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Hartlepool College serves up new partnership with Hartlepool United

Hartlepool College is continuing to forge links with the town’s business community, partnering up with Hartlepool United.

The Flagship Restaurant, which is located at Hartlepool College of Further Education, is made up of a team of chefs backed by catering students from the campus.

Such skills are now being transferred to Victoria Park after the College signed a deal to look after the corporate hospitality for Pools for the forthcoming season.

Corporate guests at every home game will now enjoy their pre-match meal from a menu prepared and cooked by Flagship staff, with the College also supplying students to wait on the tables in the hospitality boxes.

Andrew Steel, Vice Principal at Hartlepool College of FE, said: “This is another example of the College working side-by-side with big businesses in the town and we are delighted with the partnership the Flagship now has with Hartlepool United.

“Anyone who has eaten at the Flagship can testify how wonderful it is and we are glad to extend this further into the local community with Pools.

“The hospitality at Hartlepool United has been redeveloped, and there is a new menu which will be regularly reviewed and changed over the season.

“This is an excellent opportunity for our students to develop their skills, both on the catering side and front of house service.

“It is a high intensity environment to serve large groups of people in a relatively short space of time at a football match, and we are confident our students will flourish.

Mark Burrows, Operations Director at Hartlepool United, added: “It’s pleasing that we’re able to link-up with a local organisation which not only helps us provide our corporate guests with a high-level service but also allows some of the town’s youngsters to learn their trade.”