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Director   : The Hon Mrs Rous

The Right Honourable

Lord Soames of Fletching PC

Speaks on :

The Enduring Legacy of Sir Winston Churchill on the world and on Modern Britain .

” Churchill The Great Human Being “

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

Lord Soames Of Fletching PC

The Rt Hon The Lord Soames of Fletching
Lord Somes was educated at Eton College and Mons Officer Cadet School. He is the son of The Late Lord Soames and grandson of Sir Winston Churchill KG.  Leaving school he was commissioned into the 11th Hussars [PAO] serving in Germany and the United Kingdom. He was subsequently Equerry to the then Prince of Wales KGKT. He later served in the United States Senate Parliament . He worked in the City of London before entering into the Houses of Parliament .

Nicholas was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1983 to 2019. In the course of his long and distinguished career in Parliament he held a number of senior roles, including serving as a Minister for Defence and as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Nicholas has a specialist knowledge in the fields of Anglo-American Defence matters , Security in the Middle East ,Europe ,International Affairs, Trade and Industry, Aviation and the Countryside. He is currently President of the Conservative Middle East Council. Lord Soames is Senior Advisor to Panmure Gordon ,  to FMA Partners and to a number of other companies. He is President of Brighton College, a Trustee of The Normandy Memorial Trust and a longstanding Trustee of the Amber Foundation.

Lord Soames was made a Privy Counsellor in 2011 and knighted in 2014. He was appointed a Life Peer in October 2022. He is a member of the International Relations and Defence Committee of the House of Lords.
His interests include reading, racing and country pursuits.
He has travelled widely.

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Past Speakers

Clovelly Talks in London – Wednesday 15th November , 2023

The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP for Surrey Heath

Minister for Levelling up, Housing & Communities &Inter- Governmental Relationships .2005-2007- Shadow Housing Minister & Planning .2007-2010- Shadow Secretary of State for Children Schools and Families.2010-2014 Secretary of State for Education appointed by David Cameron in the 2010.2014-2015 Served as Chief whip .2015-2016 Lord Chancellor , Secretary of State for Justice 2016-In the EU referendum campaign, Michael was co- convener of “Vote Leave” and took on a leading role during the campaign.2017- Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs2019-2021- Chancellor pf the Duchy of Lancaster with responsibility for Brexit preparednessSeptember 2021 – July 2022, Michael Gove served as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing &Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations. October 2022 – Michael was reappointed by the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as Secretary of State for the same portfolio

Spoke on : ” The Future Of Democracy”

Clovelly Talks in london – Wednesday 9th November,2022

Sir Geoffrey Cox KC MP

Attorney General under Boris Johnson and sat on the INNER CABINET COMMITTEE on BREXIT STRATEGY. He was closely involved in the PROROGATION of PARLIAMENT in Sept’19 & in the final Withdrawal Agreement. Sir Geoffrey was knighted in Jan’21.

Spoke on : “Does the British Constitution Work “

Clovelly Talks  Monday 8th November’21
Sir Mark Lyall Grant

SIR MARK LYALL GRANT

Sir Mark was the National Security Adviser to ex Prime ministers  David Cameron and  Theresa May in  April 2017. Currently a visiting Professor at King’s College, Bencher at Middle Temple, Fellow at Eton College and on the Advisory Board at Chatham House. A Barrister & a Diplomat .British Ambassador to the UN ,US , France , South Africa & Pakistan  He has held numerous positions in the FCO & Cabinet Office.

Sir Mark Lyall Grant – 

“Threats & Challenges -UK & the Western alliance , post Brexit , post Pandemic “

Clovelly Talks in London – Monday 4th November, 2019

Lord Peter Ricketts

Permanent Under Secretary at the FCO ,2006. Britain’s first National Security Adviser 2010 .Ambassador to France 2012 .UK delegation to NATO , 1970 & Permanent Representative 2003 .Chairman of the joint intelligence committee 2001 & Political Director at the Foreign Office.

“National Security, Rethinking Britain’s role in the world”

Clovelly Talks in London – Thursday 9th November, 2018

Professor Camille Parmesan. Nobel Prize winner

Leading Scientist in the field of Climate Change.
“Responses of Wild Plants, Animals & Humans to Man-Made Climate Change-Challenges & Solutions”

Clovelly Talks in London – Thursday 9th November, 2017

The Rt Hon. The Lord Judge PC

Former Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales.
President of the Courts of England & Wales
“The Rule of Law –a Judicial Point of View”

Clovelly Talks in London – Inaugural lecture – 2nd November, 2016.

Sir-Peter-Bazalgette

Sir Peter Bazalgette

Sir Peter Bazalgette was the Chair of the Arts Council and the Chairman of ITV at the time . He spoke on
“Why should the Public fund the Arts?”

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