Dig Deep for Perennial Fundraising Lunch - Guest Information

Headline sponsor Blue Diamond Garden Centres

Tickets

No need to print the email ticket, your name will be on the guest list.

Timings

12:00pm - Reception

12:30pm - Call for Lunch and Welcome

  • Silver Shovel Spotlight Awards
  • Live Auction sponsored by Russell Winteridge
  • David Redfearn Live

4:30pm - Carriages

A cloakroom is available.

Award bouquets and floral frame sponsored by British Floral Association

Dress code

Lounge suits (typically shirt and tie / formal dress)

Guest Names and dietary requirements

If you haven’t already done so, please send through any guest names and dietary requirements to events@perennial.org.uk. Please send this through by Wednesday 23 September, thank you.

Menu

Sponsored by More People

Smoked salmon roulade, cream cheese & chives, keta caviar, radicchio & endive salad, lemon dressing

Roast Mediterranean vegetable tian, red pepper hummus, cous-cous, olives, basil, herb dressing, pitta crisps (V)

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Breast of chicken, horseradish mash potatoes, cherry vine tomatoes, forest mushrooms, carrot, broccoli, chicken jus

Roasted root vegetable lasagne, served with a smooth tomato and basil sauce (V)

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Chocolate & orange torte, mandarins, chocolate sauce, soya yoghurt

Table centres sponsored by The Plantman & Co

Photography and filming

On the day of the event we like to take photos and video, including interviews with willing guests, to use in our literature and social media to help promote our events further. If you would not like your image used in this way, please do ensure that you speak to one of the staff at the raffle desk so they can let the team know.

Live Auction

Sponsored by Russell Winteridge

Please click here to view the Auction lots – we really hope there are some items you would like to bid for so we can raise as much as possible! 

Please do forward this link to all your guests for their information and to whet their appetite.

Envelope Raffle

Sponsored by Kingston Landscape Group

We will be running our fantastic envelope raffle with some amazing prizes up for grabs. Tickets will be £40 for a Gold envelope and £20 for a Silver envelope and there’s a 1 in 3 chance of winning a prize! Prizes include a Chiminea, Neptune Cascade Water Feature, Two tickets to Kevin Bridges live at the Palladium, Tastecard, Clarins Products - top prize is a Montreal 6 seat garden dining set worth £2,499!

Cash and Card

Please be aware that the venue is a cashless venue so they will only be able to take card payments for additional drinks orders. We will however be able to take cash for anything relating to fundraising during the afternoon, including our envelope raffle, we do encourage cash for the envelope raffle where possible!

Hear more from Perennial

We'd like to keep in touch with everyone who attends our events, please can you share the following link with your guests to allow us to keep in touch with them. perennial.org.uk/email-sign-up/

After Party

If you would like to continue the festivities and are looking to go somewhere post event, you may like to make a booking for Archy's Bar and Lounge, located within the hotel. Please click here to make your reservation.

Donations

Our work depends on you. It’s only with your support and through your generosity that we’re able to get involved in time to help people in horticulture and stop small problems becoming life-changing crises.

Click here to make a donation

Directions and Parking

Our venue for the lunch is:

The Marble Arch Hotel by Thistle, London, W1H 7EH

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