Arrangements are progressing well for our 'Question Time' style event that will take place next Tuesday, with Richard Benyon, Minister for the Natural Environment and Fisheries. After putting the Minister on the spot with some challenging questions about the Government's plans to protect our fabulous but fragile sealife, we will sweeten him up with a cake to celebrate the second anniversary of the Marine Act becoming law. And you can't have an anniversary celebration without a cake.....
I have just had a sneak preview of the design for the cake that David Leslie is creating for this event. David (shown below, with the first wedding cake he ever made) is a Cordon Bleu trained pâtissier and chocolatier of significantly greater renown, talent and generosity than I initially realised when I started my search for cake makers close to the venue. I am absolutely amazed by the design he has created - but I'm not giving anything away here, I don't want to spoil the surprise! You will be able to watch the Q&A live from approximately 11.10am on Tuesday 29 November at www.rspb.org.uk/marine. We will also share updates and photographs of the day on this blog.
Many thanks to David and his team for helping mark the occasion in such style. Please see his website for more details and to see more of the glorious scrummy cakes he has created for other lucky people.