Nick Clegg visits his old college

Robinson College was delighted to welcome back one of its prominent alumni yesterday (Thursday) to meet with local MPs, members of the Liberal Democrat party and to chair a Q&A session.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg met with Julian Huppert, MP for Cambridge and Dr Julie Smith, Fellow of Robinson before moving into the College auditorium to take questions from the public.

The visit was part of a nationwide tour called Nick Clegg Meets organised by regional media. The event in Cambridge was arranged by Heart FM.

Nick Milne, Catering & Conference Manager at Robinson said: “It was good to welcome Nick Clegg back to his old College – I understand he even made a detour to see the room he had when he was a student here! 

“We were delighted to host the visit and our auditorium provided the perfect setting for the Q&A session which was well attended by members of the public”.

Robinson College was purpose-built with conferences in mind to bring in revenue and regularly hosts residential and day conferences for over 250 delegates and drinks and canapé receptions for up to 700.  State-of-the-art wi-fi (300mbps) is provided in all bedrooms, available to delegates free of charge. Registered as a charity, it offers modern buildings, traditional values and year-round conference facilities, including residential events during term-time by partnering with local hotels. Robinson has purpose-built theatres with state-of-the-art audio visual technology supported by trained technicians, award-winning cuisine and a location that allows excellent access from major road links and yet only a short walk from the historical centre. Robinson College has been awarded official Fairtrade College Status and holds AIM Silver and 4* Campus accreditations.

 

Image: L-R Julian Huppert, Nick Clegg & Dr Julie Smith

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