Comedian and author Sam Avery joins celebration of Birmingham Press Club

Comedian Sam Avery provided the laughter at a recent Birmingham Press Club luncheon held at the Ming Moon Restaurant’s Mandarin Suite in Birmingham’s Chinatown. Sam is also a talented writer, authoring the best-selling book Confessions of a Learner Parent. Nearly 80 guests attended the event, which coincided with the anniversary of the founding of the world’s oldest press club, 160 years ago. Raffle prizes included a three-day stay in a seaside apartment in Wales, afternoon tea for two at the Burlington Hotel, four Golden Circle tickets for comedy at the Castle, Warwick and a meal for four at Ming Moon Restaurant.

Captions:

1 Llewela Bailey, Ashley Blake, Sarah Macleod, Jo Jeffries, Steve Price
2 Dorian Chan, Graham Young, Bob and Sarah Warman, John James
3 Angela Huang, Adrian Kibbler, Roger Whitworth
4 Bill Good, John Duckers, Derek Inman
5 Christopher and Jan Mowbray, Vijay and Anita Sharma-James
6 Howard Bennett, Alison Brinkworth, Ben Russell, Radcliffe Shields, David Searle
7 John Lamb, Sue Smith, Howard Bennett, Jon Griffin