Date: 17th - 22nd September    Location: 450-mile round trip from Ballater

Donate:  justgiving.com/campaign/crerar450

HIT Trustee and Chief Executive of Crerar Hotels, Chris Wayne Wills, is undertaking a 450-mile fundraising cycle in aid of HIT Scotland. On Sunday 17th September Chris will head off from the Balmoral Arms in Ballater and visit Thainstone House Hotel in Inverurie, The Golf View Hotel in Nairn, the Glencoe Inn, Oban Bay Hotel, the Isle of Mull Hotel, Loch Fyne Hotel in Inveraray and Dunkeld House Hotel before returning to the Balmoral Arms in Ballater on Friday 22nd September to complete the route.

While entries for the challenge have now closed you can still support Chris and HIT Scotland by visiting justgiving.com/campaign/crerar450 to make a donation. Your donation, no matter how small, can make a big impact on the hospitality industry in Scotland.

Please note HIT events are photographed & filmed and the images & footage may be used by HIT Scotland for publicity purposes. If you do not wish to be photographed or filmed please advise HIT or the events team at the time of booking.

HIT Scotland reserve the right to charge a cancellation fee. If the booking is cancelled up to a month before the event date, this will be 50% of the cost. If the booking is cancelled less than a month before the event date, this will be 100% of the cost.

THE HIT BURNS SUPPER PODCAST & E-BOOKLET

Price:  £10

Renowned chef, Tom Kerridge, Restaurant Andrew Fairlie’s Head Chef, Stephen McLaughlin, and HIT’s Chief Executive, David Cochrane MBE, join John McBlain of Ayrshire College, for a special podcast to mark 10 years since HIT held the Highest Burns Supper in the World on top of Kilimanjaro.

The chefs discuss their memories of Andrew Fairlie, who prepared the record-breaking meal, their experiences of climbing the career ladder as young chefs, and the music that reminds them of that time.

The podcast can be downloaded for free here and an exclusive Burns Night e-booklet, designed by  students from Ayrshire College, is available to purchase for £10 by clicking on the Buy Now button above. The e-booklet includes recipes from Tom and Stephen for their “Dessert Island Dishes” and all the money raised will go towards supporting the Andrew Fairlie Scholarship and the next generation of Scottish chefs.