Friday Nov 20, 2020
6:15 PM - 6:15 PM GMT
Please note that there is no visitor car parking at HMS Drake and you are therefore advised to travel to the event by bus or taxi. You will need to enter details of each guest's date of birth, nationality and title when booking for security purposes. Additionally, each guest should provide photographic ID (drivers license or passport) at the entrance and you will be escorted to the Wardroom by military personnel.
Please ensure that you allow enough time and aim to arrive at the gate 15 minutes before the advertised start time. If you or your guest are disabled or have difficulty walking then please make this clear in the "Comments" section of the booking form so that we can organise assistance in advance.
The Wardroom, HMS Drake, PL2 3DQ
Please enter via Drake's Gate on Saltash Road
£95 including Prosecco Drinks Reception, Wine throughout Dinner and Port
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THIS DINNER HAS BEEN MOVED FROM THE 15th MAY 2020 TO NOVEMBER 2020
All seats for this dinner have now been sold. There may be some cancellations over the coming months so please click "REGISTER" and then in the top red box, click "Yes Please" to join the waiting list. We will allocate any seats that become available to those waiting longest.
By invitation to members of the Plymouth Area Business Council only or specially invited guests. Bookings made by any un-invited people will be void.
This year we will be commemorating the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Pilgrims from Plymouth to America aboard the Mayflower. We are delighted to have the new Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey and his wife joining us, world-renowned sailor Pete Goss MBE, both the US and Dutch Naval Attachés from their respective London Embassies and Vice Admiral Keith Blount CB, OBE, who is the Commander of NATO's Allied Maritime Command.
There will be a full Military Band with Mess Beatings and a Ceremonial Sunset along with a military display (weather and training schedule dependant). PABC members are welcome to buy tickets for themselves and their partner or 'plus one'.
This dinner is being sponsored by the trans-Atlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson who are also a key sponsor of the UK's Mayflower 400 Commemorations programme. The dress for the occasion will be black tie with civic insignia or Mess dress and full decorations.
The menu option is set out below - please advise if you require the vegetarian option or have any specific dietary requirements.