The day’s schedule will be as follows (No booking is required for any of the Festival day events except for the lunch):
- 12.00pm - Friends Eucharist service in the Lady Chapel
- 1.00pm - Lunch at 4 Canon lane - Book here
- 2.30pm - Annual General Meeting in the Cathedral Nave
- 3.15pm - Guest Speaker Air Vice-Marshal Mike Harwood*
- 4.00pm - Tea at 4 Canon Lane
*Air Vice-Marshal Mike Harwood CB CBE MA retired from regular duty in the British armed forces in July 2012 after 34 years' service. In his last appointment, he headed the British Defence Staff in the United States. Based in the British Embassy, Washington DC, his responsibilities covered all aspects of Defence issues and international relationships, the care of hundreds of UK military personnel and civil servants based across the United States, and included representing the UK in the United Nations' Military Staff Committee in New York. His cherished days of flying a Harrier at night, using night-vision goggles and infra-red sensors, are long gone but have been replaced by the equally captivating volunteer task of flying Air Cadets in the Grob Tutor.
Mike’s experience from policy to strategy to tactics and the leadership of people has provided the foundations on which to write, teach and engage with militaries, businesses, organisations and educational establishments throughout the world. Whether as a Senior Associate Fellow with Whitehall-based think-tank RUSI or as an independent contributor, he remains dedicated to a greater shared understanding of national security in the round and getting the best from and for people.
Everyone is welcome at all of our events. You can also bring a friend, so please come and join us!