March 2009
Mary Beale Restaurant and Terrace Bar open at West Lodge Park! …The stunning new Mary Beale Restaurant and Terrace Bar opened on the 4th March. The restaurant is named after Britain’s first professional woman painter at the time of Charles II and the walls are adorned with fantastic original works of art by Mary Beale, […]
February 2009
Congratulations to Nathan Wiffen, promoted from Restaurant manager WLP to Deputy General manager BH – Nathan took a step down from F&B Manager with Hand Picked Hotels to come to Beales Hotels and is now promoted to his rightful level at BH. Farewell …to Sally Wilkinson who has retired after 16 years at Beales Hotels […]
January 2009
Congratulations …the teams at WLP and BH who have worked so hard over the Christmas season. The hotels were beautifully decorated in all the public areas, the food coming out of the kitchens was delicious, the entertainments were some of the best ever, and the general comments from our guests were very positive at this […]
December 2008
Congratulations …· To Chris Hall (pic right), Ben Morcombe (pic middle right) and Nathan Wiffen (pic far right) on successful completion of their BIIAB licensees certificate with high pass marks. …To the kitchen teams at WLP and BH for their autumn Kitchen Hygiene audits by Nick Tilley – at WLP the score achieved was 91%, […]
November 2008
Congratulations to …Tom Boyne, Adam Brooks and John Keane who are newly elected members of the Guild of Banqueting Comperes following the successful completion of their course on Banqueting management, seen here with their Guild medals with Tony King and Andrew Beale. Welcome to: Amy Tregidgo Meetings and Events Coordinator BH from Four Seasons Head […]
October 2008
Congratulations to …Marion Taylor (WLP Banqueting) on reaching a historic milestone of 35 years working at WLP! Making Marion one of three people in the exclusive 35+ club, joining Tony King and Ian Thompson with this honour – this just one month after Anthony Browning reached his 30 year goal. …Claire Johnston (WLP Reception) on […]
September 2008
Congratulations to Chris Hall, appointed GM at BH from Monday 8th September. Chris has worked for West Lodge Park for the past 2½ years as C&B Manager and then as Deputy General Manager. Ably supported by a great team at BH, Chris is looking forward to starting at BH at this busy time of year. […]
August 2008
Congratulations to …Wojciech Gumprecht awarded Simply the Best at West Lodge Park for July 08. …Diego Granada ,Barry Crossley, Sarah Harrison, Claire Johnston, Yioda Joannou, Carolyn Mills, Dagmar Dvorackova, Jacek Swicecki, Dave McIntyre, Mihaela Mindru, Charlotte Dunnell, Natalie Weiher for graduating from the Beales Hotels Blue Mountain Leadership and Management training programme [pic right]. I […]
July 2008
Congratulations …Sarah Harrison, promoted to Head Waiter at WLP …Tom Boyne, promoted to Head Porter at WLP [see photo first right]. …Jessica Barnes for being voted “Simply the Best” for May at WLP, and for being promoted to Chef de Rang in the Cedar Restaurant. …Guido Biagini on reaching 15 years at WLP and Nicola Loasby on reaching 10 years […]
June 2008
Congratulations …to Dagmar Dvorackova, promoted to Restaurant and Bars Manager at BH after successfully managing and developing the team. [pic top left] …Charlotte Dunnell, winner of the employee of the quarter award for Jan – Mar at BH – although she only joined the hotel in January she has made a wonderful difference to the reception […]
May 2008
Congratulations …to three long serving members of the team – Carol Pearce (WLP) on a superb 20 years at the hotel, Lynn O’Connor (HO) on 10 years with the company, and Akbar Rattansi (WLP) on 10 years at the hotel. [pictured top left and right] …To the following for their promotions within the WLP kitchen team. […]
April 2008
Congratulations …To all of us at Beales Hotels on the fantastic news that we won the Coutts Prize for Family Business 2008 regional award for London and the south east. The judges commented on the things that impressed them the most about our entry: … The sheer passion and excitement for the business conveyed by […]
March 2008
Congratulations …To all at Beales Hotels on the fantastic news that we have been awarded the Overall Winners trophy in the National Sustainable City Awards beating along the way the likes of Sainsbury’s, Royal Mail and other large organisations. At a wonderful ceremony in a packed Egyptian Hall at the Mansion House, the Lord Mayor […]
February 2008
Congratulations …To Matthew Croxford, [pic top left] winner of the WLP Simply the Best award for December 2007 and to Claire Johnston [pic top middle], winner of the WLP Simply the Best award for January 2008. Wonderful and fantastic members of the team and well deserved awards to both!…To Claire Markham who moves from Head Receptionist […]
January 2008
Congratulations …To Callum Kennedy, Diego Granada, Daniel Healey, Joede Kennedy and the BH team for finishing off the Christmas season with sales up over 10% on last year, despite not having New Years Eve in this month. Pictured here is the Buckland Suite set up as a “Winter Wonderland” on the 15th December. It looked […]
December 2007
Congratulations …To Katie Field, promoted from Reservations Manager (WLP) to Reservations and HR Manager (BH) in December [pic top right]. …To Wayne Turner, Executive Chef, and the WLP kitchen team, seen here holding four years’ worth of Two Rosette awards. It is not too difficult to get Rosettes, but very hard to hold onto them, and […]
November 2007
Congratulations to …To Daniel Healey for passing his Wine and Spirit education trust wine certificate with merit. [pic top left]…To Tricia Bryan of the University of Hertfordshire, and Beales Hotel, for being shortlisted in the Arts and Business Sustainability Award, for the way in which the relationship between us and the team atthe art department […]
October 2007
Congratulations to • To Emma Curtis (WLP Reception) on the birth of Lily-Rose, and to Santina Courtenay-Luck (WLP Safiya) on the birth of Chloe. Mothers and babies are all doing well and we are delighted for them all. • To Sue Dixon who has completed fifteen years service at WLP. Sue is seen here with […]
September 2007
Congratulations …To Katie Field and Mum Jean Field who raised £2000 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer after the Summer Ball held at Beales Hotel, with assistance and sponsorship from the hotel. The raffle was a great success with the star prize being a four-course dinner with selected wines cooked and served in the winners home by Callum Kennedy and the […]
August 2007
Congratulations to • Congratulations To Callum, Mark, Matt and the team at BH for an extraordinary AA inspection that has seen Beales Hotel rise in the AA ratings from AA 4 star 0 rosettes 77% to AA 4 star 2 rosettes 80%! It means that WLP and BH have identical ratings, both with 2 rosettes, […]
June 2007
Congratulations …to Dave Seward, Katie Field (pic right) and the WLP team for record breaking room sales in the week ending 27th May when 394 rooms were let – an occupancy for the week of 97.8%. Simply not good enough, guys!…to Daniel Healey and Colin Bates for promotions to Food and Beverage Manager and Maintenance […]
July 2007
Congratulations …to Dave Seward and all the WLP team for a fantastic AA inspection that has resulted in our AA rating rising from 4 star 2 rosettes 77% to 4 star 2 rosettes 80% making us far and away the highest rated 4 star hotel for miles around. The inspector praised in particular the happiness of the […]
May 2007
Congratulations • to the WLP management team for a series of promotions – Chris Hall (left) to Deputy GM, Ben Morcombe (middle) to F&B Manager, Stephen Sims to Restaurant Manager, Richard Chmiel to C&B Manager – fantastic news for you all and so delighted to see the team taking on new responsibilities in this way.• […]
April 2007
Congratulations …WLP and BH football teams for a close fought contest in the recent 11 a side match, resulting in 3-2 win to WLP on this occasion …Katie Field on reaching the 5 year milestone at WLP, seen here with David Seward and Andrew Beale. …Derek Menson from the Cedar Restaurant team (pic right)- Champion […]
March 2007
Congratulations …to John Keane (left pic), Champion for 2006 at Beales Hotel …to Barry Crossley Champion for 2006 at West Lodge Park (middle pic) …to Pat Skinner (right pic) Employee of the Quarter at West Lodge ParkAll three have done brilliantly over the last year and thoroughly deserve their success. …Lunches at WLP are up 83% on last year […]
February 2007
In memory of Stuart Dickson Stuart started work at West Lodge Park in 1980 as a lounge porter. Despite his degenerative Mytonic Dystrophy, he always proved himself to be warm and friendly with our guests and mischievous with staff. In later years, he moved to the wash up area where more plates seemed to get […]
January 2007
Congratulations …to all who contributed to an excellent Christmas and New Year in Beales Hotels. WLP had the first Christmas in living memory where every bedroom was sold on the 24th and 25th December, as well as 10 private family suite functions on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and sell-outs in the Cedar Restaurant on […]
December 2006
Buckingham Beales Hotel was sold to Heymaa Ltd on 28th November – the end of an era and a sad day for all concerned. We all wish our BB colleagues a safe transition to the new owners and in so many ways we will miss you. Thank you to Dave Seward, and to all the […]
November 2006
Celebrity Politicians descend on Beales Hotels! Congratulations to Callum Kennedy and the BH team for hosting the visit of David Cameron to the hotel on Friday. Well over 300 people from all over Hertfordshire heard David Cameron talk about his plans for the Conservative Party. Very much the person of the moment visiting the hotel […]
October 2006
Congratulations to …Susie Dunnett on becoming West Lodge Park Champion May – August, voted by all the senior staff at the hotel as being the liveliest and most helpful team member, not only in the Cedar Restaurant where she works but across the whole hotel. …to Joede McGinn on her promotion to Meetings and Events […]
September 2006
Congratulations to Ian Thompson on reaching a historic 35 years of service with Beales hotels. Ian started as an apprentice at Firs Hall in 1971, and worked for many years as Sous Chef there, before moving to Hatfield Lodge Hotel as Head Chef and then to WLP as Sous chef. At a celebration to mark […]
August 2006
Farewell to Chris Kyriacou, who retires from the Cedar Restaurant at West Lodge Park after 17 years. Chris, pictured with his wife Mariana, is retiring to Southend. In his valedictory speech, Andrew Beale praised Chris for his professionalism, his calm, his gentleness and most importantly for the unique way he had with guests dining at […]
July 2006
Welcome to Omar Meziane, Head Chef at BB. Omar has come to Beales Hotels from Intercontinental Hotels, after spells working with Michael Caines and John Burton-Race. His home is in Aylesbury and his claim to fame is that Adam Faith is his 2nd cousin! Welcome Omar, everyone is delighted to have you on board at […]
June 2006
Congratulations …..to the BH team awards: Guests Choice Sam Wilberforce, On the Stage John Farron, Behind the scenes Mark Harris. …to Nicola Loasby pictured right receiving her A2 Assessors Award Marketing Look out for new brochures that have recently been published: 1. Group brochure showing all 3 hotels – a very useful sales tool.2. BH […]
May 2006
Congratulations to the following on their promotion within Beales Hotels Wayne Turner from Head Chef West Lodge Park to Executive Chef Beales Hotels. Wayne will still carry out his duties at WLP but will have additional responsibility for overseeing the kitchen teams at both BH and BB, helping with staff recruitment and retention, supplier selection […]
April 2006
Congratulations to… Margaret Winter who has completed 15 years’ service at West Lodge Park this month.Margaret is seen receiving her framed certificate and vouchers from Tony King and David Williams. Staff Development News… – have a look online at www.old.bealeshotels.co.uk to see a copy of our new tree planting offer – available to anyone holding […]
March 2006
Investors in People visit to Beales Hotels Thank you to everyone who took part in the recent IIP review which was set against a new, more rigorous standard. Whilst the Assessor, Martin Turner, found much to praise, the overall findings are summarized as follows: “The Investors in People Post Recognition Review conducted by Martin Turner […]
January/February 2006
A Happy New Year to all our Guests, Staff, Pensioners, Shareholders and Management. Congratulations to West Lodge Park: Employee of the Year, Jose Conceicao (pictured below far left). Oscar Awards Winners for September – December 2005 are: Sarah Horwood (second pic) – On the Stage; Matthew Croxford (middle pic) – On the Stage; Andrew Swales […]
December 2005
Congratulations Buckingham: Hannah Dunkley and Nicola Povey have passed their Intermediate Food Hygiene. Didier Malo and Bartosz Bergander have passed their ESOL Trinity Level 3 exams. Dawn Beasley has passed her IT Principles with Distinction. Right: Nicky Povey, Chris Lane, Kim Richardson and Mel Cooper receiving their long service awards from Dave Seward and Tony […]
November 2005
Congratulations! To West Lodge Park for achieving an outstanding inspection from the AA: 4 Star 2 Rosettes 77%, fully 4% higher than last inspection, and streets ahead of any competition in the area – Sopwell House 4 Star, 1 Rosette 72%. Down Hall 4 Star, 2 Rosettes 71% Pendley Manor 4 Star, 1 Rosette 68% […]
October 2005
Congratulations! To Emma Knipsel, Ann Dolling and Richard Chmiel, WLP Oscar Award winners, May-August 2005. Congratulations! To Julie Kent and the BH team for passing their First Anniversary since opening the doors of Beales Hotel. Pictured is the celebratory photo to mark the occasion. Congratulations! To WLP for having survived 60 years and 3 generations […]
August 2005
Congratulations! To Bena Marjoram for reaching 80 years and still an active and hard working member of the Beales Hotel team in Hatfield. It is a joy to have you with the team Bena and we look forward to at least another decade before your retirement! (right: Bena pictured with Tony, Julie and Andrew) Congratulations! To […]
July 2005
Congratulations! To Ben Morcombe and Irene Peters from West Lodge Park seen here receiving 5 Year Certificates from Andrew and Tony Congratulations! To Marita Whiles, Restaurant Supervisor, Chardonnays. Most Valued Team Member for June at BB (right) A GM’s Tea & Information Session was held at BB, attended by the directors and most of the BB […]
May 2005
STOP PRESS! Two key positions have been filled at Beales Hotel in Hatfield: • James Pollard – Head Chef• Stephen Tilley – Deputy General Manager Staff Development News • Among numerous Training Activities currently under way, here is an idea of the training taking place in May. • Flexible learning with North Herts College at […]
April 2005
Congratulations …to Julie Kent and all the Beales Hotel Team on achieving an AA Four Star 68% Rating in the recent inspection – the highest rated 4* hotel between London and Yorkshire on the A1 corridor, no less! …to Dave Seward and all the Buckingham Beales Team on achieving an AA Three Star 65% Rating […]
March 2005
Congratulations …to Ben Morcombe on being appointed Manager of the Cedar restaurant at WLP. Ben has worked at WLP since July 2000, and thoroughly deserves this promotion. Happy Anniversary to WLP for 60 years of ownership and management by three generations of Beales. Andrew BealeManaging Director
February 2005
Congratulations… …to Neil Oakman (WLP) and Sue on the birth of their son, Nathan Henry on 29th January 2005, weighing in at 8lb 2oz. …to Marcia Brimson (HO), Nikki Stylianou (WLP), Steven Banks (WLP) and Michelle Ricks (WLP) on 5 years’ service with Beales Hotels. (pictured opposite) …to WLP Oscar Award winners – Stephen Simms […]
January 2005
Congratulations …to the Management Team at WLP pictured who have all achieved a high pass rate in the Developing Successful Managers Programme run by Progressive Training. Pictured opposite are: Nicola Loasby, Tony King, Yioda Joannou, Andrew Beale, Katie Field, Ben Morcombe, Dawn Brumwell, David Williams, Callum Kennedy, Lindsey Lamont, Andrew Alltimes, Wayne Turner. …to the […]