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TOGETHER JULY – AUGUST 2022

CRT 2023 PRESS RELEASE

16 June 2022

CRT Retailers & Suppliers Retreat Returns to the Hayes Conference
Centre, Swanwick in September 2023

Over the past few months Steve and Mandy Briars have been in discussion with
Alexandra McDonald and Jon Adams regarding the ongoing future of CRT and the
Retailers & Suppliers Retreat. It is with real pleasure that it can now be announced that
Alexandra and Jon have formed a new company, CRT Events Ltd, to take over the
responsibility and running of CRT commencing with the 2023 event which will be held at
the Hayes Conference Centre, Alfreton, Derbyshire on Wednesday 6 & Thursday 7
September.
The 2022 Christian Resources Together (CRT) awards will take place on Thursday 13
October at the Christian Resources Exhibition at Sandown Park organised by Steve and
Mandy. In 2023 the awards will return as a much-loved part of the CRT event at the
Hayes.
Steve comments, “It has been a privilege and honour to support retailers, suppliers and
authors over the past twelve years that Mandy and I have been running CRT but now
believe it is the right time to handover the responsibility. We have no doubt that
Alexandra and Jon will bring new energy and ideas to the event that will support the
trade for years to come. It is mine and Mandy’s intention to continue publishing Together
magazine as it enters its tenth year.”

Alexandra and Jon will be reaching out over the next few months to all areas of the
Christian publishing, retail and writing industry to ensure that the 2023 event brings the
trade back together. They will retain the best loved bits of the previous events and hope
to bring new speakers, innovations and training opportunities to the event to make it
even more valuable to take part.
Alexandra said, “I’m delighted to be involved with CRT in 2023 and for the years beyond
– the pandemic robbed us of the valuable time we used to spend together at the Hayes
in fellowship, so it is a pleasure to be able to play a part in bringing community back to
the UK Christian book, music and gift trade.”

Jon said, “Since I have been back on the road this year customers have been constantly
asking me when CRT will be back so it is great to be able to definitively announce that it
will return. I am really looking forward to helping put together the new event for 2023
with many of the elements we all know and love.”

Andi Bray, Chair of the BA Christian Booksellers Group comments, “The CRT Retreat is
always such a good opportunity to get all sides of our business together, and I’m
relieved that we’ll be able to meet again in person next year. I’m looking forward to
helping to make sure that the event is a must-attend feature on everyone’s calendar.”
During this period of transition please contact Alexandra and Jon regarding any aspects
of the CRT Retailers and Suppliers Retreat 2023. For enquiries regarding the CRT
Awards 2022 and Together magazine contact Steve Briars at
steve@christianresourcestogether.co.uk
Alexandra McDonald was formerly Commercial Director at SPCK Publishing for 11 years,
but now is independent and runs the UK/EU sales and marketing for the Baker Publishing
Group and can be contacted on alexandra@synergybooksales.co.uk or 0777 616 7261

Jon Adams is the Sales Director at Teal Press Limited, having worked for them for nearly
16 years. For CRT purposes Jon can be contacted on jonadams999@hotmail.co.uk

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