Lunch & Refreshments will be provided. When booking, please indicate if you have any dietary requirements.

The Oxford Branch’s Dragon Dens has proved a popular event since we moved to an online event. For a first time since the pandemic, this will be a live session with a number of exciting suppliers lined up. Current confirmed suppliers include Pizza Si and Vito.

Parking has been arranged but car sharing and the use of public transport. Local railway stations are Cheddington or Tring (both around 2 miles from the venue).

Example Train Routes from London:

• From London Euston: West Midlands Trains operates a train from London Euston to Tring and Cheddington. The journey takes around 42 minutes. You can then take a bus or taxi from Tring Station to Pitstone.
• From London Victoria Station: Take a train from London Euston to Tring. The journey takes 42 minutes. You can then take a bus or taxi from Tring Station to Pitstone. 

Directions to: R H Hall, Hallco House, Beacon Court Pitstone Green Business Park, Pitstone LU7 9GY – Website: www.rhhall.com 

• From Tring Station:
  • Bus: You can take the line 61 bus from Tring station to Playing Fields in Pitstone. This takes approximately 8 minutes.
  • Taxi: A taxi from Tring station to Pitstone takes about 5 minutes and costs £9-£12.
• From Cheddington Station:
  • Bus: You can take the line 62 bus from The Green in Cheddington to Playing Fields in Pitstone. This takes approximately 4 minutes.
  • Taxi: A taxi from Cheddington Station to Pitstone takes about 5 minutes and costs £8-£10. 

Agenda:

09.30  – 10.00  Tea & Coffee & Pastries                                                                

10.00 – 10.10 Welcome - Nick Sanders and Steven Hall 

10.25 – 10.40  Update Hospital Catering & Chef of the Year - Phil Shelley / Tim Radcliffe 

10.45 – 11.55 Live Dragons Den                                                                             

11.55 – 12.20 Allergy Update - Julian Edwards of GY5

12.20 - 13.40 Tour of the RH Facility (split into two groups) Lunch with ‘table top’ discussion from each supplier - Nick Sanders

13.40 – 13.50 Should all hospital menus be plant based? – Update BDA & HCA and debate - Nicola Strawther (tbc)

14.20 – 14.25 Group Photo Recognition of Award Winners - All 

14.25 – 14.45 Study Day Close 

Subject to final details.