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We recently caught up with the team at Countrywide Hotels.  Here the health and safety of their guests, local community and staff remains their top priority. Throughout both lockdowns, most of their hotels have remained open for key workers and NHS staff, which has meant that they have worked hard to ensure that all appropriate safety measures advised by Government and Public Health England are firmly in place and ready… Read more >>

Venue finding agency, Function Fixers, has predicted that trust and relationships will be paramount when selecting venues and suppliers for 2021 events. Corporate bookers need to feel confident and secure, so taking a partnership approach with ‘shared risk’ contracts and hands on support will be vitally important as large events start to return. Carrie Larwood, Managing Director of Function Fixers said: “Working with a Covid secure venue will be imperative,… Read more >>

Personal touches are everything at a wedding. The venue must reflect your style and taste, the food should be a selection of some of your favourite dishes, and the attention in the detail is what makes the day special and memorable. Having a personalised souvenir is a fantastic way for your guests to take a piece of the overall experience away with them, but wedding favours can be an expensive… Read more >>

This year more than most, there will be millions of people who are dreading Christmas.  It is unclear whether we will be able to spend Christmas with family and friends, but for so many people this was never an option anyway.  We have been racking our brains on how those of us who are more fortunate can make a difference and we have come up with some brilliant virtual Christmas… Read more >>

Everything is currently up in the air about Christmas this year.  Will we be able to celebrate with the whole family or will it be just those within our bubble?  Either way, we have some ideas for you for decorating your table to make it look festive without spending a fortune. Let’s start at the very beginning.  You can make a plain tablecloth into an attractive decorative feature in one… Read more >>

Halloween will be different this year, but you can still dress up!  Here are three of our ideas for you. Zombie This is by far one of the easiest yet most effective costumes around.  A hefty layer of talcum powder instantly creates a white, crusty face (careful if you’ve going somewhere with UV lights, though – glow in the dark zombies are just that bit too terrifying), and some dark… Read more >>