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Conference Brochure

2016

What does Westminster College have to offer? Westminster College is delighted to offer its conference, meeting and dining facilities for your

organisation on a daily or residential basis. Located in the heart of Cambridge, with a peaceful

yet simulating atmosphere, you and your group can experience the unique charm and history the

building has to offer.

The Team

The dedicated Conference and Events team will help you plan each step of your event to

ensure every aspect is looked after from booking to departure.

Facilities

There are a total of six meeting rooms which each have their own unique style. The College’s

signature room is the grand Dining Hall with its cupola ceiling, oak panelled walls and bay

window. Our Chapel and Library are also open for visitors to use. The College also has a

selection of accommodation available, including two self-catering Cottages.

Accreditation

Westminster College are members of the MIA (Meeting Industry Association) and are

accredited by AIM.

AIM venues and service providers operate to a predetermined industry benchmarked

standard. This means they have processes and personnel that are competent and capable,

that venue facilities are appropriate and that operationally they are compliant with all

relevant legislation.

Audio/Visual Equipment

The following equipment is available to pre-book for conferences free of charge.

- Data projector/laptop computer/OHP - TV/DVD player

- Flipchart - Hearing loop

- PA system - Internet access

Parking & Location

There is parking on site, and the city centre is just a short walk away for groups wishing to

add some sight-seeing or an afternoon punting to the itinerary.

Arrival and Departure

For residential bookings, room check-in is available from 2.00pm. Room check-out is

10.00am and keys must be returned to the College Office. Luggage storage is available on

request, for guests arriving or departing outside of these times.

Catering

Meals can be served between the following times:

Breakfast - 7.30am - 9.00am, Lunch - 12 noon - 2.00pm, Dinner - 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Computer / Internet Access

All residential delegates will be provided a Wi-Fi code when they check in.

Day delegates may request a Wi-Fi code free of charge on arrival. A computer room on the

ground floor, complete with printer, is available to all guests. The door code is available from

the College Office to access the room.

Westminster College

Conference Rates

1st October 2015 – 30th September 2016

Westminster College is delighted to offer its conference, meeting and dining facilities for

commercial conferences throughout 2015 and 2016. The rates quoted below assume use

of College standard conference menus and include meeting room hire for one room per

booking; charges apply for additional meeting rooms. To view our meeting rooms and their

capacities please refer to the meeting room summary sheet. These rates do not apply to

bookings from the URC, Church-related and certain registered charities.

24 Hour Residential Rate

The above rates are inclusive of:

Overnight accommodation with en-suite facilities

Full English breakfast

Morning coffee and homemade biscuits

2 course lunch with tea or coffee

(College lunch, sandwich buffet or bowl food)

Afternoon tea or coffee with homemade mini cakes

3 course dinner with coffee and chocolate mints

Conference meeting room

Full projection facilities

Optional extras:

Inclusive of VAT

Single Room £140.00 per person

Double Room – single occupancy

Double Room – double occupancy

£158.00 per person

£138.00 per person

Inclusive of VAT

½ bottle of house wine with dinner £9.00 per person

Drinks reception – one glass of sparkling wine £3.75 per person

Day Delegate Rate

£42.00 per person Inclusive of VAT

The above rate is inclusive of:

Arrival coffee or tea with mini pastry

Mid-morning coffee or tea with homemade biscuits

2 course lunch


Afternoon tea or coffee with homemade mini cakes



Half Day Delegate Rate

£35.00 per person Inclusive of VAT

The above rate is inclusive of:

2 servings of coffee or tea with mini pastry

2 course lunch




Optional extras:

VAT

Rates quoted are inclusive of VAT charged at the standard rate unless the conference qualifies for exemption.

Exemption is available on a number of grounds as set out in the College’s VAT Exemption Request Form. If it is

believed that the conference is exempt, the College’s Exemption Request Form must be completed and

submitted to the College for approval. The decision of the College in relation to the application of VAT is final.

Inclusive of VAT

Brasserie Lunch

3 course dinner with coffee or tea

£5.00 Supplement

per person

£38.95 per person

Breakfast buffet £8.40 per person

½ bottle of house wine with dinner £7.50 per person

Westminster College Conference Menus

Kick starting your day with a selection of breakfasts is a great addition to the

day delegate package.

Kick Start Your Day

£8.40 per person (please choose one breakfast option for the group)

Classic English breakfast

Bacon and sausage rolls, muffins, fresh fruit and orange juice

Continental breakfast

Mini croissant filled with ham and cheese, Danish pastries, fresh fruit and orange juice

Healthy breakfast

Fresh fruit salad, Greek yoghurt, granola, smoothies and orange juice

£4.00 per person

Bacon butties

Lunch

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Option 1 – College Lunch

This is served in our dining hall from our servery.

Please select two options (including vegetarian if required)

Battered cod with chips and mushy peas

Roast chicken, roast potatoes, bread sauce and a selection of vegetables

Pork and leek sausages with creamy mashed potatoes, sautéed greens and onion gravy

Chicken brochette with roasted vegetables, couscous and a mint and yoghurt sauce

Jacket potato with a selection of fillings

Stir fried beef and vegetables with egg fried rice

Roasted vegetable pasta with tomato sauce (V)

Aubergine parmigiana with fresh basil (V)

Dessert Please select two options

Plum pie with fresh cream

Eton mess

Selection of fresh fruit

Tiramisu

Chocolate brownie with Chantilly cream

Chef’s cheesecake

Certain dishes can be modified to accommodate dietary requirements and food allergies

Option 2 – Working Sandwich Lunch

Working Lunch served in your conference room, break-out area or Dining Hall

Desserts

Please select two options

Chocolate brownie (V)

Flapjack (V)

Selection of fresh fruit (V)

Yoghurts (V)

Sandwich Buffet Please select four options

Selection of sandwiches and wraps:

Egg mayonnaise and watercress (V)

Tuna salad

Prawn mayonnaise

Cheese and pickle (V)

Ham, Brie and apple

Bacon, lettuce and tomato

Hummus, courgette and pesto (V)

Beef and herb mayonnaise

Chicken salad

Goat’s cheese and balsamic roasted peppers (V)

Served with Potato crisps (V)

Mixed Salad (V)

Homemade coleslaw (V)

(Gluten free bread available on request)


Option 3 - Bowl Food

Bowl food is a stunning stand up food concept that is an ideal as an alternative to a finger buffet.

All dishes are served on trays in small bowls, in the conference room or a break-out area. Bowl food

can only be chosen if your delegate numbers are 20 or more.

Desserts

Please select one option

Exotic fruit salad (V)

Mini profiteroles with dark chocolate sauce (V)

Lemon posset with fig syrup (V)

Tiramisu (V)

Mixed berries with assorted meringues (V)

Hot Options Please select two options

Lamb tagine, apricot cous cous, confit lemon

Red thai curry, poached rice, aubergine pickle

Mini pork sausages, creamed potatoes, red onion

marmalade

Peking beef, egg fried rice, peppers

Duck confit, Asian greens, orange sauce

Seared salmon, violet potato salad, basil oil

Satay infused tiger prawns, poached rice,

garlic flakes

Sea bass, pea risotto, parmesan shavings

Wild mushroom risotto, fresh asparagus,

truffle oil (V)

Moroccan roasted vegetable and chickpea tagine,

coriander and sultana cous cous (V)

Butternut squash, tofu and coconut curry,

wilted greens (V)

Cold Options Please select two options

Chicken Ceaser salad with romaine lettuce, anchovy

dressing and parmesan cheese

Penne pasta with sun dried tomatoes, blistered

pepper and basil in tomato sauce (V)

Marinated artichoke hearts with cherry tomatoes

and broad beans in a basil dressing (V)

Honey glazed ham with pineapple

dressing

Herb crusted salmon with garlic aioli

Orange glazed fennel with ginger pickled carrots and

bean sprouts in a honey and soy

dressing (V)

Tomato, basil and mozzarella (V)

Greek salad of tomato, cucumber and

feta cheese (V)


Brasserie Menu

(£5.00 supplement per person)

Served in the Dining Hall or a private dining room, please choose 1 dish per course for the group, plus one vegetarian option if required.

Main Courses

Open ravioli of wild mushrooms with a white wine and dill reduction (V)

Vegetarian or seafood risotto (V)

Smoked haddock and spring onion fishcake with spring leaf salad

Grilled Mediterranean vegetables, halloumi, basil oil and mushroom cous cous (V)

Grilled herb marinated chicken butterfly served with Greek salad

Roasted salmon supreme, with cherry tomato sauce, served with pea risotto

Glazed pork belly with roasted parsnips and potatoes, seasonal greens and apple sauce

Chicken supreme with red pepper essence, pan fried polenta and sautéed mushrooms

Soup of the with crusty home-made bread

Desserts

Fruit platter (V)

Vanilla panna cotta with fruit of the forest Chocolate and pear tart (V)

Lemon tart served with raspberry coulis (V)

Chef’s crumble with custard (V)


Westminster College Dinner Menu PLease select two dishes per course, including a vegetarian option if necessary

£38.95 Menu

Starters

45°C salmon with lemon emulsion, Jerusalem artichokes and sea vegetables Blow-torched cured mackerel, mackerel ceviche, compressed rhubarb, pickled radish and lime jelly

Chicken and shitake mushroom terrine wrapped in Parma ham with a beetroot and spring leaf salad Smoked duck breast, beetroot jelly and a blackberry dressing

Pan-fried Halloumi salad with broad beans, roasted peppers and spring leaf salad (V) Roasted vine tomato soup finished with crème fraîche (V)

Buffalo mozzarella, caviar, English peas, pink grapefruit and grilled leeks

Main Courses

Slow-cooked duck leg, crispy duck liver, butterbean and chorizo stew, braised baby fennel and red wine jus

Barbecue pork fillet, crispy pancetta, Anna potatoes, carrot purée, glazed apples and cider jus

Chicken supreme stuffed with ricotta and spinach, crispy chicken wing, chestnut mushrooms, glazed seasonal vegetables, sautéed potatoes and a cream sauce

Herb crusted salmon, fine ratatouille, crushed new potatoes with a dill sauce Sea bass fillet, asparagus risotto, trout mousse and samphire

Homemade ravioli with leeks, sundried tomatoes and gorgonzola served with spinach, and a cream and courgette sauce (V)

Pan-fried gnocchi, pine nuts, baby carrots, confit tomatoes and a wild mushroom sauce (V)

Desserts

Rhubarb semifreddo, pistachio cream with a honey madeleine Tiramisu, honeycomb ice cream and raspberry compote

Champagne and raspberry mousse, mixed berries, lemon sorbet and chocolate soil Chocolate and Grand Marnier tart, peanut butter mousse and vanilla ice cream

Lemon meringue tart with pine nut ice cream and fruit of the forest Warm plum clafoutis, vanilla ice cream and plum compote

White chocolate cheesecake on homemade oreo cookies with orange sorbet

Both menus - followed by

Freshly brewed fair trade tea and coffee with chocolate mints Add cheese and biscuits for an extra £6.50 per person

Add cheese and a glass of port for an extra £8 per person


Westminster College Conference Rooms

Details of our conference rooms, including layout options and the facilities available.

Healey Room

Named after Tim Healey, a benefactor of Westminster,

who taught at the College in the 1960’s.

This is the largest conference room in the College

and is suitable for a variety of layouts.

The room has a smart board and full AV equipment.

Room Capacities

Room Specifications

Windows

AV System

Wi-Fi

Hearing Loop

Theatre

60

Classroom

28

Boardroom

22

Cabaret

25

Cabaret

Theatre

Boardroom

Cheshunt Room

Named after Cheshunt College,

founded by the Countess of Huntingdon in 1768.

Cheshunt College united with Westminster in 1967.

This room has been remodelled to serve equally well

for meetings or as a space to carry out arts and crafts. U-Shape

Room Capacities

Boardroom

Room Specifications

Classroom

Theatre

24

Classroom

16

Boardroom

12-16

U-Shape

12

Hollow Square

16

Windows

AV System

Wi-Fi

Hearing Loop

Theatre

Assembly Room

The Assembly Room, a new function room next to the Dining Hall, was formerly used

as a library, and still has the original oak bookcases lining the walls.

Room Capacities

Room Specifications

Theatre

24

Classroom

14

Boardroom

12-14

U-Shape

20-22

Hollow Square

12

Cabaret

20

Windows

AV System Portable

Wi-Fi

Hearing Loop Portable

Sound System

CD Player

Boardroom

U-Shape

Cabaret

Lounge

Lounge

Senatus Room

An exquisite panelled and vaulted room, originally

used as a rather grand staff meeting room when

the College was first built. This room is specifically

designed for conferences or meetings in a theatre

layout.

Room Capacities Room Specifications

Gibson Room

Named after Margaret Gibson, one of the famous

Sisters of Sinai, this duck-egg blue oak panelled

dining room offers a stylish but cosy atmosphere.

This room can only be set up in a boardroom layout.

Room Capacities

Room Specifications

Windows

AV System Portable

Wi-Fi

Hearing Loop

Theatre

32

Boardroom

12

Windows

AV System Portable

Wi-Fi

Hearing Loop

Theatre

Lewis Room

Named after Agnes Lewis, one of the famous

Sisters of Sinai, this beautiful space has a

feature fireplace and grand bay windows.

It is the perfect setting for an intimate

boardroom meeting or private dining space.

Room Capacities

Room Specifications

Please contact a member of the Westminster events team if you have any

queries regarding the layout or facilities of our conference rooms. We would be

more than happy to arrange a tour of the rooms if required.

Westminster Conference and Events

01223 330647

[email protected]

Theatre

28

Classroom

12

Boardroom

14

Windows

AV System

Wi-Fi

Hearing Loop

Boardroom

Theatre

Boardroom

Westminster College now has…

38 en suite bedrooms set over three floors

- 5 double rooms

- 31 single rooms

- 2 single rooms with facilities for disabled users/guests

2 self-contained cottages

- each sleeping two, in a double bed

- located on-site

All rooms are equipped with

- Fresh linen and towels

- Complimentary toiletries

- Tea and coffee making facilities

Lift access to all floors

You don’t have to be attending a conference to stay with us, as we now welcome bed and

breakfast guests all year round.

B&B prices start from £70.50 per night. Please contact us on 01223 330633 to check

availability and book a room.

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