After Dinner Speakers: Oliver Skeete, John Parrott, Ruby Wax

Oliver is one of those special celebrities who everyone recognises immediately wherever he goes. He is one of the nicest people you could wish to meet, and he also does a mega amount for charity. He started show jumping in 1992, aged 36, discovering a talent as a strong and ‘natural’ rider. He has competed at most levels except the very top. He is currently seeking a sponsor to help him purchase horses of sufficient quality to carry him forward to his goals. He intends to represent Barbados at the Olympics in Sydney in 2,000, show jumping under the Barbadian flag. This will be the first time a West Indian Island has sent a show jumper to the Olympics. Oliver has caught the public’s imagination and has become a media celebrity noted for his quick wit and versatile but determined personality.