Colliers Hill

2006-11-13T20:25:00.000Z

Another good recipe for using up left over bread from breakfast.

Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding. (Serves 6)

9 slices thick (5mm) good quality white bread (1 day old) good pinch cinnamon
5oz. (150g) dark chocolate 75% cocoa solids 3 large eggs
15 fl. oz. whipping cream
4 tablespoons dark rum (optional)
4ozs. Castor sugar
3ozs. Butter

Cut crusts from bread cut into squares and then triangles. Put chocolate, whipping cream, sugar butter and cinnamon into bowl set over saucepan of barely simmering water until ingredients have dissolved. Remove from heat and give a good stir. In separate bowl whisk eggs and then pour in chocolate mixture. Place layer of chocolate mixture in bottom of your ovenproof dish (approx.7x 9 inches). Then alternate with layers of bread. Use a fork to press the bread gently down so the bread is covered evenly with liquid as it cools. Cover the dish with Clingfilm and allow to stand at room temperature before transferring it to the fridge for a minimum of 24hrs. Bake for 30-35mins. Gas mark 4 350F, 180C. Yum yum yum
Jackie Miller Colliers Hill Conference Centre & Guest House www.colliershill.co.uk www.bedandbreakfastowners.com

recipe overnight coffee cake

2006-11-13T20:19:00.000Z

Teatime Treats

I always have a homemade cake available for my guests. This is one I love because it is so easy and can be prepared the night before while you are getting everything ready for breakfast. It was given to be by a Bed and Breakfast owner in South Africa. So get out of your comfort zone and experiment with a new recipe.
Overnight Coffee Cake
Ingredients:2 cups sifted all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon ground cardamom1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 cup unsalted butter or margarine room temperature1 cup sugar2 eggs3/4 cup sour cream1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans1/4 teaspoon each ground allspice and cinnamonGlaze:1/2 cup confectioners' sugar2 teaspoons lemon juice1/2 teaspoon vanilla or waterInstructions:Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom and salt onto a sheet of wax paper. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs and beat for 1 minute or until well blended. Add the sour cream and beat until just combined. Add the sifted dry ingredients and beat until just combined. Spoon evenly into a lightly greased and floured 9x9x2" baking pan. Stir together the brown sugar, nuts, allspice, and cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over the batter. Cover the cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake, uncovered, for 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack and cool upright in the pan for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the glaze ingredients. Drizzle over the cake. Serve warm or at room temperature. Will keep, tightly covered and refrigerated, for up to 3 days. Or label and freeze for up to one month.

Jackie Miller Colliers Hill Conference Centre & Guest House www.colliershill.co.uk. www.bedandbreakfastowners.com

the perfect host

2006-11-13T19:56:00.000Z

To be or not to Be… the perfect Host

Top Tips to impress your guests.

One key ingredient in running a successful bed and breakfast is the ability to get along with all types of people who will be staying at your B & B. When you operate a bed and breakfast, you become the host (not an owner) who greets and welcomes guests (not clients).
Hospitality is our business. A successful bed and breakfast operation builds its reputation on the hospitality it provides. Repeat business and referrals often come as a result of your interactions with the guests. Guests who frequent bed and breakfasts usually seek the enjoyment of getting to know their hosts and sometimes develop close friendships with them.
Provide a warm, friendly welcome at the front door.
Show guests to their room and give them an opportunity to settle in.
If they feel up to it, you may want to give guests a quick tour of your home soon after they arrive.
Offer a beverage and/or a light snack after guests have had some time to settle down from their trip.
Be a "fountain of information" for your guests. As hosts, you should be able to answer questions about your area and mention nearby attractions and places of interest.
Provide guests with a fact sheet listing frequently asked questions and answers about your B & B and the surrounding area.
Collect brochures and maps for the immediate area as well as other nearby areas of interest. Make these available to your guests at no cost.
Collect menus from local restaurants. You may put these in guest rooms or leave them in your lounge area.
Offer "special touches" that will appeal to a variety of guests, such as offering breakfast in bed for newlyweds or for special occasions.
Find out when guests arrive what they would prefer as a beverage in the morning, and always have coffee made early. A pot of freshly brewed coffee outside the door in the morning will be a treat for the true coffee drinker.
Be sure to provide a variety of beverages so that guests can choose from a good selection. Coffee should be of the best quality -- never instant! Experiment with different blends.
Offer -- for an extra fee -- to make special picnic baskets for lunch or dinner so that guest may enjoy a special outdoor location.
Provide an umbrella stand with loan umbrellas near the door for guests who aren't prepared for bad weather.
Set up a special corner in your public lounge area with a variety of games, cards, books and magazines. Provide a variety of reading material in each room.
Have extra sample-size toilet articles on hand for your guests, such as shampoo, hand lotion, toothbrushes, razors and toothpaste. You can order a supply of many such items imprinted with your logo to promote your bed and breakfast.
Use liquid soap or small, individually wrapped soaps in the bathroom so no guest have to use someone else's soap.
A special guest "welcome tray" in each room can include fruit, biscuits or individually wrapped chocolates. Provide disposable drinking cups in each room as well as tissues, etc.
Have an area, which is easily accessible to guests where they can always find a beverage or snack of some kind.
Keep an extra hair dryer, make-up mirror, curling iron, iron and ironing board available for guest use.
Provide a local newspaper.
Be able to provide your guests with a local map. Mark your home, restaurants and other attractions on the map.
Collect discount coupons from local restaurants, and other attractions for your guests' use.

2006-11-08T22:23:00.000Z

Apricot Chutney

Ingredients:1 tablespoon salad oil1 large onion (chopped)1 tablespoon grated ginger1 tablespoon mustard seed1 teaspoon curry powder1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper2 cups coarsely chopped dried apricots2/3 cup golden raisins1/2 cup vinegar1/3 cup sugar1/3 cup chopped Chinese parsley cilantro (available in Chinese supermarkets) or coriander
Instructions:In a 3 quart, non-stick frying pan, combine oil, onion, and ginger. Add mustard seed, curry powder, and cayenne pepper to pan and stir for four minutes before adding the remaining ingredients. Do not yet add cilantro! Let cook for 7 minutes, taste a sample, and add salt if desired while stirring in the cilantro. Remove from heat and let cool. Package and place in refrigerator. Serve with cream cheese. on bread slices. on crackers, or with Indian curries.

Ingredients:2 cups unbleached flour1/2 cup sugar1 tablespoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt2/3 cup fresh orange juice2 eggs beaten3 tablespoons sweet butter (melted)1/2 cup chopped walnuts1 1/2 cup cranberries2 teaspoons grated orange rindInstructions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bread pan.Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in bowl. Make well in middle of mixture, pour in orange juice, eggs, and melted butter. Mix well but don't over mix. Fold in walnuts, cranberries and orange rind.Pour batter into greased bread pan. Set on middle rack of oven. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted in middle. Remove bread from oven and let cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove and let cool on rack. Jackie Miller info@colliershill.co.uk www.colliershill.co.uk

2006-11-08T22:19:00.000Z

Chutney recipes

Plumb chutney
Ingredients:3 lbs plums (about 6 cups, pitted)4 1/2 cups brown sugar or honey1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar3 3/4 cups raisins1 1/2 tsp each of cayenne, allspice, cloves, ginger, pepper, and cinnamonInstructions:Cook plums on medium-low heat until soft (stir so they don't scorch). Add all the other ingredients. Cook another 1/2 to 1 hour. Fill 1/2 pint jars. Process in boiling water bath for 20 minutes.Makes 12 (1/2 pint) jars.

Jackie Miller info@colliershill.co.uk www.colliershill.co.uk

2006-11-08T22:15:00.000Z

Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness

As the nights draw in and the last of the autumn fruits have been turned into jam or frozen to make comforting puddings later in the year, there’s nothing to beat a nourishing homemade soup for lunch or a light supper for that unexpected guest. The ingredients are relatively inexpensive, can be made in bulk and frozen taking advantage of seasonal bargains.

I’m an ardent fan of pumpkins, now readily available at farm shops and major supermarkets. The large orange variety used mainly for lanterns at Halloween do not make good soup. They do however make attractive containers, for a festive soup or casseroles. The best varieties of squash for culinary use are butternut, the ones that look like giant peanuts, Harlequin, multi-coloured medium sized round ones, onion squash and the grey/green Crown Prince, are amongst the best.

For 4-6 people: Crown Prince Roast Garlic and Rosemary Soup

! Medium sized Crown Prince or squash of choice
8 fat garlic cloves unpeeled
25g/1oz. Butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion or 4 shallots peeled and chopped
2 bay leaves
2-3 sprigs of rosemary
1.5 litres/2.5 pints of vegetable or chicken stock
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons grated fresh Parmesan
Cream or crème fraiche for garnish

Preheat the oven to 180c. /350f/ gas 4. / Aga Roasting Oven

Place the garlic cloves and the pumpkin/squash cut into large chunks deseeded but unpeeled with sprinkling of olive oil in a preheated oven for about 35mins. until golden brown and crusty around the edges. Remove them when cool enough to handle squeeze out the contents of the garlic and take skin off the pumpkin and set aside.

Heat the butter and olive oil in a large pan and gently fry onion/shallots for about 8 minutes or so, the stir in the roasted vegetables. Stir round add bay leaves and rosemary and the boiling stock. Bring to the boil, season well with salt and pepper, then cover and simmer for about 25 minutes. Remove bay leaves and rosemary. Liquidise the soup in batches, returning it to a clean pan, check seasoning add grated Parmesan and serve with swirl of cream and home made croutons if required. Always a good way of using up leftover bread from breakfast.

Croutons: Chop up any leftover bread in small chunks put in large bowl and mix in enough olive oil to coat the bread Leave for a couple of hours until well soaked then place on baking tray in preheated roasting oven 180 C /350 F/ Gas 4. Roasting Oven Aga for approx. 10 minutes until golden brown. Will stay fresh in an airtight tin for a couple of weeks. Jackie Miller info@colliershill.co.uk www.colliershill.co.uk

colliershill conference centre bed and breakfast recipes

2006-11-08T22:12:00.000Z

Breakfast recipe

Granola with brazil nuts apricots and cranberries.

An American recipe that transfers successfully to taste buds this side of the pond, as well as catering to the needs of overseas visitors. As winter draws in a good healthy home made granola takes a lot of beating and is always a winner with guests and family.

Not as convenient as popping to the supermarket or village shop for a packet of Cornflakes but oh so satisfying to make.

Makes about 1 kg. (Keeps well in an airtight container for a few weeks).

200g. / 7oz. Brazil nuts
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
500g. / 1lb. 2oz jumbo oats
100g/ 3½ oz. Desiccated coconut
250g/ 9oz. Unsalted butter
225g/8oz runny honey
150g/5½ oz. Dried apricots chopped
100g/3½oz. Dried cranberries.

Preheat oven to 170c / 325f /gas 3

Put Brazil nuts in a food processor with cinnamon. Add a handful of oats and process very briefly. Nuts need to be roughly chopped not pulverized. Tip into bowl with remaining oat flakes and coconut and mix well.

Melt the butter and honey together in a pan. Then stir into the oat mixture and combine thoroughly.

Grease two Swiss roll tins (23 x 33cm/ 9x 13 cm) with butter and divide the granola mixture between the tins and pat down evenly.

Put the tins in preheated oven for approx. 25minutes until golden brown.

Allow the granola to cool completely and when cold break into large crumbs.

Finally add the dried fruit (other combinations can be used such as raisins dried strawberries or blueberries) and serve with creamy milk or yoghurt. Enjoy. Jackie Miller www.colliershill.co.uk info@colliershill.co.uk

2006-11-08T22:09:00.000Z

Breakfast recipe

Granola with brazil nuts apricots and cranberries.

An American recipe that transfers successfully to taste buds this side of the pond, as well as catering to the needs of overseas visitors. As winter draws in a good healthy home made granola takes a lot of beating and is always a winner with guests and family.

Not as convenient as popping to the supermarket or village shop for a packet of Cornflakes but oh so satisfying to make.

Makes about 1 kg. (Keeps well in an airtight container for a few weeks).

200g. / 7oz. Brazil nuts
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
500g. / 1lb. 2oz jumbo oats
100g/ 3½ oz. Desiccated coconut
250g/ 9oz. Unsalted butter
225g/8oz runny honey
150g/5½ oz. Dried apricots chopped
100g/3½oz. Dried cranberries.

Preheat oven to 170c / 325f /gas 3

Put Brazil nuts in a food processor with cinnamon. Add a handful of oats and process very briefly. Nuts need to be roughly chopped not pulverized. Tip into bowl with remaining oat flakes and coconut and mix well.

Melt the butter and honey together in a pan. Then stir into the oat mixture and combine thoroughly.

Grease two Swiss roll tins (23 x 33cm/ 9x 13 cm) with butter and divide the granola mixture between the tins and pat down evenly.

Put the tins in preheated oven for approx. 25minutes until golden brown.

Allow the granola to cool completely and when cold break into large crumbs.

Finally add the dried fruit (other combinations can be used such as raisins dried strawberries or blueberries) and serve with creamy milk or yoghurt. Enjoy. Jacskie Miller www.colliershill.co.uk info@colliershill.co.uk

colliershill conference centre and guest house recipes

2006-11-08T22:04:00.000Z

This delicious soup is perfect to combat winter chills. Simply serve with crusty bread for a nourishing lunch or light supper. It can be made in advance and frozen or kept in the fridge for a few days to serve any unexpected guests.

Chickpea & Chorizo Sausage Soup

4 generous servings

150g. Chorizo sausage finely chopped
1 onion peeled and chopped
1 clove of garlic chopped
2 sticks of celery
1lb. Fresh spinach chopped
8 fresh tomatoes deseeded and roughly chopped
1 large tin or jar of chickpeas
2 pints of chicken stock

Put 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saucepan and add the Chorizo sausage. When the fat comes out of the sausage add the onion garlic and celery. Heat for approx. 15 minutes without colouring the onions. When soft add spinach tomatoes chickpeas and stock. Simmer for about 40 minutes. Purée in food processor and return to pan adding 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil. You can add a couple of grated hard-boiled eggs at this stage, but I prefer the soup garnished with a handful of chopped flat-leafed parsley. Enjoy. Jackie Miller www.colliershill.co.uk

colliershill conference centre and guest house article

2006-11-08T21:15:00.000Z

Jill Ming from Building Beginnings and myself were filmed today for a new Channel 4 television series called Tales From the Country. After meeting Jill at a WiRE networking meeting in Ludlow earlier in the year, I commissioned her to undertake a house history of Colliers Hill, which I intend to publish as a book to use for marketing purposes for my business. We have also joined forces to run House History courses at Colliers Hill in the New Year. The television company were interested in our story because Jill uncovered some fascinating information whilst researching my house history. The farm was requisitioned during the second world war by the Ministry of Agriculture, and the land was farmed by a group of conscientious objectors, who lived as part of a commune at Colliers Hill. It was described at the time by Canon Graham Neville who was in charge of the "conchies" as a "hot bed of political intrigue". The Canon is still alive and living in Worcester. The television crew filmed Jill, firstly at the Record Office in Worcester,where she started her journey of discovery and then visited the Canon and finally came to Colliers Hill to interview Jill and myself discussing our future joint plans. The process was fairly painless although I found the cameras somewhat disconcerting at first. The interviewer seemed to go off into a world of his own and it was difficult to respond naturally. Think I need to practice my interview skills. However, well worth the pain in teerms of media exposure. Can't wait to watch the programme in Jan. info@colliershill.co.uk www.colliershill.co.uk

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2006-11-06T23:18:00.000Z

From Boroughwatch: This message has been sent to us by one of our members who works in the House of Commons. PARCEL SCAM: MP warns of Christmas scam

Brian Donohoe, Labour MP for Central Ayrshire, has asked Gallery News to circulate a warning to Members and their staff of a scam that could cost them - particularly in the run-up to Christmas.

Mr Donohoe said the Royal Mail and the Trading Standards Office were making people aware of the scam which was being investigated by watchdog ICTIS.

Mr Donohoe says the scam works like this:

\" A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 (a premium rate number).

\" DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating from Belize. If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £15 for the phone call.

\" If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 02072396655 or ICSTIS (the premium rate service regulator) at www.icstis.org.uk http://www.icstis.org.uk/ or your local trading standards office.

\" This is a genuine scam and is under investigation by ICSTIS.\"

ends

GALLERY NEWS, HOUSE OF COMMONS
0207 839 4784; 0207 219 2035.

colliershill conference centreand guest house stories

2006-11-06T23:13:00.000Z

A seasonal not too scarey ghost story

The Leak at Colliers Hill

Emily the seventeenth century ghost was fed up with the infernal noise. The building work had been going on for centuries and it felt like forever. All she wanted was some peace and quiet to think. Actually the builders were due to finish the house extension in a matter of weeks but with Emily being a ghost, her experience of time is quite different to yours and mine.
You see ghosts move very slowly. Roughly speaking, one minute of human time is about the same as one year for a ghost. Actually ghosts don’t really care about time all that much – its quite irrelevant, so you see they are not in such a hurry as us humans usually are.

Emily was in a spot of bother, and it wasn’t only the building site noises, although they did add to her problem. It was worse than that. Much worse. Let me explain:
Emily lived in an old house called Colliers Hill. She wasn’t born there or anything – that’s just where she was assigned. Human’s and their daft beliefs, they’ve got it all wrong. Humans really do believe that ghosts haunt places that they had lived in during their human life on earth. Rubbish! While we’re on the subject let’s dispel another myth: Ghosts don’t show up and spook you because they are ‘angry spirits’ or ‘it wasn’t their time to die’. Absolute twoddle! They don’t even spook. You see the verb to haunt actually means: “to appear in the same place over and over again”. Well just you think about it. Are you seriously telling me that you don’t haunt the bathroom? The fridge? The biscuit jar?

Anyway where were we?

Ah yes! Now Emily was assigned to Colliers Hill by her head of department to keep an eye on things. Colliers Hill has a lot of history. In fact it is positively steeped in it! Ghosts depend on history for their survival. Think of it like humans needing gravity, which stops everything floating away. Well without history, ghosts would kind of disappear. A ghost does disappear eventually of course, once its assignment is over, but without history it would be a disaster!

Colliers Hill had a suspected leak – and no, I don’t mean gas! One of the builders had got a bit over excited with his super-charged titanium plated 700 watt hammer drill, one day, and had gone right through a wall cavity.

History was slowly leaking out of the hole.

Emily not only had to doing something about this for her own survival, but for the survival of ghosts everywhere. Not to mention the fact that she would fail at her assignement! She would be in disgrace.

Emily walked the corridors, paced the kitchen floor, and visited the bathroom on a number of occasions, trying to think of a solution.

BANG! went someone’s hammer.
CLANG – CLANG! went a spanner as it fell through some scaffolding….
and the whine of that band saw was the final straw for poor Emily – how could anyone concentrate with this racket?
She let out a howl of frustration which no-one heard of course.

Or did they?

Emily turned to see a builder drop his tools with thud and slowly remove his ear protectors. He seemed to be looking directly at her.

Now it may surprise you to learn that ghosts aren’t actually very good at manifesting themselves to the human world. Don’t get me wrong: they can do it and indeed they have done so – after all - we’ve all heard ghosts stories haven’t we? But when was the last time you actually saw one – a ghost, I mean?

The truth is, ghosts don’t know how it happens. It’s a phenomenon, which no ghost can explain. A ghost would be unable do it again if they wanted to. A ghost might well reveal himself to humans over and over again but it would be purely by accident if it did. Most of the time they are unaware that they are even doing it, and the fact is, ghost sightings are quite rare. Something to do with science I suspect. Certain gases mixing with dust particles at a specific temperature……….who knows? Ghosts certainly don’t!
So naturally, Emily was surprised to see a builder staring right at her and slowly edging backwards with wide eyes and gaping mouth. It surprised her even more to discover he was following her movements around the room!
It just so happened that this was the builder who had caused the leak in the wall and they were in the very room where it had happened.

Emily hesitated at first, not sure what to do. The builder was still edging backwards and was almost out of the door. She realised he would soon come to his senses and run and yell for help. Emily did not want to cause a spectacle – this would just make matters worse.

Ghosts much prefer to be discreet, to be honest. They can’t go about their business if they are being eyeballed by silly humans all the time. Imagine how you would feel?
But this builder could be very useful!

“STOP” she yelled.
The builder stopped dead in tracks.
“W-W-W-W-W-Wha?” he stammered back.

Emily explained to the builder about the hole in the wall and that he must repair the damage before history is lost forever. She had to speak quite quickly for a ghost because she did not know how long she would appear for and she needed to get this message across to the builder, before she disappeared from his view. Ghosts are used to speaking very slowly indeed. So this was very difficult for Emily, and not forgetting that the last time she had uttered any spoken word to humans was back in the seventeenth century. They spoke differently back then.

The builder gave an uncomprehending stare. It must have been her seventeenth century language. Or maybe it was her ghostly way of speaking?

She tried explaining again, this time moving closer to him.
This only served to make the builder look all the more uncomprehending - and make his hair stand on end.

Emily was stuck. How was she going to get this builder to do what she needed him to do? She tried one more time to communicate with him. Speaking as carefully and clearly as she could and with all the effort she could muster, she cried:
“ collect your tooooooooools and mend that hooooooole!!!”

To her absolute amazement it seemed to do the trick. The builder turned and saw the hole which Emily had pointed towards, that he had made earlier in the week with his super-charged drill. With shaky hands he grabbed a tube of something called ‘filler’ from his tool bag and smothered the hole with the toothpaste-like stuff that came out of it.
He turned around to check the ghost’s approval, but by now Emily had disappeared again.
For the rest of the day that builder walked around in a daze, not sure what to make of what he had seen. Interestingly, he decided not to make any more holes in that house!

Emily the seventeenth century ghost was relieved, to put it mildly. She had secured the history of Colliers Hill for another few centuries. She was also pleased with herself that she solved the problem all by herself. She knew her assignment would soon be over….and she would ascend to heaven.

Well at least, that’s what she’d been told. Truth is, no-one really knows where ghosts go after their assignments are completed…….

But Emily couldn’t wait to find out.

THE END!!

Written for Colliers Hill Conference Centre and Guest House by Colin Feesey.

Colliers Hill Conference Centre and Guest House recipes

2006-11-04T22:37:00.000Z

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2006-11-04T22:35:00.000Z

colliershill conference centre bed and breakfast recipes

2006-11-04T22:30:00.000Z

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2006-11-04T22:26:00.000Z

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2006-11-04T21:59:00.000Z

Joining forces to keep the pressure up for our guests has to be good news. Remember Happy Guests make Return Visits.

Joining forces to keep the pressure up for our guests has to be good news. Remember Happy Guests make Return Visits.

COASTAL ACCESS - LET'S KEEP THE PRESSURE UP!

You may be aware that the Ramblers’ Association is campaigning for a legal right of access to the English coast. Check out this link for more information: www.ramblers.org.uk/coast
We need your support to help us achieve this aim. Please use the power of the pen (or keyboard!) and:Write to the Rt. Hon David Miliband MP, Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square SW1P 3JR or email ccu.correspondence@defra.gsi.gov.uk, expressing your support for a right of access to coastal land and saying why you want it.Write to your MP, expressing your support for a right of access to coastal land and saying why you want it. Ask your MP to write to Barry Gardiner MP, Minister for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs, calling for legislation.MPs may be reached at the House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
If you wish to email your MP, you can check whether they have an address at: www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/alms.cfm. If you do not know who your MP is, search on the UK Parliament website www.upmystreet.com/commons/ or phone 020 7219 3000.Please urge as many other people as you can to do the same – talk to your fellow walkers when out on walks, and ask them to write too, and to pass the message onto others. For more information or advice, please contact the Freedom to Roam team at the Ramblers office on 0207 339 8500 or email freedom@ramblers.org.uk

Joining forces to keep the pressure up for our guests has to be good news. Remember Happy Guests make Return Visits.

COASTAL ACCESS - LET'S KEEP THE PRESSURE UP!

You may be aware that the Ramblers’ Association is campaigning for a legal right of access to the English coast. Check out this link for more information: www.ramblers.org.uk/coast
We need your support to help us achieve this aim. Please use the power of the pen (or keyboard!) and:Write to the Rt. Hon David Miliband MP, Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square SW1P 3JR or email ccu.correspondence@defra.gsi.gov.uk, expressing your support for a right of access to coastal land and saying why you want it.Write to your MP, expressing your support for a right of access to coastal land and saying why you want it. Ask your MP to write to Barry Gardiner MP, Minister for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs, calling for legislation.MPs may be reached at the House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
If you wish to email your MP, you can check whether they have an address at: www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/alms.cfm. If you do not know who your MP is, search on the UK Parliament website www.upmystreet.com/commons/ or phone 020 7219 3000.Please urge as many other people as you can to do the same – talk to your fellow walkers when out on walks, and ask them to write too, and to pass the message onto others. For more information or advice, please contact the Freedom to Roam team at the Ramblers office on 0207 339 8500 or email freedom@ramblers.org.uk

COASTAL ACCESS - LET'S KEEP THE PRESSURE UP!

You may be aware that the Ramblers’ Association is campaigning for a legal right of access to the English coast. Check out this link for more information: www.ramblers.org.uk/coast
We need your support to help us achieve this aim. Please use the power of the pen (or keyboard!) and:Write to the Rt. Hon David Miliband MP, Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square SW1P 3JR or email ccu.correspondence@defra.gsi.gov.uk, expressing your support for a right of access to coastal land and saying why you want it.Write to your MP, expressing your support for a right of access to coastal land and saying why you want it. Ask your MP to write to Barry Gardiner MP, Minister for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs, calling for legislation.MPs may be reached at the House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
If you wish to email your MP, you can check whether they have an address at: www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/alms.cfm. If you do not know who your MP is, search on the UK Parliament website www.upmystreet.com/commons/ or phone 020 7219 3000.Please urge as many other people as you can to do the same – talk to your fellow walkers when out on walks, and ask them to write too, and to pass the message onto others. For more information or advice, please contact the Freedom to Roam team at the Ramblers office on 0207 339 8500 or email freedom@ramblers.org.uk

colliershill conference centre articles

2006-11-04T21:31:00.000Z

I’ve taken action for two reasons.

I need to get fit because I’m taking part in the all night 26 mile walk round London in May for cancer research http://www.walkthewalk.org/

Locating interesting walks on well signed footpaths helps my walking guests to enjoy their stay in the area

And remember Happy Guests make Return visits.

TAKE ACTION

PROTECT FOOTPATHS AT THE CLICK OF A MOUSE

We launched our Footpath Guardian project last year and since then, hundreds of you have joined in to become Guardians of your local rights of way network.
The scheme was designed to be an easy way for anyone who enjoys walking to get involved in reporting footpath problems. Well, it's even easier now as we've created a new online version where you can report path problems in seconds! It only takes a couple of minutes to register and receive your unique Footpath Guardian code. So if you want to do your bit to make sure your local paths are maintained, open and walkable, visit:
www.ramblers.org.uk/footpaths/guardian

colliershill conference centre bed and breakfast financial planning

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Money Money Money

Many people say the financial benefits are one of the reasons they want to
open a bed and breakfast.
It's probably not realistic to expect to earn your entire living from the operation of a small (four rooms or less) bed and breakfast. On the other hand, if you're looking for a way to supplement your income, a bed and breakfast in your home can provide some other financial benefits.
In the UK bed and breakfast operators may deduct some costs when preparing taxes. (rules are always changing, so you should get professional advice on tax matters.)
How Much Can I Make?
Let's look at an example with four rooms available at £60 a night.
If every room is filled, that's £240 per night.
Over a week, 4 rooms x 7 nights = 28 room nights. 28 x £60 = £1.680
There are 28 room nights in a week x 4 weeks = 112 room nights in a month.

If every room is booked every night, that's 112 x £60= £6.672.
There are 365 nights per year X 4 rooms = 1460 room nights. If every room is booked every night, that's 1460 x £60= a maximum annual gross income of £87.600.
Notes:
£87.600 is the potential gross income based on 4 rooms being filled every night over the entire year.
The average B&B operates at just over 50 percent occupancy, so realistically that number should be cut in half, to about £43.800.
Gross income is income before expenses and taxes -- they need to be subtracted before arriving at your net income (profit).
What's the Catch?
The chances of being booked every night of the year are exceedingly slim, no matter where you're located or what you do to increase occupancy rates.
What would be a success for your bed and breakfast? Many people would think that filling rooms 100 nights out of the year would be good, while for others that would be a disaster.
According to one survey of bed and breakfast operations, the average number of room nights booked is 362 (that's a per- bed and breakfast total, not 362 nights per room), and that's after several years of operation.
If you figure 362 room nights at the average rate of £60 a night, that's a gross income of about £21.720.
As you can see, running and Bed and Breakfast isn't a get-rich-quick scheme.
Don't expect too much from your first year unless you're located in a very popular tourist area or an area of high demand with few accommodations. If you want to make a full-time living as bed and breakfast establishment, consider running a full-service with more rooms. Alternatively, diversify as I have, by developing another business in conjunction with your B & B. I have set-up a conference centre which brings me an income during the winter months when my B&B is less busy.

Determining Rates
How much should you charge? There are no set rules, but there are some guidelines.
It still surprises some to find out that many bed and breakfasts aren't cheaper than a hotel or travel lodge. This was the case years ago, but not now. Most guests who stay at a B&B are looking for something special and are usually willing to pay for it.
You don't want to charge too much or too little. (Charging too little can lead potential guests to believe that your B&B isn't up to the quality they desire, even if that's not the case.)
The rate should be a function of direct and indirect costs plus an amount for profit. Research what comparable accommodations in the area charge, and consider these points:
Type of room
Type and size of bed
Private or shared bath
Special services or amenities
Average rate at local hotels
The more you have to offer, the more you can charge. Don't charge so much that you keep guests away, but don't charge so little that you are giving away your time.
Having too many or too few reservations may indicate that a rate change is needed. Remember, for example, 10 reservations at £100 each will net more income (£1,000) than 15 reservations at £65 each (£975).
Length of Stay
The typical bed and breakfast guest stays a short time. One survey indicated about 60 percent of guests stay one night, 25 percent stay two nights and about eight percent stay three nights. This has been the case during my fist two years of operation.
The length of stay depends on the reason the guest is visiting. If it's a business trip or if you live in an area with many tourist attractions, a guest may stay longer. If the guest is stopping on the way to another location, the stay will be shorter.
Projecting Income
Use this formula to project your estimated gross income. (100 nights is being used as an average. You may adjust that number.)

# Of double rooms (times) cost per room (times) 100 nights(plus)
# of single rooms (times) cost per room (times) 100 nights(plus)
# of suites (times) cost per room (times) 100 nights

Add the three numbers to arrive at your projected gross income for one year: £________
This series of worksheets and information was originally written by Eleanor Ames, a Certified Family Consumer Sciences professional and a faculty member at Ohio State University for 28 years. With her husband, she runs the [http://www.bluemontbb.com/"]Bluemont Bed and Breakfast[/a] in Luray, Virginia USA. It was adapted for the UK market by Jackie Miller of Colliers Hill Conference Centre and Guest House www.colliershill.co.uk ( 02.11.06)

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Home About Us Conferences Gastronomic Experience Shakespeare Experience Accommodation Events Tariffs Contact Us We invite you to use the following form to contact us by email: Contact us. Your Message Contact Information Name * E-mail * Street..

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Home About Us Conferences Gastronomic Experience Shakespeare Experience Accommodation Events Tariffs Contact Us COLLIERS HILL TARIFFS Bed and Breakfast Bedrooms: £60 - £80 per double room per night £35 - £40 per single room per night Evening Meals: £17.50 - 2 courses £20 - 3 courses Conferencing Please contact us for an individual quote Colliers Hill can provide the ult..

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Colliers Hill - Conference centre, guest house and Shakespeare events

Home About Us Conferences Gastronomic Experience Shakespeare Experience Accommodation Events Tariffs Contact Us FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN AND AROUND COLLIERS HILL Up and coming events at Colliers Hill: August 19th Shelsley Walsh Centenary Dinner September 24th Dining Club October Whiskey and Foodie evening - date to be arranged Other events 26th November Dining Club Book your Xmas parties Now!! Up a..

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Home About Us Conferences Gastronomic Experience Shakespeare Experience Accommodation Events Tariffs Contact Us COLLIERS HILL ACCOMMODATION There are three spacious and elegantly furnished bedrooms, two with double and one with twin beds. All bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms, central heating and are equipped with a TV, Radio, hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities. All rooms have beautiful countrysi..

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Colliers Hill - Conference centre, guest house and Shakespeare events

Home About Us Conferences Gastronomic Experience Shakespeare Experience Accommodation Events Tariffs Contact Us THE SHAKESPEARE EXPERIENCE Colliers Hill is 15 miles from the town of Ludlow with its many starred restaurants and medieval castle. The castle is the site for the renowned Ludlow Festival where you can enjoy a Shakespeare production or music set in the splendid ruins. Ludlow is also known for its..

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Home About Us Conferences Gastronomic Experience Shakespeare Experience Accommodation Events Tariffs Contact Us Are you looking for the right venue for your conference? Colliers Hill is the ideal venue for your conference, training workshop, off-site meeting or product launch. A large part of the ground floor of Colliers Hill has been refurbished as a conference centre making it unique in that it combines..

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Home About Us Conferences Gastronomic Experience Shakespeare Experience Accommodation Events Tariffs Contact Us Colliers Hill is a beautifully restored Georgian farmhouse. It has been sympathetically renovated as a conference centre and guest house and features three double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, as well as conference and workshop..

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Three Counties Show

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A chance meeting between two female entrepreneurs at a breakfast business meeting organised by the Federation of Small Businesses in Worcester recently has created a new culinary partnership. Jill Bunn an acclaimed chef and cookery demonstrator has joined forces with Jackie Miller who has been awarded four red diamonds and two special awards for her cooking by the AA to create the Tuck in Club. They will be exhibiting at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern from 17th to 19th July and can be found in the WiRE (Women in Rural Enterprise) marquee. Join them to sample Jill’s new range of Tasty Greetings Gift Cards and to find out more information about the Clubs. Free membership is on offer at the show and a prize draw to win one nights bed and breakfast for two, a set of laminated recipe cards, gift vouchers towards cookery demonstrations at Colliers Hill.

Created by Jackie Miller.

Colliers Hill is the ideal venue for your conference, off-site meeting, product launches or just somewhere to meet away from the madding crowd. If you are planning an up-coming event that you want to base around a particular theme, then contact Jackie at Colliers Hill on 0044 (0)1299 832 247 – she will be delighted to help you with your planning.

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Ludlow Festival

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Just a reminder for anyone wishing to see Richard II directed by one of the leading figures in British theatre since the sixties, Steven Berkoff, to make contact with the festival box office as soon as possible on +44 (0) 1584 872150. Email: mailto:admin@ludlowfestival.co.uk

His plays and adaptations have been performed in many countries and in many languages. Among the many adaptations Berkoff has created for the stage, directed and toured, are Kafka's Metamorphosis and The Trial, Agamemnon after Aeschylus, and Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher. He has directed and toured productions of Shakespeare's Coriolanus also playing the title role, Richard II, Hamlet and Macbeth, as well as Oscar Wilde's Salome.

Jackie Miller

Colliers Hill is the ideal venue for your conference, off-site meeting, product launches or just somewhere to meet away from the madding crowd. If you are planning an up-coming event that you want to base around a particular theme, then contact Jackie at Colliers Hill on 0044 (0)1299 832 247 – she will be delighted to help you with your planning.

The Pudding Club

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If puddings be the food of love…. Roam no further than Chipping Campden in the heart of the Cotswolds to indulge in your passion along with 40 to 50 fellow aficionados twice a month throughout the year.

The Three Ways House Hotel at Mickleton near Chipping Campden has been the heart beat of The Pudding Club for the past 20 years. The club was set up in 1985 to preserve the best great British pudding recipes. At each event after a light main course seven puddings are served to appreciative diners. A master of ceremonies asks his guests to vote on their favourite pudding encouraging everybody to put caution to the wind, forget about that expanding waistline, and enjoy the sublime treats.

To celebrate the success of her recently established Dining Club at Colliers Hill, Jackie Miller and a business associate and founder member of the dining club Andrew Nunn visited the Pudding Club at the end of May to sample the last of the winter selection: Jam and Coconut Pudding, Sticky Toffee and Date Pudding, Lord Randall’s Pudding, Spotted Dick, Tutti Frutti Pudding, Very Chocolate Pudding, and Apple Crumble, all served with lashings of custard.

Voting was tough but the overall winner was Sticky Toffee Pudding, an overwhelming success. A long walk the next day and a visit to the gym appeared to work off the worst side effects of such indulgence. The hotel offers overnight accommodation should you decide to extend the event to include walking in the Cotswolds for the weekend.

To find out more about the Pudding Club surf the custard at www.puddingclub.com.

Compiled by Jackie Miller.

Colliers Hill is the ideal venue for your conference, off-site meeting, product launches or just somewhere to meet away from the madding crowd. If you are planning an up-coming event that you want to base around a particular theme, then contact Jackie at Colliers Hill on 0044 (0)1299 832 247 – she will be delighted to help you with your planning.

slow food safari

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Last chance for anybody interested in joining a Slow Food safari organised by the Ludlow Marches Convivium on Saturday 11th June 2005.

Contact John Fleming,
130 Corve Street,
Ludlow,
Shropshire
SY8 2PG

E-mail info@slowfoodludlow.org.uk.

It is a opportunity to meet with like minded people visiting establishments in the area to sample some of the finest foods and drink available in the area.

Created by Jackie Miller

Colliers Hill is the ideal venue for your conference, off-site meeting, product launches or just somewhere to meet away from the madding crowd. If you are planning an up-coming event that you want to base around a particular theme, then contact Jackie at Colliers Hill on 0044 (0)1299 832 247 – she will be delighted to help you with your planning.

Strawberry Fools

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The season for English strawberries is short and sweet. The jewel in the crown of summer fruits needs to be treated with respect and devotion.

Probably one of the earliest packaged foods, sold in the 16th century in cone-shaped baskets, regarded in medieval times as an aphrodisiac and by the Romans as a cure for melancholy and bad breath, this is a fruit to be treasured.

Eaten freshly picked from your garden with lashings of clotted cream or liberally doused with black pepper to draw out their flavour, strawberry recipes that can lengthen the intensity of that first taste of summer are a must for a discerning cook.

Some of my favourites are: Strawberry curd, an excellent change from the more traditional lemon curd, Dried strawberries, a delicious reminder of summer on your winter breakfast cereal ,Strawberry ice-cream, naughty but nice at any time of the year, and Strawberry vodka, bliss served at Christmas.

Strawberry Curd: preparation time 15 minutes; cooking time 35mins

Makes approx. 650g.

200g strawberries
Finely grated zest of 1 orange
Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
250g castor sugar
120g unsalted butter
4 good quality eggs

Wash dry and hull strawberries, puree fruit (sieve out pips optional).
Put puree in the top of a ban-marie or in a bowl on top of a pan of simmering water. Add butter, orange and lemon and the sugar. Beat the eggs and add together the ingredients.
Cook, stirring until sugar dissolves; continue cooking, stirring regularly, until the mixture thickens.
Pour curd into warm sterile jars, cover with a cloth and leave until cold before sealing with lids.
Curd will keep for a couple of months if kept refrigerated.

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Dried strawberries

Use ripe undamaged fruit and cut the berries into even thickness slices, approx. 50mm.
Place slices in a single layer without touching each other on lined baking trays. Dry in oven at lowest setting , works very well in coolest oven of an Aga, takes about 12 hours.
When completely cool store in airtight containers in cool dark place. Warning make sure fruit is completely dried before storing.

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Strawberry ice-cream

Serves 6

Ripe fruit full of flavour is essential for this recipe

340g ripe strawberries hulled
Juice of 1 orange and 1 lemon
170g castor sugar
420ml whipping cream

Rub berries through a sieve or process briefly in a blender or food processor and strain the puree.
Combine puree with orange and lemon juice and sugar.
Set mixture aside for about 2 hours to intensify the flavour
Whip cream until it holds in soft peaks combine with puree whisking lightly together.

Freeze in an ice-cream maker following manufacturer’s instructions.

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Strawberry vodka

Hull enough strawberries to fill a preserving jar or wide necked bottle of your choice
Chop fruit or prick berries with a darning needle and put in jar or bottle.
Add enough castor sugar to cover about a third of the berries and top up with vodka.
The sweetness of this liqueur is a matter of personal choice so experiment with quantities of sugar to fruit - enjoy.
Close bottle and keep in cool dark spot for at least a month shaking from time to time to dissolve the sugar.
Strain and rebottle and if you are feeling generous give away as Christmas presents as long as you keep a couple for yourself.

Compiled by Jackie Miller - Colliers Hill

Colliers Hill is the ideal venue for your conference, off-site meeting, product launches or just somewhere to meet away from the madding crowd. If you are planning an up-coming event that you want to base around a particular theme, then contact Jackie at Colliers Hill on 0044 (0)1299 832 247 – she will be delighted to help you with your planning.

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Enigmatic Mystery Events at Colliers Hill

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Following the success of the first event run by Enigmatic Mystery Events at Colliers Hill, we are hosting a summer season starting on Saturday June 25th with 'Funds for All'

This production is set in Majorca where sangria and tapas will be in abundance to accompany the solving of this intriguing murder mystery.

Enigma, an established theatre company, produce and perform events throughout the UK and Channel islands for a wide variety of clients from International corporate entertainment and training to fund raising and private parties. Find out more about Enigmatic here.

Created by Jackie Miller http://www.colliershill.co.uk/Colliers Hill is the ideal venue for your conference, off-site meeting, product launches or just somewhere to meet away from the madding crowd. If you are planning an up-coming event that you want to base around a particular theme, then contact Jackie at Colliers Hill on 0044 1299 832 247 – she will be delighted to help you with your planning.

Announcing the World's Largest Tea Party!

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Interested in taking part in the world's largest Tea Party on Friday 17th June and help support your local Hospice?

All you have to do - at 3p.m. on the 17th June, whether at home/garden or during your tea break at work, is simply put on the kettle.

Jackie Miller, award winning caterer and owner of Colliers Hill Conference Centre and Guest House, will be hosting her own party to raise funds for St.. Richard's Hospice in South Worcestershire. The hospice is celebrating its 21st. birthday and is hoping to raise funds for the much needed 15 bedded unit at a cost of £5.25m. to complete the circle of care for patients.

For more information email enquiries@strichards.org.uk. Just get those kettles boiling.

Created by Jackie Miller http://www.colliershill.co.uk/

Colliers Hill is the ideal venue for your conference, off-site meeting, product launches or just somewhere to meet away from the madding crowd. If you are planning an up-coming event that you want to base around a particular theme, then contact Jackie at Colliers Hill on 0044 1299 832 247 – she will be delighted to help you with your planning.

Slow Food Congress is to be held on the Isle of Skye.

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The 1st. UK Slow Food Congress is to be held on the Isle of Skye on August Bank Holiday weekend.

Anybody interested in the development of the food industry should contact the orgainsation's international site www.slowfood.com

For events nearer home contact The Slow Food Marches Convivium for newsletter and recipes

e-mail k.bird@zen.co.uk.

Next event, A slow food safari on June 11th when participants will be visiting local producers and venues to become more knowledgable about the wonderful food available in the Marches.

Created by Jackie Miller. http://www.colliershill.co.uk/

Colliers Hill is the ideal venue for your conference, off-site meeting, product launches or just somewhere to meet away from the madding crowd. If you are planning an up-coming event that you want to base around a particular theme, then contact Jackie at Colliers Hill on 0044 1299 832 247 – she will be delighted to help you with your planning.

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Singing for his supper for the last time in Ludlow is Michelin starred chef Shaun Hill. He hung up his chef’s whites for the last time at the award winning Merchant House restaurant earlier in the year.

He still lives in the town and is the guest speaker at the first annual birthday celebration to be held in Ludlow on Friday 6th May for the Friends of the Assembly Rooms.

Robin Bennett, Chairman of the Ludlow District Community Association, has invited Friends of the Assembly Rooms to join him at a three-course dinner with the world famous chef and raconteur. Hoping to learn some tricks of the trade is Jackie Miller owner of Colliers Hill the recently opened award-winning guest and conference centre near Ludlow. Jackie is an ardent fan of Shaun Hill and his style of cooking. “Shaun has helped to put Ludlow on the gastronomic map encouraging people like myself to strive for excellence using the high quality local produce available in the area”.

Colliers Hill is the ideal venue for your conference, off-site meeting, product launches or just somewhere to meet away from the madding crowd.

Jackie Miller, who has had a lifetime devotion to Shakespeare, also provides Shakespeare themed events at Colliers Hill which includes visits to the nearby historic town of Ludlow and Stratford-upon-Avon.

If you are planning an up-coming event that you want to base around a particular theme, then contact Jackie at Colliers Hill on 0044 1299 832 247 – she will be delighted to help you with your planning.

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Welcome to Colliers Hill blog

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Hi everyone,

I would like to welcome you all to the Colliers HIll blog.

We created this blog to keep our visitors up to date with up-coming events at the centre and to post articles of interest to those of you who arrange and manage conferences, meetings or themed events.

We have a sister website running alongside this blog where we provide more detailed information about the services we offer at Colliers Hill and invite you to visit us there to.

We have set this blog up so that you too can post your comments, views and questions, so feel free to do so. We welcome your input.

Jackie Miller
Colliers Hill

p.s. Feel free to email us with your enquiries