Piccadilly Partnership’s PA Network
The PA network unites PAs and Executive Assistants with Manchester's wider business community, and to showcase the city's fantastic facilities to one of its most influential groups.
Hosting a PA Network Event
The network brings together PAs and Executive Assistants from a cross section of Manchester life. From the city's largest retailers, to hotels, to private companies, to anyone who loves, lives and works in the city - this influential group of professional men and women provide the ultimate audience for you to promote your business.
The network boasts a database of over 200 members, and a portfolio of popular events, including master classes, demonstration evenings, and workshops. Our host venues and participating businesses have seen measurable benefits after working with the network.
Piccadilly Partnership members are able to host events and access the prestigious PAs network.
If you are a Piccadilly Partnership member and want to host an event please get in touch with:alex.king@cityco.com to discuss you plans and objectives.
If you are interested in joining the Piccadilly Partnership please contact nicola.wilkinson@cityco.com / 0161 838 3250
'Lovely hotel, very friendly staff - will use in future.' (PA network member on Spa evening, Manchester MacDonald Hotel & Spa)
'I thoroughly enjoyed the evening and look forward to putting my new skills into practice. I also think it's a cracking idea for a client event so will pass details to our events team.'
(PA Network member on Cocktail master class, Mint Hotel)
Joining the PA Network
Becoming a member of the PAs Network gives you the perfect platform to meet peers across the city in a relaxed and enjoyable environment. From leisure activities to skills training and guest speaker events the PAs Network boasts a range of activities.
We are currently putting together a schedule for 2011. Last year we hosted an exclusive spa taster session at MacDonald Manchester Hotel, Wine Tasting at The Blue Parrott and a cocktail masterclass at Blue Bar in Mint Hotel.
'A great evening… lovely people and very friendly' (PA network member on Cocktail master class, Mint Hotel)
'Thank you for organising [the event] - Extremely enjoyable and great for contacts'
(PA network member on Cocktail master class, Mint Hotel)
'A chance to meet new people' (PA network member)
If you would like to join the PAs Network please contact: nicola.wilkinson@cityco.com / 0161 838 3250 or fill in your details below
Please note, this event is open solely to PAs, but if you know of a PA who would like to attend such events, please feel free to forward this article on!
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PAs Network Case Study
Hayley Edwards, Executive Assistant to the Medical Directorate at NHS North West, is a member of the PA Network. Hayley is also a professional photographer, and contacted us through the network to see if her skills could be of use to us. Understandably we bit her arm off! The results have been of great benefit to both of us…
Most recently, we welcomed Hayley along to our PA Network Christmas Party. As you can see from her photograph, above, we had a lot of fun making (and drinking) our Christmas cocktails!
Hayley says that photographing our high-status events has increased her confidence, her portfolio and profile. The events have led to notable introductions for Hayley with industry professionals, and inspired her to explore new subject areas, such as commercial, venue and product photography.
We were delighted when Hayley told us that working on our events had given her the confidence to approach Manchester's famous Hacienda, which resulted in her photographing their Christmas Classics Reunion at Sankeys nightclub. As a consequence of this, Hayley's images can now be seen on the Hacienda website, which, she says, 'is great for promotion for my work.'
The story behind Hayley's 'double career' is pretty impressive …
Hayley originally took up photography as a hobby with her husband Ross. Following a 2-year A-Level course at evening classes, they photographed several weddings for their friends and family. By 2010, a growth in demand for their services led Hayley and Ross to set up their own Wedding Photography business: www.fivestarimages.co.uk. The couple continued to pursue their own solo projects, and have gone on to establish individual portfolios of work alongside their joint business venture. Hayley has explored several diverse fields, including fashion, music and landscape. She's now hoping to capture DJ Graeme Park for his website!
If you are a PA or EA with a talent you'd like to share, please contact Nicola Wilkinson at nicola.wilkinson@cityco.com. If you would like to book Hayley for a photography session, you can contact her via www.shotbyhayley.co.uk.
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