OK, I was holding this back - more about Kirsty and the cabal
In another instalment of the lifestyles of the enriched and infamous, we peek into the fun and frivolity of one of Kirsty and the Gang's regular haunts. The Prince of Wales Pub in Stow Maries you may ask? Regrettably not. Was that because it was booked, fulfilling its
newly discovered mission as the sole and only suitable location in South Woodham Ferrers or environs at which essential community engagement or suicide prevention training could be hosted through the careful selection by and patronage of
Essex County Council or
Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Partnership?
Was it because it was full of just a tiny percentage of the about
23.5 million people with whom deep and meaningful relationships had been cultivated in
just six months, through the
data-led and strategic deployment of social media mapping and community activation, enabled by the crack team of social media strategists and content creators assembled by O'Callaghan, and helmed, Picard-like, by Simon Harris... from a shed...in his back garden?
We don't know.
No, our protagonist had to make do with second best on certain occasions. The humble and entirely functional surroundings of
Claridge's Bar in London, currently offering an excellent afternoon tea at £90 per person.
https://www.claridges.co.uk/restaurants-bars/afternoon-tea/
Were "
profiteroles" or "spongers" cake on the menu? Did they get a Groupon? Does Claridge's ever do Groupons? It might forever be a mystery.
Of course, having those very important people (VIPs) present on such occasions is priceless (not literally). If there is one thing we have all learned, it is that, as the proverb says, "tis a long
lane that has no turning."
Simon, Aunty Shalaleh, Jake Searle….. anyone else?
Let's check…
https://www.essex.gov.uk/running-council/spending-and-council-tax/spending-digital-community-engagement-pandemic-2020
Was
Jon Morter in attendance. One would expect it to not be his
kind of thing. Is Nicky Kaur significant? We don't yet know.
So, O'Callaghan must make do with Claridge's Bar. And not the first time either; but only when the Prince of Wales was unavailable, of course.
Here's Kirsty, Aunty Shalaleh and Jake Searle and a mystery man.
You're both
so naughty.
So naughty infact, that O'Callagan couldn't resist another visit to Claridge's this time in 2022 shortly before her chapter at Essex County Council was to come to an end. But what to have? How about for starters, a beautiful, well deserved and potentially tax-deductible (once the Social Kind accounts have been sorted out!) "Lychee Martini".
Was it perhaps a celebration? Was it perhaps following a difficult time at Essex Public Health Team shortly after a fraud investigation that may or may not have taken place? We just don't know. In the words of Essex County Council,
"Given the small number of people in the team it would not be fair to confirm or deny whether or not such an investigation had taken place given the expectations of privacy in the employment relationship, including this employment. "
There is so much to choose from their extensive cocktail menu, and with prices of around £22 a tipple
https://www.claridges.co.uk/siteassets/restaurants--bars/claridges-bar/menus/2023/claridges-bar-drinks-menu-march-2023.pdf , it really is quite reasonably priced.
What we do know, is that very shortly after, O'Callaghan left Essex County Council and posted proudly on her Linkedin:
"So excited to start a wonderful new role and challenge as Director of Community Resilience Mobilisation and Transformation at Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board"
And what a perfect role. It's almost as if the Job Description available online and for a while after she started the role, could have been written for her.... leaning into, as it did, her well-established skills to:
"...think beyond organisational boundaries and coalesce to work together on areas of common purpose, place or interest..." and to
"...lead innovative approaches through social media to reach and activate communities....act as a system connector to bring increased social value, alignment and cohesion in new and existing community programmes with system partners..."
