The great and good of Leicester ladies opened Flores, the new bar and kitchen on New Walk on Friday August 24th.
Guests ranged from Sue Townsend, the famed author of the Adrian Mole series to reigning Miss Leicester Charlotte Atkinson, Great Britain 800m runner Hannah Whitmore to Marlene Suart MBE, and councillor Manjula Sood to Professor Heidi MacPherson, Dean of Humanities at De Montfort University.
The sextet were accompanied by Jo Mould, member of the Great Britain’s Atlanta 1996 Olympic Hockey Team and Leicester Ladies Hockey Captain; Ruth Ingman, Leicester Chamber Deputy Chair and member of East Midlands Chamber; Danielle Gillett, Corporate Services Director, East Midlands Business Limited; Louise Jones; Director of Leicester University’s recently developed £30m Library; Angela McNamee, Operation Manager at the National Space Centre which has already earned nomination for a National Lottery Best Educational Project Award; Sara Davies Manager of Turning Point Women’s Centre, a Leicester initiative providing good quality services designed to meet the needs of local women and children; Valerie Prokhorenko owner of The City Spa, committed to making the city feel better about itself; Maureen Milgram Forest Chair Learning Skills Council and LeicestHerday; and Penny Waterfield Graduate Advisor for The Success Matrix.
Owner of Flores, Andrew Jones, noted: “We really wanted the opening of Flores to get away from traditional events; we wanted to, in our own, small way, to say thank you to the amazing contribution these women have made to Leicester’s quality of life. Each of our VIP guests has made a telling input into the city’s wellbeing; I hope, and think, they enjoyed dining with us.”
On the Flores experience, Maureen Milgram Forest noted: “We all really enjoyed the event and Flores is a great new place on the Leicester scene. The food was magnificent; my kind of style and something very different in Leicester. ”
Jo Mould enthused: “I just wanted to say a big thank you for the invite and the very pleasant evening I had at Flores on Friday night… I went back there tonight, with three friends, for a drink, I really hope it is the success you all hope it will be.”
Prof. Heidi Macpherson commented: “Thank you for a lovely evening—we enjoyed ourselves and wish you all the best in relation to this new venture.”
Sarah Davies added: “We very much enjoyed ourselves. Unfortunately we didn’t have time to eat. However, the food smelled so good I’m sure we’ll be back for a taste very soon.”
Kim Mace said: “Just wanted to say thank you for inviting me last night. The interior looked beautiful, food was great and the service great. I have no doubt you'll be a huge success.”
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