On a wet Sunday on the 17 July Jeff rode the Anthony Maynard Sportif run annually to commemorate the memory of a young cycle rider from Reading CC who was killed six years ago by a White van.
A warm Thursday evening in Merthyr Tydvil in South Wales saw Jeff Banks return to host a. Fashion show in aid of McMillan Cancer Unit at the Prince Charles Hospital. Over a 1000 people bought tickets for the event, which featured, in the main clothes by Designers at Debenhams. In addition Julien McDonald showed eighteen outfits from his couture collection.
For a man at the pinnacle of an industry focused on looking good, fashion designer Jeff Banks CBE certainly walks the walk. The 67-year-old teetotal vegetarian is an avid cyclist, tackling 1000-mile epics ever year, nailing his colours to the latest sportives and training solo almost every weekend.
Jeff Banks along with Yvette Jelfs returned to Ascot TV to present the very best of fashion at this years 2011 Royal Ascot. Every day for four days Jeff and Yvette with cameras at the ready were mingling with the record breaking crowds to deliver their selection of the best that was on offer.
On a wet and windy 12 June Jeff set off from Newbury Race Course to ride the 127 miles Wiggle Magnificat. Rain was forecast but nobody expected it to last the whole day.
The twentieth anniversary of Graduate Fashion Week saw Jeff reuniting with Carlyn Franklyn to present the Gala Evening. Sixty universities including many from abroad converged on London's Earls Court to show the work of over 1200 graduating students.