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13 October 2021

CBC Presidents Dinner welcomes guest of honour Sir Phil Redmond CBE

Club President Julie Mogan has secured Sir Phil Redmond to speak at her President’s Dinner.

Sir Phil is the creator of a number of iconic television programmes – notably the gritty series Grange Hill, Brookside and Hollyoaks – through his independent production company Mersey Television.

Presidents Dinner Guest Speaker

A longstanding ambassadorial campaigner for Liverpool and Merseyside, not least through his chairmanship of National Museums Liverpool and of the UK City of Culture Independent Advisory Panel.

An Ambassador Fellow at Liverpool John Moores University, he was also awarded the Honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) from the University of Chester.

Awarded a CBE in 2004, Phil Redmond was knighted in 2020 for his services to broadcasting and the arts.

His wife, Lady Alexis Redmond, is the Lord Lieutenant for Cheshire and she will be joining us at the President’s Dinner.

Date: Friday 19th November 2021

Venue: The Queen Hotel Chester

Drinks Reception: 7.15pm

Dinner: 7.45pm

Tickets: £36pp

Click here to book your place.