Posted by Steph on Tuesday, 21 February 2012, at 12:11
On Friday 27th April 2012, from 10:30am until 3:00pm, Warrington will be gearing up for a business event at The Village Hotel, Warrington.
The Warrington Business Expo 2012 is brought to the town by The Colony Networking Group and Lymm businesses Mood Design and KJ Business Solutions to promote opportunities for businesses to showcase their products and services as well as to encourage local business owners to extend their networks and grow their business. And, since it’s an Olympic year, the event will adopt a slight sporting theme!
Throughout the day there will be industry experts and inspirational keynote speakers, including Phil Jones, UK Sales & Marketing Director at Brother, to deliver presentations, practical advice and suggestions to help small businesses grow and develop. There will also be plenty of networking opportunities including two speed networking circuits to enable delegates to meet as many contacts as possible throughout the day.
So regardless of your company size or sector, if you operate in and around Warrington, the Warrington Business Expo is a must-attend business event in 2012.
For further information, to attend, to exhibit or to advertise, contact one of the team on 0844 504 6627 or info@warringtonbusinessexpo.co.uk
Visit: www.warringtonbusinessexpo.co.uk
Find them on:
Twitter: @warrbizexpo
Facebook: facebook.com/WarringtonBusinessExpo
LinkedIn: Warrington Business Expo
The event organisers from left to right: Sharon Charteress, Stephanie Jones and Kirsty James.
Posted by Steph on Thursday, 15 December 2011, at 14:35
Head chef of The Church Green in Lymm, Jim Key, has stepped up to the mark to go head to head with top Michelin starred and highly rated Good Food Guide chefs in this year’s Britain’s Best Dish.
The ITV show has returned with presenter Mary Nightingale and judges that include accomplished chef John Burton Race, food and wine expert Jilly Goolden and chef and restaurateur Ed Baines. The judges will taste main courses and desserts served from every region across the country in order to award one professional chef with the prestigious accolade of having their dish named the best dish in Britain.
Jim who works at The Church Green, which holds 3 AA rosettes, for celebrity chef Aiden Byrne, wanted to prove his worth in the kitchen on this public platform.
When asked about the show, Jim comments, “I was pretty nervous about being filmed for a TV series – I really felt like I was stepping out of my comfort zone, but when your passion takes over you soon forget about the cameras and completely immerse yourself into your dish. The standard is really high but I feel I gave it my all, I hope I’ve made the North West proud.”
Aiden comments, “Jim is a great chef and I’m really pleased to have him at The Church Green - I truly believe that Jim will go far in this process and we’re all behind him 100%. To bring this title back to the North West would be amazing and would only add to the buzz in the industry in this region.”
As well as the TV show, ITV have also published a cookery book including all the dishes that are featured in this series. Jim’s dessert recipe can be found on pages 222 and 223. Books will be available to purchase from The Church Green in the coming weeks at a reduced price of £17.
Viewers can catch Britain’s Best Dish on ITV1 every weekday at 5pm and see Jim’s debut on the 15th of December.
Posted by Steph on Tuesday, 29 November 2011, at 11:10
On the 1st of December Cherry Tree Primary School in Lymm will be launching their school cookbook at their annual Christmas Fair.
The book entitled ‘The Big Red Juicy Cookbook’ includes almost 130 recipes written and illustrated by the pupils from the school as well as a foreword written by local celebrity chef Aiden Byrne of The Church Green.
Mrs Helen Graham, Acting Head Teacher, Cherry Tree Primary School says, “At Cherry Tree School, we are always looking for ways to celebrate the children’s creativity. The Big Red Juicy Cookbook was an ideal opportunity to allow our children to be imaginative, show off their artistic flair and also consider the healthy eating messages that we promote at our school. I am absolutely thrilled with the final result and proud of all the children who contributed.”
The book is priced at £9.50, plus postage of £1.40 if required, and is available by calling the school on T: 01925 755885, or can be purchased from The Church Green, The Terrace and Rushgreen Service Station in Lymm village or from the Cherry Tree School stall at the Dickensian Festival.
Aiden comments, “It’s great to see children getting excited about cooking and not be afraid to experiment with different flavours and textures. I would encourage people to not only buy this book for the great recipes, but to also financially support this great school.”
Front cover picture drawn by Jamie Reid aged 9.
Book name created by Oscar Schache aged 5.
Posted by Steph on Wednesday, 16 November 2011, at 15:09
To mark the month of November, men around the world have been urged to get behind a moustache growing campaign to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer. The aptly named campaign, Movember, is being backed by local chefs at The Church Green in Lymm, who are guaranteeing some serious facial hair styles!
The chefs have registered at www.Movember.com with a clean-shave face and then for the rest of the month, the men, known as Mo Bros, will groom, trim and wax their way into the hall of moustache fame.
The funds raised in the UK support the number one and two male specific cancers - prostate and testicular cancer. They are directed to programmes run directly by Movember and their men’s health partners, The Prostate Cancer Charity and the Institute of Cancer Research.
Aiden Byrne, owner of The Church Green in Lymm and the British Grill at The Macdonald Craxton Wood Hotel said, “Last year the UK campaign raised an amazing £11.7 million, so this year we thought we’d take part to help exceed that total. We will be asking diners if they wish to donate £1 to the cause in return to meet the moustaches!”
He continues, “We all like to have a bit of fun and raise money for great causes like this and we hope all our diners get behind us and pledge their support.”
Movember, which first began in Melbourne Australia, has grown to become a truly global movement working to change attitudes men have about their health, to educate men about the health risks they face, getting them to act on that knowledge thereby increasing the chances of early detection, diagnosis and effective treatment.
Aiden and his staff will be posting photographic evidence of their growth on twitter @aidenbyrne and @thechurchgreen as well as The Church Green facebook page, and readers are encouraged to follow their progress and share their Movember stories and pictures with them.
