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THE DINE & DISCO with Take That

This auction raised £1,624,212

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Event date: Saturday 16th June 2018

The Package:
The TOP 50 winning couples will attend The Dine & Disco in the New Forest on SATURDAY 16th JUNE 2018, where our headline act will be TAKE THAT.

The five-star luxury CHEWTON GLEN HOTEL & SPA in the New Forest will be your base for the entire day. You will arrive at 11:00am for Check-In where you will be welcomed by ANDREW STEMBRIDGE and his exceptional team.

There will be refreshments on hand during registration as you get put into teams for a day of COUNTRY PURSUITS. Your day will be packed with a collection of classic and quirky activities, from sublime to the ridiculous including:

  • Gun Dog Handling
  • Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting
  • Segway Challenges
  • Archery
  • Duck Herding
  • Cocktail Making
  • Plus a Falconry Display

And whilst it’s all for fun, there will be a prize for the winning team of an invite to The Breakfast Show on any FRIDAY GUEST SHOW of the winners choosing.

That afternoon you will have some time to relax, make use of the spa or have a power nap! Then its glad rags on and time for a PARTY like none-other…

Guests will make their way to THE ORCHARD for a CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION.

Food will come from a selection of chefs and served up in the WALLED GARDEN with specially created Food Stations, offering some mouth-watering dishes…

TOM KERRIDGE, will be providing mouth watering BUTCHERS TAP HOT DOGS with a choice of THREE Toppings: SMOKED BRISKET CHILLI with Sour Cream Puffed Rice, BBQ PULLED PORK with English Mustard Mayonnaise and Beer Pickles, or VEAL RAGOUT with Truffle Mayo and Parmesan Polenta Crumb.

JOSÉ PIZARRO, will bring a taste of Spain to The Forest with JAMÓN & CHEESE along with his signature PAN CON TOMATE.

ATUL KOCHHAR will be creating some of the finest Indian Street Food, including BUTTER CHICKEN MARSALA WRAPS.

Chewton Glen’s Head Chef LUKE MATTHEWS will be in charge of the SEAFOOD & SHELLFISH BAR with his team manning the WOOD-FIRED PIZZA STATION.

If that’s not enough, MO GHERRAS from THE KENSINGTON CRÊPERIE will be on hand to dish up some delicious Crêpes, served with DORSET ICE-CREAM.

To wash all this yummy food down we will need refreshments… each food station will have a specially selected wine pairing by none other than Jolly OLLY SMITH.

There will be no shortage of refreshments throughout the night as we will have our very own outdoor GIN & TONIC BAR, VODKA BAR and ESPRESSO MARTINI BAR.

Later that evening there will be a DJ Set by CHRIS and our very own JUMPING JIMMY FLASH, whilst they countdown to the evenings musical acts – to kick this off will be THE FEELING and headlining the Tepee of Love at Chewton Glen will be without a doubt one of the biggest bands of the last thirty years – TAKE THAT.

ADDITIONAL TERMS
Accommodation at Chewton Glen will be Bed & Breakfast basis, all extras to be settled by successful bidder on check out. Rooms will be allocated by the organisers and at their discretion.

Successful bidders will need to sort own transfers to and from Chewton Glen.

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