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Jan 2023

Last Updated: 09/01/2023

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Business Breakfast: Harrogate solicitors renews Salon North sponsorship

by Calvin Robinson

| 10 Jan, 2023

Pictured are Martin Whincup, Associate Director of Berwins Solicitors, and Sharon Canavar, Harrogate Festivals Chief Executive.

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Harrogate-based Berwins Solicitors has announced it has renewed its sponsorship of Harrogate International Festivals’ Salon North series.

The series of speaker-events will return in February with six TED-style talks.

Martin Whincup, associate director of Berwins, said:

“We are delighted to be having our name associated with Salon North for another season.

“Each year, the Harrogate International Festivals team has conjured up a wonderful selection of first-class speakers, and I can’t wait to see who they will be bringing to Harrogate in 2023.

“Berwins Salon North, which has been a permanent fixture on Harrogate’s cultural calendar for many years now, promotes reflection and deep thinking, habits we consider vital for self-improvement, and we are proud to play our part in the staging of these events.”

Sharon Canavar, Harrogate Festivals chief executive, said:

“Thanks to the announcement from Berwins, it is full steam ahead planning this year’s programme of events, which will be hugely appreciated by the loyal and growing Berwins Salon North fan base.

“Without the financial backing of Berwins Solicitors, we simply wouldn’t be able to stage these wonderfully challenging and fun talks, which have been listed in ‘The Top 100 Things to do in the World’ by GQ magazine.

“Producing these evenings featuring such incredible speakers helps us reinforce the cultural prestige of Harrogate, and without Berwins Salon North the town would be the poorer.”

The three confirmed for the first Berwins Salon North of 2023, taking place on Thursday, February 9 at the Crown Hotel, Harrogate,, are professor of circadian neuroscience Russell Foster, fashion psychology expert Dion Terrelonge, and geneticist and science populariser Adam Rutherford.

For more information on the series, visit the Harrogate International Festivals website.

Harrogate charity appoints experienced CEO as chair

Harrogate’s Yorkshire Cancer Research has appointed an experienced chief executive as its new chair of trustees.

Sir Alan Langlands, whose career in the NHS, universities and health charities spans 50 years, will take up the post.

His career includes significant periods as the chief executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England, chief executive of the NHS in England, principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Dundee, and vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds.

Sir Alan, who lives in Harrogate, said:

“I am looking forward to working with the researchers and clinicians who undertake vital research and provide pioneering services for the people of Yorkshire, and to supporting the tremendous work of Yorkshire Cancer Research’s selfless community of volunteers and donors who make this possible.”

Sir Alan replaces Graham Berville who served as a Trustee for 10 years, chairing the Board over the last five years and playing a central role in developing a new strategy for the charity.

Graham said:

“I am delighted that Alan is taking over as Chair and I am sure that he will bring new experience, insight and ideas to Yorkshire Cancer Research.

“The charity is in a strong position, and I am confident that people in Yorkshire will continue to see real and meaningful benefits from the work it funds.”

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