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AUGUST. 2021 | VOL. 19
Celebrating 25 years of the BSA
Many of the memories and images that will be It was well attended, though the talk was
shared in this second article may only resonate about the bedrooms as many people
with the person who wrote them. However, it believed they were haunted. In 2001 we
may stir long-forgotten memories for others. If went to the Hanover International, Hinkley
so, please contact us with your reflections on and the following two years were at the
working with, being a member, or perhaps National Motorbike Museum in Birmingham.
attending an event organised by the Association. Who remembers the Jazz band and the
We would love to hear from you. over-enthusiastic tuba player was a bit
upset when asked to play quietly?”
In 2002 Ranald Paterson became Chairman and
a new era commenced. Phillipa Clow had been The next six years included visits to Aston
employed to work as the BSA’s Secretariat, which Villa Football Ground, Northampton Cricket
would ensure that the Chairman and the Ground, Leicester City Football Ground, The
Executive Committee could drive the Association Windmill Village Hotel, and finally the
forward. Manchester United Football Ground.
Phillipa recollects that each Conference had
its special moments with the great and the
good of the trade, with exciting conference
titles such as “Take the Bev-X Challenge –
traditional or automatic”, “Turbo-Charge
Your Business” and “Fighting Fit for Future
Growth”.
David Veal who was Chairman from 2007 to
2011 reflects on the Conferences saying:
“They were only small shows by many
standards, but they became a real focus for
the industry, not only was the exhibiting and
networking good but the sessions in the
The new initiatives announced included a yearly evening at the bar became quite legendary!”
BSA Conference & Exhibition, the BEV-E Awards
and the launch of the BSA Update which
replaced Beverage News.
The BSA Conference & Exhibitions were run on a
yearly basis from 2000 and Phillipa Clow recalls,
“Our first Conference was held at Tankersley
Manor, Barnsley.
