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Olympic star Dame Laura Kenny heading to The Shrewsbury Club

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Dame Laura Kenny, probably the most profitable British feminine Olympian, is heading to The Shrewsbury Membership to talk at a networking occasion throughout October’s Lexus W100 Shrewsbury tennis event.

Dame Laura Kenny

The previous biking star will seem at a sport and enterprise networking lunch on Thursday, October 17 (midday-3pm), with a restricted variety of tickets out there.

Dame Laura gained six Olympic medals – 5 golds and a silver – throughout an illustrious profession which additionally noticed her win seven World Championship, 14 European Championships and two Commonwealth Video games titles.

She will likely be joined at The Shrewsbury Membership by British entrepreneur Lara Morgan, who offered her first enterprise which she launched on the age of 23 for £20m, and in addition as soon as completed within the prime 10 of the World Triathlon Championships.

The occasion, sponsored by authorized agency Aaron & Companions and accountants, tax and enterprise advisory WR Companions, will likely be hosted by Abigail Johnson, who’s a part of the BBC Radio 5 Stay tennis commentary group at Grand Slams.

Dave Courteen, The Shrewsbury Membership’s managing director, stated: “We all the time run a variety of thrilling occasions in our hospitality marquee all through the week we host the W100 Shrewsbury event.

“The game and enterprise networking lunch is designed for all these in enterprise who wish to meet like-minded enterprise folks and revel in nice meals, nice firm and listen to from some inspirational audio system.

“We’re delighted to be welcoming Dame Laura Kenny, who’s at present providing her skilled views on biking as a part of the BBC protection on the Paris Olympics, and Lara Morgan to The Shrewsbury Membership.

“They’ve each achieved a lot and have nice tales to share, so this will likely be an occasion to not be missed.”

Helen Johnson, accomplice and head of promoting at Aaron & Companions, stated: “It’s a pleasure and privilege to be sponsoring the enterprise networking lunch, which is a part of one of the hotly anticipated weeks in Shropshire’s sporting calendar.

“We’re additionally trying ahead to listening to from a massively spectacular line-up of audio system, together with Dame Laura Kenny, our best ever feminine Olympian.

“Supporting Shropshire’s enterprise group is a key precedence for us and alongside The Shrewsbury Membership and WR Companions, we’ll be connecting with and celebrating the achievements of companies all through the area.”

Paul Littler, enterprise improvement director at WR Companions, added: “WR Companions are dedicated to supporting the local people and we’re excited to be teaming up with The Shrewsbury Membership and Aaron & Companions to host the enterprise networking lunch once more.

“We’ll be welcoming company and fellow enterprise professionals to get pleasure from a stunning lunch, pay attention to 2 inspirational audio system and watch world class tennis. It’s all the time an absolute pleasure to be concerned with this occasion.”

Tickets for the occasion can be found, priced £35 every or £350 for a desk of 10.

The Lexus W100 Shrewsbury event is the largest ladies’s tennis occasion to be performed within the UK this 12 months, exterior of the grass courtroom season, and can as soon as once more carry world-class tennis to Shropshire.

Many main British and worldwide tennis stars now ranked on the earth’s prime 100 have performed within the event on the indoor courts on the Sundorne Highway venue.

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