Join us in the beautiful surroundings of Ashridge House for a short 40-minute walk, followed by a cuppa in the Bakehouse Café.

About this event

Join us in the beautiful surroundings of Ashridge House for a short 40-minute walk, followed by a cuppa in the Bakehouse Café.

Celebrate the festive season with your local HR community! 🎄

Join us for a relaxed Christmas meet-up at Ashridge Park — come along in your favourite Christmas jumper and enjoy a gentle walk (on easy terrain) followed by a warm cuppa at the Bakehouse Café.

This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow people professionals, share experiences, and reflect on the year in a friendly, informal setting. Whether you’re looking to expand your professional network, exchange ideas, or simply take a well-earned break outdoors, we’d love to see you there.


📍 Meet at Ashridge House, HP4 1NS — in the quad outside the Bakehouse Café.


This is a light, informal walk on public paths suitable for most abilities.


About the host

Ruth George is Branch Chair of the CIPD Branch in Hertfordshire. She has been an independent HR Consultant for the past 13 years. Prior to becoming a consultant she worked in the corporate HR world for over 15 years. Ruth also runs the successful HR Indies group and has been delivering regular sessions, usually via Teams for local HR Consultants to gather, share ideas and challenges as well as opportunities to collaborate together.


Please note:

  1. By signing up, you acknowledge that you are participating voluntarily and are responsible for your own health, safety, and wellbeing during the walk. The CIPD branch and its organisers accept no liability for any injury, loss, or damage that may occur.
  2. Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the day of the event.
  3. Photography and video production may be taking place at the event, and these images may be used in the CIPD newsletters.
  4. By attending the event, you are giving consent for your image to be used on any CIPD promotional materials.
  5. As we are supplying refreshments, if you can no longer attend, please cancel your place either on Eventbrite, or by responding to the confirmation email.
  6. This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.
  7. If you require any reasonable adjustments to enhance your experience, please get in contact with us by responding to this email and we will do our best to accommodate.

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