What to expect
A bit of light relief during the hustle and bustle of the London Toy Fair, the UK Toy Inventors’ Dinner is a relaxed, informal gathering.
A bit of light relief during the hustle and bustle of the London Toy Fair, the UK Toy Inventors’ Dinner is a relaxed, informal gathering. Ties are optional. After a drinks reception, a three-course dinner is served, with no set seating, followed by awards and fun stuff, then there is plenty of time to mingle and network as well as trying your luck at the casino.
Previous locations
The first dinner took place in 1984 aboard HMS Belfast, on the Thames, and was organised by John Reynolds, Richard Maddocks and the Wyman inventing group. In the following years, the dinner has been held at many prestigious, exciting and interesting locations: London Zoo, The London Transport Museum, The London Dungeon, The Serpentine Restaurant, The Lloyds Building, The Queen Mary, The Brewery, The Hurlingham Club, The Institute of Directors, Kensington Roof Gardens, the Copthorne Tara Hotel, The Café Royal, the Silver Barracuda riverboat, The Savoy Hotel, Staple Inn Hall, The Design Museum, The Museum in Docklands, the Clink Prison, Ironmongers’ Hall, HQS Wellington, One Whitehall Place, the Churchill War Rooms, Fortnum & Mason, BMA House, The Law Society, London Zoo (again), the Connaught Rooms, Painters’ Hall, the Café de Paris, KidZania and the Ivory Vaults.
The organising committee
- Mary Danby
- Kirstin Knox
- Billy Langsworthy – Secretary
- Lizzy Moody
- TJ Morrison
- Gary Pyper
- Simon Skelton – Chairperson
- Nicky Wastie – Treasurer
