IAS National Christmas Dinner

The IAS National Christmas Party took place on Tuesday 3rd December at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in central London which has hosted some memorable events over the years from the Elle Style Awards to Vivienne Westwood to Britain’s got Talent and It was great to be back following the success of the 2024 dinner.

Over 220 agents and clients attended the black tie event with two close up magicians bamboozling everyone with their skills. The addition of a disco for the event last year went down well with attendees so it was decided to employ the DJ once again. A justified decision to keep the disco element of the evening as the dance floor was a busy place.

IAS Chair, Daniel Harness opened proceedings by welcoming everyone explaining that December is a good time of year to get together to celebrate making it through what has been an eventful 2024 and to coin a phrase, lets hope we all thrive in 2025!   

Daniel continued - "Thanks to the generosity of our members, sponsors and attendees of events across 2024 we have been able to confirm we will donate £35,000 this year to our chosen charity for 2024, Baton of Hope" - Daniel then invited Andrea Sparke from Baton of Hope to stage to receive the cheque

Daniel continued - "As 2024 draws to a close, my 2 year term as National Chair comes to an end, and I step down from the national committee. Having been part of this   fantastic organisation for over a decade, I will miss it, but I could not be leaving the IAS in safer hands, with Josh Pater taking over as National Chair for the next 2 years.

Daniel welcomed Josh to the stage who commented that Dan had been an immense Chair and that he has got big shoes to fill!

The raffle that took place raised a total of £2,740 which will be passed onto the charity so thank you to everyone that bought raffle tickets. Prizes included gift vouchers for Hotel Chocolat, Laithwaites, Mr & Mrs Smith, The Ritz, Urban Massage and Theatre Tokens. We hope all the lucky winners enjoy their prizes

Thanks must of course go to all the very kind sponsors that supported the event - Bericote, Goodman, Indurent, Panattoni, PLP, Tritax Big Box and SEGRO

The photos of the event can be seen by copying this link in your browser - https://www.richturnerphotos.co.uk/ias-christmas-dinner-2024