On Friday 29th March the Hadlow Suite at Hadlow Manor was packed with quiz goers all eager to win the trophy for 1st place at a charity quiz night. With the quiz written and hosted by the hotels Head Receptionist and the scores tallied up by other members of the hotel staff it was a real team effort!

The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the chosen charity for the hotel and following on from recent successful charity quiz nights at their sister hotel in Reigate the staff at Hadlow knew it would be a great chance to engage with the local community as well as raising money for a great cause!

Giles Thomas, Operations Director of the hotel group said “We really enjoy getting involved in the local community and hosting our quiz nights. The Hadlow Suite came alive with nearly 100 locals enjoying fish and chips and getting competitive over the questions all whilst generously helping us raise a fantastic £800 for The Cystic Fibrosis Trust. We also get a lot of support from local businesses who kindly donate raffle prizes, it’s a real community effort!”.

With a line up of future events already being organised including a family fun day in the pipleline it’s well worth keeping an eye on the website www.hadlowmanor.co.uk.

On Thursday 21st March Reigate Manor hosted another of their fantastic quiz and curry nights to raise funds for local charity Stripey Stork. Tickets were in demand and the event was a sell out with 120 quiz goers all fighting to win the coveted trophy! Stripey Stork is a small charity based in Reigate established […]

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The recently rebranded Manor Collection hotel group has managed to raise just shy of £12,000 for local Redhill based charity George and The Giant Pledge. Reigate Manor and Hartsfield Manor, both whom belong to the Manor Collection have supported the charity for nearly two years. George and The Giant Pledge was set up by a […]

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Giles Thomas, Operations Director of The Manor Collection hotel group is an Enterprise Advisor for The Priory School in Dorking. This involves encouraging year 11 students to think about what career they would like to go into. Giles encouraged the students to consider a career in hospitality by inviting them into one of the groups […]

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After 37 years Reigate Manor on Reigate Hill has parted ways from marketing brand Best Western. Although always privately owned, Reigate Manor held the Best Western franchise and is part of a group of three hotels. Back in 2001 Reigate Manor was joined by a smaller, Georgian property in Kent, Hadlow Manor and just over […]

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The Surrey and Kent based hotel group, The Manor Collection have been shortlisted for two awards.

Firstly, the recently launched Surrey Business Awards launched by The Surrey Chambers have shortlisted the hotel group for the category ‘Business in The Community’. The hotels have done an extensive amount of fundraising for local charities as well as being involved in local community initiatives and business groups. The awards ceremony takes place next Thursday 4th October at Epsom Racecourse.

The hotel group have also been shortlisted for a National SME Business Award which is a nationwide business award ceremony taking place at Wembley in December. Again this is for the category of ‘Community Business of the Year’.
Giles Thomas, Operations Director of the hotel group said “we’re thrilled to be finalists in not one but two business awards and to have our efforts recognised for the work we put into our community efforts is fantastic. We’d obviously be delighted to win the awards but we’re delighted to be finalists and look forward to meeting fellow finalists on the evenings”.

To find out more about the National SME Business Awards and to check out who else has been nominated for an award visit their website at www.smenationalbusinessawards.co.uk/finalists-2018

Hartsfield Manor in Betchworth is supporting a fantastic cause and at the same time making use of the 5,000 bars of barely used soaps left by guests every year!

The housekeeping team got so fed up with the wastage of the gorgeous Molton Brown soaps that are literally used once and then left on the side that they decided to do something about it. One of the housekeepers’ daughters is involved with the charity ‘Go Make a Difference in Tanzania’ via her school St Bedes and she found out that they are desperate for soap. The Housekeeping team have a box in the office where all the partly used soaps get stored and once there is a substantial amount they are boxed up and sent on to Tanzania to be used to help with keeping both children and adults clean and preventing fungal infections.

Jan King, head Housekeeper at Hartsfield Manor said “we can all make a difference by re-cycling and at Hartsfield we are actively trying to reduce our waste, which helps our business and often helps charities too.”
Giles Thomas, Operations Director said “The first we heard about this was in our monthly management meeting where Jan presented her teams initiative. What a great idea! it’s fantastic knowing we are doing something in a small way to help and saving waste at the same time”.

For further information on the charity of if you fancy getting involved have a look at www.gomakeadifference.co.uk

The local business group, Reigate Business Guild are putting the wheels in motion to raise funds to provide Reigate town centre with the most impressive Christmas lights to date. With fundraising events taking place throughout the year and a generous donation from Reigate & Banstead Council and headline sponsor Bell Street based household appliance shop Keymex, the total amount of £26,220 to pay for the lights is within reach. The annual Christmas Fayre which takes place in early December every year on Church Street is always very well attended and is organised by volunteers from the Guild each year. The event is great for the town and really does create a magical Christmas atmosphere incorporating local businesses with stalls as well as entertainment from local dance and music schools as well as street food and Children’s entertainment.

Jes Chandler, Chair of the guild said “We have been fundraising for the past six years to replace the existing scheme which very obviously has a shelf life both in impact and maintenance. The new scheme is unique to Reigate and is the result of some serious hard work by the guild members. The Fayre attracts thousands to the town, and with the new lighting scheme set to be switched on during the closing hours of the Fayre on the 1st December 2018, we are all looking forward to a sparkling day to set the 2018 Christmas Festivities in motion”

The Reigate Business Guild was set up in 1991. The Guild enjoys the support of one hundred organisations from in and around Reigate town centre, ranging from large corporate businesses to sole trader shops and restaurants, all individuals who care about Reigate and its surroundings. The Guild are responsible for the hugely successful Reigate Christmas Fair held on Church Street each year. For further information and to join the guild please look at www.reigatebusinessguild.co.uk

The team at Hartsfield Manor in Betchworth are excited to announce the launch of The Surrey Conference Centre, an exciting new venue in the heart of The Surrey Hills.

The Surrey Conference Centre offers businesses superb conference facilities in a rural location yet easily accessible from the M25 and Gatwick Airport. On the site of a beautiful Victorian manor house in between the market towns of Reigate and Dorking, the Surrey Conference Centre is home to 17 meeting rooms. Ranging from smaller rooms seating up to 6 people and ideal for interviews and smaller meetings, to the large Hartsfield Hall which holds up to 120 for a conference. The venue is unique in that it offers the versatility of fully equipped high specification meeting spaces and a break out coffee point area yet is still in close proximity of the manor house with its attractive surroundings and traditional hotel facilities including a gym, extensive grounds, restaurant and bar. With 50 tastefully decorated bedrooms, The Surrey Conference Centre is the ideal venue for businesses from the local area and those from further afield to host meetings, team away days or overnight conferences.

Giles Thomas, the Group General Manager at Hartsfield Manor said “We are very excited with the development of the site in this way and The Surrey Conference Centre is a great example of how we can evolve Hartsfield Manor into a multi-purpose flexible venue”.

To find out further information and to make a booking visit www.surreyconferencecentre.co.uk or call 01737 845333.

 

July kicked off with a scorcher on Sunday with our Family Fun Day in aid of George and the Giant Pledge.

Families from all around the area came to enjoy a great day full of fun activities and the odd cold glass of wine.

Whether you were enjoying the sun while listening to our local bands or gleefully watching your little ones laugh uncontrollably to our Punch and Judy show, everyone seemed to have a brilliant time.

The whole day was a huge success resulting in the hotel raising over £1500 for the charity. A huge thank you to everyone who came and supported us. We’ll see you next time.