Discussion
As the vote (52%-48%) was to stay at ET again next year, I have no problem with that whatsoever. This years fest was well organised and a good day all around. So why spoil that. But looking around while the vote was happening cost nothing but time. I found 3 places which fitted the bill but only one that priced out well. The only slight problem with this place was they wanted a deposit per room before the end of January to hold the rooms, understandable perhaps.
Anyway, in the words of 'bully' ( if you'r old enough you'll understand that) "here's what you could've had"
PARK HALL HOTEL, CHARNOCK RICHARDhttp://www.parkhall-hotel.co.uk/default.aspx
Classic car weekend x 100 guests approx
Dates available Friday 22nd June – Sunday 24th June 2012
Friday 6th July – Sunday 8th July 2012
(If other dates are your preference please advise me and I will check availability for you)
Conference Suites: Park Suite - this is a modern suite situated in the main hotel, it has plenty of natural daylight and air conditioning, and can accommodate up to 150 guests on round tables for dining.
Medieval Banquet Hall - this is a traditional stone built, oak beamed suite with plenty of character and atmosphere, it is ideal for themed dinners, conferences and exhibitions. Up to 120 guests can be accommodated in this suite on round tables for dining.
Friday
Guests arrive at leisure throughout the afternoon/evening
Dinner – guests can dine in Brookes Restaurant where a table d’hote dinner menu and an a la carte menu are available
Accommodation – approximately 25-30 bedrooms required
Saturday
Residential guests can take breakfast in Brookes Restaurant
Additional guests will arrive throughout the day
An area of the car park is required to display 50-60 classic cars, some trade stands may set up in this area and also a rolling road
Dinner – a private area is required, the hotel can organise themed events including medieval banquets, barbecues, a hog roast, buffet menus, 2 or 3 course carvery or silver served dinner menus
Accommodation – approximately 50 bedrooms required
Sunday
Residential guests can take breakfast in Brookes Restaurant
Guests depart at leisure
Costings:
Friday
Twin/Double rooms x 2 guests @ £30.00 per person – bed and full English breakfast (normally £60.45 per person)
Single rooms @ £52.50 per person – bed and full English breakfast (normally £107.95 per person)
Saturday
Twin/Double rooms x 2 guests @ £35.00 per person – bed and full English breakfast (normally £60.45 per person)
Single rooms @ £57.50 per person – bed and full English breakfast (normally £107.95 per person)
Dinner options
Barbecue menus from £11.95 per person
Hog roast menu @ £19.00 per person inc desert
Buffet menus from £17.00 per person
3 course carvery menu from £22.95 per person
3-course silver served menu from £24.75 per person
Medieval Banquet including drinks package and entertainment from £50.00 per person
Leisure Club: Any guests who are resident at the hotel, have free membership of the hotels Health and Fitness Club during their stay, the facilities are inclusive of the following:-
Notes: As the hotel doesn’t allow outside catering, I have suggested various options for you to consider. If you have any alternative options you would like costings for please let me know.
Edited-- this isn't all my typing, it is a copy n paste of the email 'Sue' the conference manager sent to me
Anyway, in the words of 'bully' ( if you'r old enough you'll understand that) "here's what you could've had"
PARK HALL HOTEL, CHARNOCK RICHARDhttp://www.parkhall-hotel.co.uk/default.aspx
Classic car weekend x 100 guests approx
Dates available Friday 22nd June – Sunday 24th June 2012
Friday 6th July – Sunday 8th July 2012
(If other dates are your preference please advise me and I will check availability for you)
Conference Suites: Park Suite - this is a modern suite situated in the main hotel, it has plenty of natural daylight and air conditioning, and can accommodate up to 150 guests on round tables for dining.
Medieval Banquet Hall - this is a traditional stone built, oak beamed suite with plenty of character and atmosphere, it is ideal for themed dinners, conferences and exhibitions. Up to 120 guests can be accommodated in this suite on round tables for dining.
Friday
Guests arrive at leisure throughout the afternoon/evening
Dinner – guests can dine in Brookes Restaurant where a table d’hote dinner menu and an a la carte menu are available
Accommodation – approximately 25-30 bedrooms required
Saturday
Residential guests can take breakfast in Brookes Restaurant
Additional guests will arrive throughout the day
An area of the car park is required to display 50-60 classic cars, some trade stands may set up in this area and also a rolling road
Dinner – a private area is required, the hotel can organise themed events including medieval banquets, barbecues, a hog roast, buffet menus, 2 or 3 course carvery or silver served dinner menus
Accommodation – approximately 50 bedrooms required
Sunday
Residential guests can take breakfast in Brookes Restaurant
Guests depart at leisure
Costings:
Friday
Twin/Double rooms x 2 guests @ £30.00 per person – bed and full English breakfast (normally £60.45 per person)
Single rooms @ £52.50 per person – bed and full English breakfast (normally £107.95 per person)
Saturday
Twin/Double rooms x 2 guests @ £35.00 per person – bed and full English breakfast (normally £60.45 per person)
Single rooms @ £57.50 per person – bed and full English breakfast (normally £107.95 per person)
Dinner options
Barbecue menus from £11.95 per person
Hog roast menu @ £19.00 per person inc desert
Buffet menus from £17.00 per person
3 course carvery menu from £22.95 per person
3-course silver served menu from £24.75 per person
Medieval Banquet including drinks package and entertainment from £50.00 per person
Leisure Club: Any guests who are resident at the hotel, have free membership of the hotels Health and Fitness Club during their stay, the facilities are inclusive of the following:-
- 2 Indoor pools * Gymnasium with weight and fitness area
- Sauna * Spa whirlpool bath
- Steam room * Toning tables †
- Beautician † * Solariums †
- Health bar † * Dance studio for aerobics †
Notes: As the hotel doesn’t allow outside catering, I have suggested various options for you to consider. If you have any alternative options you would like costings for please let me know.
Edited-- this isn't all my typing, it is a copy n paste of the email 'Sue' the conference manager sent to me
Edited by TOPTON on Friday 23 September 18:13
I love the idea of a medieval banquet..No knifes..No forks or spoons just fingers..Ripping off big chunks of beef or lamb..Yummy..Just dont drink the finger bowl..
..Buxom wenchies a plenty..lashings of grog..And put in the stocks and beheaded at dawn if your a bad bastid..Im well up for it..Ziga
PS: P.H
..Buxom wenchies a plenty..lashings of grog..And put in the stocks and beheaded at dawn if your a bad bastid..Im well up for it..ZigaPS: P.H
..True..But it would be well messy with sausage,egg and chips..ZigaTOPTON said:
The only slight problem with this place was they wanted a deposit per room before the end of January to hold the rooms, understandable perhaps.
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Edited by TOPTON on Friday 23 September 18:13
Hi
The above is one of two problems I can see.
How much deposit do they require per room or would a general deposit do?
The other problem, are they happy with us making lots of noise i.e loudest wedge etc?
Now the tricky question who's volunteering to organise the whole event etc?
You need to get that sorted ASAP! In fact before you go ahead and book!
Andy
Edited by Mr Tank on Friday 23 September 23:45
Obviously some of the replies to the opening post were always going to be along the lines of 'lets go there then, it sounds spot on'. Nothing wrong with that, made by people who were in the 48% bracket for changing. The OP was imformation only, like I said--"look what you could have had"
WE HAD A VOTE, ALTHOUGH IT WAS CLOSE AT 52-48, LIKE IT OR NOT IT WAS FOR STAYING AT EC NEXT YEAR.
I would happily go along and organise this venue if the vote was for a change, but it wasn't. Surely we have to follow the diplomatic route and honour that and not have another vote just because the result wasn't liked.
MrT, 2 good questions-
They had no problem with trade stands setting up selling/demo products, rolling road
The deposit was £30 per room.
Maybe the year after next then
WE HAD A VOTE, ALTHOUGH IT WAS CLOSE AT 52-48, LIKE IT OR NOT IT WAS FOR STAYING AT EC NEXT YEAR.
I would happily go along and organise this venue if the vote was for a change, but it wasn't. Surely we have to follow the diplomatic route and honour that and not have another vote just because the result wasn't liked.
MrT, 2 good questions-
They had no problem with trade stands setting up selling/demo products, rolling road
The deposit was £30 per room.
Maybe the year after next then
In One
Looking at the facilities it's about the same as EC on price, so no problems there, although it must be said that the Hog price (pretty much the same as EC @ £18) was whinged about a little in 2010, which is why we went for an outside caterer and bought the cost per head down significantly in 2011, with a little more risk (what if they didn't turn up etc).
In Two
The deposits would cause some grief unless you use the "float" to fund some rooms to be held, mainly because people don't book this up until after Xmas, yes some do by Jan but a lot like to leave it till spring when they can see far enough ahead.
Keep out of the black, and in the red; there's nothing in this game for two in a bed!
A banker for 2013 then, I have no problems with an EC repeat for 2012 (even though I voted for a change). Super smashing great!
Tony
I think a big thank you from everybody!
The overall package is nearly the same as EC except for the HOG price etc.
Like Adam I would be happy for a change but I am also happy to stay at EC it's like the old saying "if it's not broke don't fix it"
For those people who want change then come up with some more ideas for what can be done at EC. Or come up with something better than Tony!
EC Idea changes!
Have something differant to do during the day!
May be go back to the PUB for a BBQ the griff people gave it a
Find a more interesting drive out!
Andy
I think a big thank you from everybody!
The overall package is nearly the same as EC except for the HOG price etc.
Like Adam I would be happy for a change but I am also happy to stay at EC it's like the old saying "if it's not broke don't fix it"
For those people who want change then come up with some more ideas for what can be done at EC. Or come up with something better than Tony!
EC Idea changes!
Have something differant to do during the day!
May be go back to the PUB for a BBQ the griff people gave it a
Find a more interesting drive out!
Andy
Edited by Mr Tank on Saturday 24th September 11:17
Wedg1e said:
^^^ This.
IanWell can you find some near EC!
There is a nice peace of road about 10 miles from the chase (Road to Banbury)which has an impressive hill will a few interesting bends!
If EC is going to be the venue next year, I think a day or two is needed before hand finding a more interesting driver out!
How far do people want to actualy drive out on the day?
Andy
Edited by Mr Tank on Sunday 25th September 12:29
Like I have said before, I am totally happy to go back to EC. (even though it's 4 hours from me) It has everything we need , so why change other than because we can. Not always a bad idea though.
The hog roast price at Park Hall had £3 added on for deserts. So taking that out, an in house Hog was £16, but this included chips, boiled spuds and a selection of salad. Lack of hot side dishes would be my only complaint at Ettington.
I am willing to help out all I can next year at EC, although distance is an issue as I can't just pop around. Whether it be with MrT and Co or someone else. But as said earlier, why change a winning formular.
So come on MrT, stick ya hand up and volunteer again
OH and zig, at park hall they serve beer until the last person goes to bed
The hog roast price at Park Hall had £3 added on for deserts. So taking that out, an in house Hog was £16, but this included chips, boiled spuds and a selection of salad. Lack of hot side dishes would be my only complaint at Ettington.
I am willing to help out all I can next year at EC, although distance is an issue as I can't just pop around. Whether it be with MrT and Co or someone else. But as said earlier, why change a winning formular.
So come on MrT, stick ya hand up and volunteer again
OH and zig, at park hall they serve beer until the last person goes to bed
TOPTON said:
OH and zig, at park hall they serve beer until the last person goes to bed
YES...We must definitely hold one there at some point then..I would be up for helping again as i would like to organise some entertaining things to do next time round..Plus raise some more money for charity..Cant wait..ZigaI miss you rusty...
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