Bedern Hall Foundation Launched - Lady Cobham, chairman of VisitEngland to speak at York dinner

Lady Cobham to speak at inaugural Bedern Hall Foundation Dinner
-    medieval hall launches £30k fund raising initiative.
Where: Cedar Court Grand Hotel York - When: Thursday 31st October 2013 

The inaugural dinner of the Bedern Hall Foundation is to be held on Thursday 31st October 2013 at the Cedar Court Grand Hotel and Spa York, The event is to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the laying of the restoration foundation stone and Lady Cobham, chairman of VisitEngland will speak about the importance of our built heritage in Britain and its value to the visitor economy. 

Thirty years ago Sir Peter Shepherd on behalf of the Bedern Hall Guilds of York laid the new foundation stone to restore and preserve this important building for the City. In the intervening years the Hall has provided a hall for hire and social occasions venue for the benefit of the people of York and for visitors attending events from around the world. 
The Bedern Hall Foundation is being launched to secure Bedern Hall’s next thirty years and beyond with a new vision for the Hall that encompasses; education; preservation and accessibility.  

“The Bedern Hall Foundation aims to raise £30,000 annually to enable this vision to be realised and the dinner on 31st October will be the beginning of a new era for the Hall that will secure its future for the next generations. The Bedern Hall Guilds are delighted that Lady Cobham has agreed to speak at the dinner.” comments Roger Lee, director of the Bedern Hall Company and Time and Place Catering who operates the Hall.  Bookings for the event can be made online at http://bedernhallfoundation.eventbrite.co.uk/

For further information and to be included in the invitations for the inaugural dinner please contact: Roger Lee, Time and Place Caterers, Bedern Hall, St Andrewgate, Bedern, York YO1 7AL Tel: 01904 653698  Email: roger@bedernhall.co.uk Website: www.bedernhall.co.uk  Press Contact: John Gallery, Great Potential, Tel: 07967 032623
Email: johngallery@greatpotential.co.uk