08/09

Please join us for an informal networking lunch at the Terrace Restaurant, in the Sheraton Hotel, Edinburgh.

Cost is £17.50 for two courses including a soft drink and coffee. Please feel free to bring guests/colleagues.

Contact Karen Adamson at karen_adamson@ppg.co.uk to secure your place.

Karen Adamson
E-mail: karen_adamson@ppg.co.uk

10/09

Come along for a relaxing, informal evening of shopping at the beautiful Sam Thomas boutique in Edinburgh’s West End. Sam will open up both her shops – clothes and accessories – exclusively for Women in Property, and will be on hand to advise and guide you through your new Autumn/Winter wardrobe. There will be no hard sell, and you will not be obliged to buy anything, however Sam’s stock is hugely diverse, and there is truly something for all styles and budgets.

We will be provided with drinks, discount vouchers and goody bags, as well as a chance to catch up with each other! Optional dinner afterwards will be at Howies on Alva Street.Spaces for this event will be limited so please book early to secure your place. Due to the restriction in numbers, we will initially restrict guests to one per member.

Please note that this event is now fully booked. Names are being taken for a reserve list in case of cancellation - please email Nicola Barclay.

Nicola Barclay
E-mail: nicola@macfarlanehomes.com

11/09 - 16/09

The Little Britain Challenge Cup is the biggest UK gathering of senior figureheads from the construction and property industry. With 250 yachts and upwards of 3000 participants it is the industry's top social and sporting event, which annually raises upwards of £150,000 for various sailing charities For the fifth consecutive year, the Association of Women in Property is entering a yacht in this prestigious event.

If you would like to know more about the event, the story of how the Women in Property crew won three trophies at Little Britain 2007 can be viewed here (www.wipnet.org/eventarchive/65)

All crew places for LBCC 2008 have now been filled - details of the crew will be published shortly.

If you would like to register your interest for yachting events in 2009 including the Clyde Property Cruise in Scotland and LBCC 2009, please contact Carol Bell with LBCC in the subject line.

Carol Bell
E-mail: Carol.bell@rlf.co.uk

17/09

Please join us for an informal networking lunch at 29, Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow.

Cost is £13.50 for two courses including a soft drink. Please feel free to bring guests/colleagues.

Contact Andrea Nolan at andrea.nolan@gpplantscape.com to secure your place.

Andrea Nolan
E-mail: andrea.nolan@gpplantscape.com

17/09

The Central Scotland Branch of Women in Property has an opportunity to visit the recently completed University of Edinburgh buildings at Potterrow. Architects Bennetts Associates will lead a tour of the building, followed by a presentation and networking buffet at their offices.

The new buildings – the Informatics Forum and the Dugald Stewart Building – are the first phase of development on the site. The University has now started the process of raising finance for the second phase and the completed courtyard. A future masterplan exists for the area north of the site. The Informatics Forum will hold the University’s School of Informatics, one of the top four in the world for computer science and related research. The Dugald Stewart Building will hold the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences.

Bennetts Associates Architects will talk us through the design and build of this project. Design work started in 2003 and planning approval was gained in 2004. Bennetts Associates have since taken the first phase to completion.

Please note that this event is now fully booked. Names are being taken for a reserve list in case of cancellation - please email Anne MacKay-Reid.

Anne MacKay-Reid
E-mail: annemackay-reid@hbosplc.com

23/09

To celebrate and announce the winner of the 2008 Awards we are holding a black tie dinner at Claridge's. Early reservations are required for the tables of 12 as we anticipate a sell out after last year's successful event. Please e-mail Vanessa Lancaster to ensure you have a place at this high profile event.

Vanessa Lancaster
E-mail: vanessa.lancaster@blplaw.com

25/09

I would be honoured if you would join me for a relaxing evening of champagne, cocktails, delicious oriental themed food and social networking in the Ivy Lounge of St Judes Boutique Hotel to mark my year as Chairman.

During the course of the evening we will be entertained by a live jazz band and the smooth skills of the award winning mixologists behind the bar. We may also have the opportunity to view one of the individually designed bedrooms (dependant on availability).

This is a fabulous opportunity to entertain clients and colleagues, and is always one of the most popular events in our busy calendar. Please book your spaces as soon as possible, to avoid disappointment.

I am very much looking forward to seeing you on the night.
Lesley Woolfries


This event has kindly been sponsored by: Morton Fraser Solicitors and Princes Square.

Lesley Woolfries
E-mail: lesley.woolfries@holmespartnership.com

30/09

Just about everyone in business has to write, whether it is emails, web content or reports.

And every written communication is…no! not a chore (or shouldn’t be) but an opportunity to build business relationships.

Come and find out how at this fun and illuminating seminar run by Stuart Delves of Henzteeth. Have a nibble or two, learn a trick or two and chat with some other people in the industry.

Helen Jackson
E-mail: helen@coevolution.com

05/11

Women in Property have been invited into the showroom of wholesale jewellers Macintyres, which is not normally open to the public, for a sparkling evening of diamonds and jewellery. The evening will include: a brief presentation speech from gemmologist and co-owner Gaynor Turner, fine fizz and finger food, the “Red Carpet” corner, a free jewellery cleaning service, prize raffle, lucky dip and a goody bag for all.

Macintyres is Scotland’s largest wholesale jewellers with a showroom featuring the Diamond Dome, where you can judge the true quality of diamonds in natural light. The friendly and experienced staff includes qualified gemmologists and diamond graders.

WiP members will be given free membership with Macintyres, giving them the opportunity to purchase jewellery and giftware at wholesale prices (up to 50% less than recommended retail price before vat) all year round.

Jenny Harvie
E-mail: jennifer.harvie@macmic.co.uk

27/02

A date for your diaries!

Details about this event, including booking information, will follow. In the meantime, for sponsorship enquiries only please contact Lesley Woolfries.

Lesley Woolfries
E-mail: Lesley.Woolfries@holmespartnership.com