Moules-Frites’ on board the Hispaniola.
Please note also that I have been approved by the FSA to introduce to insurance and financial services.
Do keep in touch!
Yours ever,
Jean-François.
PS: For those of you who prefer to pay by cheque, please make them payable to Jean-Francois Dor and send them to 87A Church Hill, London E17 3BD, do not then register on line thus saving you and I the fees.
Please find herein a diary and below this more information about each event, where the is a link you can book through those and have more information, where there isn’t more information is to come soon, feel free to contact me directly to find out:
Friday 5th February, Circa-Club www.circa-club.com at the St Stephen’s Club
Also I am now able to introduce you to either or both insurance or financial services.
Soon to come: an esoteric party, curious? You should be!
For those of you who prefer to pay by cheque, please make them payable to Jean-Francois Dor and send them to 87A Church Hill, London E17 3BD, do not then register on line thus saving you and I the fees. The prices indicated below are per person and include VAT, please let me know if you require a VAT invoice, otherwise a general invoice will be raised for the whole of the event. Where indicated, please make cheques to those entities. Do book early as price indicated below include a reduction.
I urge you to support on the 22ndFebruary Rotary Club of London in ourwww.endpolio.co.uk challenge! There will be a grand reception in Marlborough House and the High Commissioners of Pakistan and Afghanistan and the Ambassador of Nigeria have already accepted to attend and we are waiting to hear from the High Commissioner of India. The Secretary General of the Commonwealth will attend and say a few words.£ 48to Rotary Club of London.Formal invitation cards will be sent
In March there is something exceptional to attend on a Sunday 7that the Grosvenor Chapel in South Audley Street in Mayfair, Calvin Wells-counter tenor or male soprano- and Charlotte Stephenson –mezzo-soprano with the Ensemble Sersewill be Aminta & Fillide by G.F. Handel. At 4:30pm there will be a pre-concert talk followed by the performance at 5pm and conclude at 6:15 with a champagne reception, what a …PTO … nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon J…. Do come and send your cheques for £ 40 made to Ensemble Serse either to me or to Calvin Wells at 20 Havelock Road, London N17 9DR, please do so in advance so that catering can be organised. http://serse.eventbrite.comThis is part of the London Handel Festival.
On the 8th, the Arts Club celebrates its 147th anniversary and plans are already starting for a rather grand party in 2013 for is 150th , do ask me if you would like details on membership, I cherish this Club as my second home. www.theartsclub.co.uk
Jean-Paul Guillaume and I are doing a Belgian flavoured tour of London on Saturday 13th March and we can promise you lots of surprises (did you know that a Lord Mayor of London was Belgian?) and excitement followed by ‘Moules Frites’ on board the RS Hispaniola! Book on line http://belgiantour.eventbrite.com£ 40 all inclusive, morning coffee, lunch and wine or beer or soft drink.
In May we shall have two fantastic morning visits of the very exclusive Garrick Club http://garrick.eventbrite.com followed by coffee and biscuits £ 30
A fundraising party at Annabel’s on the 11th May with Dame Vivienne Westwood
In June, from the 18th to 20th June a visit to Brussels with a gala dinner at the exclusive Cercle Gaulois followed by a visit to the Magritte museum and other festivitiesin private and other venues.
A private late afternoon view ofClarence House with a roomnot usually seen by the public on Wednesday 18thAugust at 16:30 hrs http://clarencehouse.eventbrite.com£45 include a guided tour, a copy of the official guidebook and a glass of Champagne.
A guided Private Evening Tour of the State Rooms, Buckingham Palace on the 1stSeptember at 17:00hrs http://buckinghampalace.eventbrite.com£ 75 includes a copy of the official guide book and a glass of champagne.
In October, the World Sky Race will start at Greenwich with HRH The Duke of York
In November keep the date of the 12th for a Maltese Charity Ball at the Landmark Hotel.
If you are curious about the Eccentric Club you can look on line on www.eccentricclub.co.uk and you are welcome to at our convivial open drink party, once a month http://eccentricdrink.eventbrite.com. Dinner are reserved to members and their guests only and happen every second Friday of the month.
Should you be interested to join the Caviar and Champagne Club, please do let me know. Annual membership applies but you can acquire the best caviar from different corners of the world at a considerable discount over retail price, there is also a full range of foie gras and fresh truffles and champagne. http://caviarclub.blogspot.com . I am now able to introduce you to either or both insurance or financial services. Bear this in mind in case you need to find out someday.
Soon to come: “an esoteric party”, curious? You should be!
Happy New Year to each and everyone and I form best wishes for Health, Peace, Prosperity and Happiness for 2010 and beyond.
2010 will see a very exciting program and please see a quick (or not so quick) overview of it hereunder.
Next Wednesday on the 13th will see the second EU-UK Societies Concert at the Royal College of Music and please ask me or Mr Patrick Bresnan if you would like tickets or just turn up.
In February just before the London Fashion Week, Lewis-Duncan Weedon will show his newest creation in a very exclusive central London location. Just in case this is confirmed soon, please keep the date of the 10th in your diary. All enquiries please let me know and see some of his creation here: http://lewisduncanweedon.blogspot.com/2010/01/lewis-duncan-weedon-atelier.html
Also in February please support the Rotary Club of London in our www.endpolio.co.uk challenge! There will be a grand reception in Marlborough House on the 22nd Februrary right in the middle of the London Fashion Week.
In March the Arts Club will celebrates its 147th anniversary and plans are starting for a rather grand party in 2013 for is 150th , do ask me if you would like details on membership, I cherish this Club as my second home. www.theartsclub.co.uk
Jean-Paul Guillaume and I are doing a Belgian flavoured tour of London on Saturday 13th March and details are yet to be finalised but we can promise you lots of surprises and excitement followed by ‘Moules Frites’ on board the RS Hispaniola! http://belgiantour.eventbrite.com
A Private evening talk and View followed by wine at the Queen’s Gallery of Victoria and Albert - Art & Love on the 24th March at 18:00 hrs http://victoriaandalbert.eventbrite.com
In May we shall have two fantastic visits of the very exclusive Garrick Club http://garrick.eventbrite.com and a gala dinner at the Dorchester on the 10th May (keep the date), details to come in February. From the 13th to the 16th is the Grand Prix in Monaco and I am finalising for a client a Fashion Show that might happen on the Olympic swimming pool by the port.
In June, there might be an award ceremony for the airline industry, details to come and be finalised in February, do contact me if you are interested in sponsorship keep the date of the 11th . From the 18th to 20th June a visit to Brussels with a gala dinner at the exclusive Cercle Gaulois followed by a visit to the Magritte museum and other festivities .
A private late afternoon view of Clarence House with a room not usually seen by the public on Wednesday 18th August at 16:30 hrs http://clarencehouse.eventbrite.com
In October, the World Sky Race will start at Greenwich with HRH The Duke of York
In November keep the date of the 12th for a Maltese Charity Ball at the Landmark Hotel.
Do not forget that if you wish to find out more about the Eccentric Club you can look on line on www.eccentricclub.co.uk you are welcome to come at our drink party, once a month, to find out who comes http://eccentricdrink.eventbrite.com. Dinner are reserved to members and their guests only and happen every second Friday of the month.
Should you be interested to join the Caviar Club, please do let me know. Annual membership applies but you can acquire the best caviar from different corners of the world at a considerable discount over retail price, there is also a full range of foie gras and fresh truffles and champagne. http://caviarclub.blogspot.com
For Belgians and friends of Belgium, there is a lot of events planned for this year to include a trip to Brussels in June, a drink at the Stock Exchange and our monthly drink party, please let me know your interest. please look at http://anglo-belgiansoc.com and http://www.ra-bc.com
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