Elstead Hotel, Knyverton Road, Bournemouth

Guest Speaker Mr Kwasi Kwarteng MP

My name comes from Ghana, where my parents were born in the 1940s. They came to Britain as students in the 1960s, studied hard and encouraged me to do the same. At age thirteen, I was very fortunate to win a scholarship to Eton College. After finishing there, I read history at Trinity College, Cambridge, where I earned Bachelor and PhD degrees in British History, and was part of the series-winning team on University Challenge.