On Thursday July 14, Pickworths hosted a Cheese Tasting Evening at the Paper Trail Project  in Frogmore Mill, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead. 

Pickworths partner Belinda Walkinshaw said “We were looking for something different from the usual wine tasting in a local hotel function room for our corporate event.  As two of our partners, Ian Tottman and Glenda Ferneyhough are Trustees for Dacorum Emergency Night Shelter [DENS] and Community Action Dacorum [CAD] respectively; we thought it would be a great idea to use the premises of another Dacorum Charity and help promote them too, particularly as it is such an interesting place”.

Frogmore Mill is unique, as it is the site of the world's first ever commercial working papermachine, so was at the heart of the communication revolution.  The event was held in the museum area of the Mill which allowed guests to wander around and learn about the artifacts on display in between the cheese tasting and socialising.

Belinda came across Emma Dandy, a local cheese merchant after she contacted us regarding our business services. Emma runs La Cremerie and specialises in top quality British artisan cheeses. She has built up her knowledge of specialist cheeses over a number of years, culminating in gaining a distinction in the United Kingdom Cheese Guild's Diploma course.

Senior Partner Ian Tottman said “Our cheese tasting evening proved to be an outstanding success and we have received an abundance of approval from our guests who found the whole evening to be an enjoyable experience”.