About Time For Greenwich Event Management

The world famous Cutty Sark is a Greenwich landmark.

Ask us about organising a private visit and dinner aboard the Cutty Sark for your group.

Picture ©Time For Greenwich

If you're responsible for organising a corporate or private event, whether large or small, you know how important it is to find an event management company you can trust to achieve your objectives on time and on budget.

Time For Greenwich has the resources, the skills and the experience you've been looking for.

Your event is safe in our hands!

The Company

Time For Greenwich produces and manages events for corporate clients, private organisations and individuals. We work locally and nationally to offer Hospitality with History, always with a sense of fun and enjoyment.

We capitalise on the many and varied landmark historic venues and facilities available in this historic area of London to offer you an event your guests will remember long after the day is over.

And whilst Greenwich is steeped in history and tradition, our next door neighbour is Canary Wharf, the magnificently re-developed heart of London's Docklands, itself a major London landmark.

So we offer the old and the new, or a combination of both, in a way that will satisfy all your requirements.

Whether you know what you want, or would like some suggestions, we're here to make it happen for you.

The People

The success of your event depends almost entirely on the skill, experience and vision of the people responsible for conceiving, refining and implementing the plan. It's not a job to be taken lightly.

The key personnel at Time For Greenwich have decades of experience arranging major functions at the very highest levels. We are professionals through and through, with the confidence, determination and organisational skills to get things done on time, on budget and to your complete satisfaction.

By using our proven skills and experience to organise your event you are giving yourself the best possible chance of laying on a memorable and impressive event for your guests.

Lieutenant Malcolm Godfrey, Royal Navy (Retd)

Malcolm owns and manages Time For Greenwich.

Malcolm Godfrey comperes an event.

An experienced, entertaining master of ceremonies makes all the difference to the smooth running of your event.

Picture ©Time For Greenwich

As a Royal Naval Lieutenant, Malcolm was the last Naval Officer to run the Painted Hall at the Royal Naval College Greenwich as a Dining Room for Naval Officers in his capacity as Wardroom Mess Manager.

He was a principal member of the senior management team that prepared the College for a 'Seamless Transition to New Ownership' between 1996 and 1999, masterminding many of the large events to mark the end of 'Naval Control'. He then retired from the Royal Navy and became the first commercial Hospitality and Events Manager for the Greenwich Foundation at the Old Royal Naval College. He is now a full time compere, presenter and event consultant based in Greenwich.

Malcolm has been responsible for the planning and execution of large Trafalgar Night and Naval Mess Dinners over the last 20 years; for the last 8 years managing and presenting these dinners in the prestigious Painted Hall of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich.

Malcolm has performed his widely acclaimed presentation on the decoration of the Painted Hall for Television and Radio, contributing and appearing in historical and factual programmes, most recently 'The History of the Royal Navy' for the History Channel and productions for BBCi, Channel 4, The Carlton Food Network and the Travel Channel. He has also acted in an advisory role on countless productions for film and television.

In more recent years as a Master of Ceremonies he has appeared at events of all types and sizes including many Royal and Celebrity occasions, Weddings and Private Dinners. He has Compered at such events as Award Ceremonies, Corporate Presentations and Major Charity Fund Raisers.

Malcolm is a highly entertaining after dinner speaker on a plethora of subjects, in particular those relating to his experiences of the many spectacular events he has contrived and managed for Royal and Celebrity clients, and of course his twenty eight year career in the Royal Navy.

Geoffrey Padgham, MVO

Geoffrey Padgham, seen here at the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur during a Royal assignment.

Geoffrey has considerable experience arranging events for high profile organisations.

Picture ©Geoffrey Padgham

Geoffrey Padgham is a former police Inspector from New Scotland Yard with over 30 years experience of policing and managing events.

From 1979 to 2001 he specialised in personal protection duties for the British Royal Family working from an operational base at Buckingham Palace. For 17 of those years he was the Personal Protection Officer to HRH The Duke of York (Prince Andrew) with national and international responsibility for his security.

Geoffrey planned, developed and managed more than 500 successful royal engagements, state events and other operations within the United Kingdom and abroad.

For the last 5 years he has worked in the private sector as a specialist security consultant working for Time For Greenwich and other private clients. His knowledge of security requirements at large and small events alike is unrivalled in the private security industry.

As a client manager he is an excellent communicator at all levels, with a particular flair for managing people and events.

Book: 'Close Protection - The Softer Skills', by Geoffrey Padgham

'Close Protection - The Softer Skills', by Geoffrey Padgham, is published by Entertainment Technology Press Ltd.

It's essential reading for close protection beginners and anyone interested in VIP security.

In September 2006 Geoffrey published his first book: Close Protection - The Softer Skills.

His wealth of close protection experience comes across throughout the text, which incorporates sound advice and exceptional practical guidance subtly separating fact from fiction. This book is a 'must' purchase for the close protection beginner, but is also a good read for anyone interested in the world of VIP security.

As an added bonus it is illustrated by the internationally acclaimed cartoon artist Bill Mevin of 'The Perishers' fame.

This educational publication is available in paperback version and can be purchased direct from the publisher on-line at www.etnow.com in the Books section under Security. You'll find full details there about Geoffrey and the book, including chapter headings and contents.

ISBN: 1904031390