IBP 40th Celebration Party in Fleet Street – July 2009

On a balmy English night some 200 members, guests and VIP’s came together to celebrate IBP’s 40th Anniversary.

On a balmy English night some 200 members, guests and VIP’s came together to celebrate IBP’s 40th Anniversary with a programme of two parts, the first in the formal setting of St Bride’s Church, where the magnificent choir presented four decades of contemporary music with interjacent contributions from Denise Chevin, editor of Building (President IBP), Clare Barrett, Investors Chronicle and multiple IBP Journalism Award Winner and Paul Finch, director, World Architecture Festival (Senior Vice President IBP) amongst others. Full evening programme included in this report.

The Party moved on to the Press House Wine Bar, situated just off Fleet Street, to be entertained by Clarence King and the Regents, fronted by Bob Kidby (Partner at Lovells) and other guest performers from the property and communications sectors. Despite the humid conditions the Party went on until late with music, drinking, with endless chatter and the occasional walk down memory lane for good measure.