The National Liberal Club European Forum are proud to host a tasting of Moroccan Spirits on the 29th of November at 6:30pm at the NLC.

As part of the our Post-Morocco NLC Visit series of events, we are delighted to invite you to join an exclusive tasting of Sahara, a premium Moroccan spirit drink made from figs. What is unique about Sahara is that it is distilled and bottled in Scotland while at the same time keeping its strong flavours and characters from Morocco.

Ahead of the launch of Sahara, you are invited to try six samples of the drink, each with a different recipe. Throughout the evening, you will be encouraged to debate the samples. You will also be asked to fill out a short survey.

On Wednesday 29 November at 18:30, we will welcome you the Moroccan way into the magical world of Sahara.

The evening will flow as follow:
18:30 - Arrival and registration with cash bar 
19:00 - Tasting of six different samples of Sahara alongside Moroccan pastries
20:30 - Event ends

Tickets £34.00 per person
Please book via the NLC website
or
contact the events team on tel: 0207 968 0912 

The National Liberal Club European Forum, in partnership with Wines of Portugal and Portugal-UK 650, are proud to host a wine tasting of Portuguese wines on the 16th of November at 6:30pm in the David Lloyd George Room at the NLC.

The tasting will be a Masterclass of 9 Portuguese wines with the Master of Wine Dirceu Vianna Junior along with a special presentation by the Chairman of the Board of Viniportugal, Frederico Falcão.

Tickets are £25 each and can be booked directly with the NLC here.

National Liberal Club European Forum Event:

“UK-Portugal Relations” with the Portuguese Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Nuno Brito

Monday 18 September 2023: 18.30 - 20.00
The Lounge, National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1

The National Liberal Club European Forum is pleased to welcome His Excellency Nuno Brito, Portuguese Ambassador to the United Kingdom for a talk on UK-Portuguese Relations.

The agenda for this event is as follows:

6.30pm: Registration and Welcome Drinks

7.00pm - 8.00pm: Keynote address: " UK-Portugal Relations"
                              His Excellency Nuno Brito, Portuguese Ambassador to the UK
                           
                      
Tickets : £20.00 per person (includes a welcome drink and the talk)

For those members wishing to join the dinner at 8.00pm in the dining room, held in honour of the Portuguese Ambassador following the talk, please contact Trevor Peel trevor.peel1951@gmail.com

Club members wishing to participate in the event can register via the members’ portal. here.

National Liberal Club European Forum Event:

Europe, the Swedish EU Presidency, and the UK

Thursday 11 May 2023: 17.45 - 19.45
in the Lounge, National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1

The National Liberal Club (NLC) Europe Forum is pleased to mark Europe Day 2023 with NLC members and invited guests. After a welcome from Baroness Brinton and an introduction by the Chair, the Swedish Ambassador, Mikaela Kumlin Granit to address a range of pressing challenges affecting the European Union (EU), its Swedish Presidency and bilateral relations with the UK. The ambassador will outline the four priorities of the Sweden’s EU Presidency: Security – unity (including Ukraine), Resilience – competitiveness (Single market), Prosperity (energy market reform and the green transition), and promoting democratic values and the rule of law.  

The agenda for this event is as follows:

17.45 -18.30: Registration and welcome drinks

18.30-18.35:  Welcome: Rt Hon. Baroness Sal Brinton, President, NLC Europe Forum, former
President, Liberal Democrats

18.35-18.40:  Introduction by chair: Nick Hopkinson, Vice Chair, NLC Europe Forum and former
Director, Wilton Park, Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office

 18.40-19.00: Keynote address: Europe, the Swedish Presidency and the UK Ambassador
Mikaela Kumlin Granit Swedish Embassy, London

19.00-19:45: Comments and questions from participants, answers and closing remarks

Panelists will address NLC members and invited guests, including members of the Diplomatic Community and Liberal Democrat European Group (LDEG). Club members wishing to participate in the event can register via the members’ portal. here.

National Liberal Club Commonwealth Forum Event:

Scottish adventurer Alice Morrison comes to the National Liberal Club to talk about her new book Walking with Nomads

 In 2019 Alice set off to walk across Morocco and the Sahara with her six camels and three Amazigh guides. Their epic journey took 7 ½ months and they covered over 4000km. It was an expedition full of discoveries from a lost city to dinosaur footprints. The team dodged landmines and quicksands and did the final part of their trek under the shadow of the Coronavirus. Throughout, they were welcomed and supported by the nomads of the mountains and the desert and witnessed how life for this oldest of societies is changing forever as climate change and the modern world encroach.

We are delighted that Alice will be coming from her home in the Atlas Mountains to the National Liberal Club on 5th April to talk about this adventure, which inspired her latest book, Walking with Nomads. 

It was recently shortlisted for the prestigious Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year award.

 
The event will be chaired by Mike Wood, an NLC member and chair of the British-Moroccan Society. Richard Kirker will deliver a vote of thanks on behalf of the European Forum.

Ahead of the talk in the Lady Violet Room, there will be a drinks reception in the Smoking Room from 6:30-7:00pm.

The cost is £15 
Please register on the NLC website here.