WELCOME
FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Welcome to the summer edition of Pell-Mell & Woodcote, my first opportunity to provide the foreword in my new role as Chief Executive & Club Secretary. It is an honour to hold this position and I would like to thank all of you who have been in touch with messages of congratulations. The Club continues to go from strength to strength: members are making good use of the facilities, events and activities across all areas. As I write this, we have just enjoyed an extremely successful Derby weekend at Woodcote Park, with some 1,700 members and guests enjoying the Club’s hospitality over four days. “Enjoying the Club’s hospitality”: a phrase which is at the heart of why we are all here. Much has changed over recent years – in the Club, in society and in the world of work – but the Club’s values of embracing members’ interests and needs, and of providing a warm and friendly welcome and exceptional value, are enduring. As an organisation, we have weathered the storm of the pandemic in good shape and I am confident that, with careful planning and management, we can continue to move forward despite the dark economic clouds in the horizon. Moving forward through continual, gentle evolution is essential to ensure that you, the members, have a Club which you can enjoy and be proud of and we will be guided by the Club’s purpose and values as well as our strategy. Whilst we have a very effective system of committees and working groups to enable members to prompt, oversee and steer change, direct feedback from you is invaluable. If you see me around the clubhouses, please don’t hesitate to stop me for a chat about any issue you would like to raise or suggestions you may have. I also intend to operate an ‘open door’ policy so please feel free to pop in to see me. I hope that you have a wonderful summer, whether at the Club or while making the most of the renewed opportunities to travel further afield. 2022 still has much to bring to the clubhouses: the refurbished Club Room, James Bond month at Pall Mall, London Motor Week, fireworks at Woodcote Park and carols in the rotunda… I can’t wait!
Daniel Pereira Chief Executive & Club Secretary PELL- MELL & WOODCOTE
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