In July, the whole company met in Exeter to share information and allow new staff to meet the rest of the team. The day started with a pasty lunch and then a review of the first five years of GB Card & Partners. The current position of the Company was shared before taking a brief look at plans for the next five years. This was followed by us retiring to The Beach House in Exmouth, where we were met by Geoff Bowen, a hydro-geologist turned vintner, who led us through a wine tasting tour of his superb range of wines accompanying some fine cuisine prepared by his French chef. The planned boat tour along the Jurassic Coast the following morning had to be abandoned due to the sea conditions which, with hindsight, wasn’t such a bad thing!