Submit a Bake-Off team during National Apprenticeship Week 2026.
During National Apprenticeship week, 9–13 February 2025, the Army will hold a two-day Bake-Off style cooking event for members of the Apprenticeship Ambassador Network (AAN) and a Military Team; once on Tuesday 10th and repeated again with different participants on Wednesday 11th February 2026.
Read on to learn more and submit a team on behalf of your organisation!
Location & timings:
The Bake Off Event will take place at Worthy Down Army Camp on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th February 2026:
Worthy Down Camp
Winchester
Hampshire
SO21 2RG
Participants will arrive between 9.30-10.30 at the reception car park to collect passes & the event starts at 11am and runs to 5pm.
What is involved?
You should submit a two-person team of novices (no chef apprentices – sorry!). A team could be two apprentices, an apprentice and a line manager or an appretnice with their mentor.
You will bake twice:
- Bake 1 – Complete a Celebration Bake for Apprenticeships and tell us why you chose what you did on the day. The participants will bring ingredients for this bake (up to £40 will be reimbursed on sight of receipts)
- Bake 2 – Technical Bake – A baking challenge provided by the British Army on the day of the contest. The Army will provide the ingredients and recipe for this bake and a completed demonstration of what is to be delivered on the day
Both bakes will be made concurrently by each team during the 4 – 5 hour cooking period and then presented for judging each day.
Once judged an announcement will be made and prizes awarded.
Timings
| Order | Timings |
|---|---|
| Meet in Reception Centre Car Park (staggered arrival) | 9.30 – 10.30am |
| Welcome and safety briefing | 11am |
| Bakes 1 and 2 concurrently conducted | 11:30am – 4pm |
| Short break for lunch | 12.30pm – 1pm |
| Judging | 16:00pm |
| Prize Giving | 16:45pm – 5pm |
| Dispersal | 5pm |
Want to put forward a team?
Please email info@seaan.org.uk with details of your organisation, two person team names, job titles and which day you can make (or your preference) by January 21st 2026.
Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee all requests will be successful, as we look to place an equal number of teams across the South East, South West and London, but will try to accommodate all organisations. However, do please block the time out in your diary and we’ll let you know if your team has been successfully selected by January 28th 2026.