Celebrate the Chefs
Celebrate the Chefs was an event for year 11 worth 30% of their H&C GCSE dual award. We linked in with the Northcote Group for it. They have ‘adopted’ us as a school to work together on events and projects and offering our pupils work experience and places on Northcote’s apprentiship scheme. The theme for the event was ‘Support our local farmers and traders.’ The pupils were split into groups and were each mentored by a head chef from different establishments from the group including Lisa Allen the Head Chef at Northcote Manor. The pupils were given a budget of £20 for a two course meal. Read more about Celebrate the Chefs »
Hospitality and Catering Meal
On Monday 4th April saw The Year 10 Hospitality and Catering students put on a super three course meal for local businesses within the community. It was the schools way of saying thank you to the many businesses who give up their time and facilities to nurture and help the future employees of the local area.
Deputy Headteacher Mr Davidson who spearheads the links in various formats said “ There are literally hundreds of people within the Clitheroe area who help our pupils, either by offering work placements, extended vocational placements, host visits, act as guest speakers or involve themselves in curriculum projects which gives the pupils real hands on learning experience and gives them the opportunity to apply learning” “ This was the schools way of saying thank you” he added. The evening was supplemented by entertainment from the John Wykham Trio, a local jazz and blues band gaining a huge reputation in the Ribble Valley.
Medieval Night
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n Wednesday 4th November Ribblesdale High Schools main meals was transformed into a medieval dining hall. Twenty-one y10 pupils from the GCSE Hospitality & Catering group spent the day preparing food ready to serve to the paying guests.
The History dept did a medieval re-enactment and the Art dept provided shields as part of the decorations. The stocks were made by the Technology dept.
There were canapés on arrival followed by homemade medieval broth with dragon tail bread, Hog roast with roasted root vegetables & a selection of fruit tarts to finish with.
The hog roast was cooked to perfection by local business man Alan Hacking, who had two of the pupils help him prepare the hog during the day. Our thanks go to him for being there on the evening to carve & serve the meat.
Many guest got into the spirit of the event and dressed accordingly, In true medieval spirit stocks were used for any guests breaking the rules!!
This was another very successful event provided by the Hospitality & Catering Dept.
“Taste of Lancashire” night at Ribblesdale school.
On Thursday 21st May a year 10 Hospitality & Catering group hosted a Lancashire themed evening. The pupils devised their own three course menu making use of local produce as much as possible.
A special thanks to the following companies for supporting this event:
- Dunbia for providing the steak for the marinated “Ribble Valley” steak and vegetable kebabs.
- Gazegill Organics farm for the pork loin and for helping the pupils to make the Lamb and Rosemary sausages themselves at the farm.
- Bashall Barn for helping the pupils to make the chocolate orange ice-cream cake at the Barn.
- Leagrams for providing the cheeses used in some of the dishes.
- Holly Cottage preserves for their wonderful Apple and Rosemary Chutney to compliment the meats.
The evening entertainment was rounded off with Phil Knight a traditional Lancashire Folk singer and story teller. A final “well done” goes to all the pupils who took part.
Olive Press
On Tuesday 24th March a Year 10 Hospitality & Catering group from Ribblesdale took over the Olive Press restaurant in Clitheroe. The 16 pupils prepared the food and setup the restaurant during the day and served 60 paying guests in the evening. There were canapés as guests arrived and then a three course meal was served.The pupils were divided into the roles of chefs & waiting on staff. The surprise entertainment was from two year 11 boys who serenaded everyone and gave each lady a red rose. This was a very successful event which is going to count towards their GCSE in Hospitality & Catering. We thank the Olive Press management & staff for giving the pupils a great opportunity in a real business related setting.
Burns’ Night 2009
Year 9 Hospitality and Catering students cooked food and served it to guests in celebration of Burns’ Night on Monday the 26th January 2009.
Subject Leader for Hospitality and Catering, Mrs Mcleod said:
“it was a hugely successful Year 9 event. The pupils worked hard all day on preparations and then divided off to be ‘chefs’
or ‘waiting on staff’ on the night. Canapes of Home-made Oatcakes with Smoked Salmon Pate were served on arrival followed by Cock a Leekie Soup. Main course was Chicken stuffed with Haggis with a Creamy Mustard Sauce with seasonal veg. Dessert was a Raspberry and Whisky Cheesecake. The pupils were a credit to the school. Well done!”
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