CATERING students from Kendal College rubbed shoulders with celebrity chefs and helped raise more than £70,000 for a Lake District YMCA campus at a special charity dinner.

Top chefs Lisa Goodwin-Allen, Simon Shaw, Andrew Green, Adam Reid and Simon Rogan gave their time for free to support the Yes Chef event.

With the help of students from Blackpool and Fylde College, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester College and Lakes School of Hospitality Management they served up an evening of delicious food and entertainment for 560 guests over three venues – Kendal College, Bartle Hall Preston and the Monastery Manchester.

The money raised will go towards the new £6.8million Lakeside Stoller Campus. This will be a bespoke facility which will replace the current accommodation on the YMCA Lakeside site.

YMCA Lakeside is one of the largest professional outdoor activity centres in the country. its residential and day experiences are designed to inspire children and young people to grow in body, mind and spirit.

During the evening the Yes Chef diners were introduced to the YMCA’s Sponsor a Bed campaign, with several guests snapping up the first of limited opportunities to Sponsor a Bed in the new Lakeside Stoller Campus.

This sponsorship opportunity is a way of saying thank you to sponsors and they will recognise contributions by incorporating family, business, school, college or individual names into a bespoke design on a special thank you wall.

For more information visit: http://www.supportlakeside.org.uk/