Manchester Cathedral is planning a £7million extension to the west end of the building as part of a £15million refurbishment programme.
Work includes the installation of a new organ plus new lighting and sound installation. It also includes possible new exhibition space together with at least two rooms offering multi-purpose learning and meeting space.
Manchester Cathedral already has excellent event facilities. The Nave of the cathedral will accommodate over 1100 delegates for a theatre-style presentations or 940 guests for a dinner. Four more rooms offer space for board meetings, lectures, seminars, workshops, lunches and dinners. Modern audio-visual equipment is provided although the acoustics are first class.
Manchester Cathedral is an easy venue to find in the centre of Manchester.
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Ramside Hall Hotel and Golf Club in County Durham has just opened a luxury spa - the final stage of its recent £16million investment.
The spa’s facilities includes a 25m pool, an outdoor vitality pool, a balcony infinity pool and a spa garden along with a variety of steam rooms, saunas and a Rasul mud chamber. It also has one of the UK’s largest hydrotherapy pools and a thermal suite – plus a gym and an aerobics and dance studio.
Ramside Hall Hotel and Golf Club has 127 bedrooms; a mixture of twins, doubles, deluxe doubles, junior and presidential suites. There are fifteen meeting rooms in total with the main Bishops Suite seating up to 600 delegates for a theatre style meeting.
Ramside Hall Hotel and Golf Club is one of the North East's foremost business and event venues. It is set within a 350 acre estate and is located 400 metres from junction 62 of the A1M motorway.
Details: www.ramsidehallhotel.co.uk
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Moor Hall in Aughton, West Lancashire is a Grade II-listed manor house dating from the mid-sixteenth century and set in five acres of gardens overlooking a lake.
It is currently undergoing a major renovation and will open in 2016 as a 50-seat restaurant with seven bedrooms - five in the main house and two in the gatehouse nearby. There will also be a private dining room for 12 guests.
Michelin-starred chef Mark Birchall will head the kitchen team. He was most recently executive chef, with Simon Rogan, at the Michelin two-starred L’Enclume in Cartmel, Cumbria. His menus will showcase his own style of modern British cuisine developed over the last 15 years.
Future plans for Moor Hall include the transformation of additional buildings - lodge, barns and stables - within the grounds for extensive further dining and kitchen operations, as well as developing the gardens, orchards and lake.
Moor Hall Restaurant and Rooms is located in Prescot Road, Aughton, West Lancashire.
Details: www.moor-hall.co.uk
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Victoria Warehouse in Manchester has announced the opening of its Bays area. This is part of expansion project which will also see new basement events space plus an additional 400 bedrooms at its on-site hotel.
The Bays features two adjoining spaces. Bay 1 is a 200-capacity pre-function room with an open plan kitchen and a bar with access through double doors to Bay 2. Bay 2 will accommodate up to 200 guests for a dinner or 310 delegates for a theatre-style presentation. It is fully equipped with the latest AV equipment including screens, projectors and a PA system.
The next phase of the expansion will see the basement events space completed in late 2016 and the addition of 400 new bedrooms completed by 2017.
Victoria Warehouse is a warehouse built in the Victorian era alongside the Manchester Ship Canal. It has been converted in recent years into an events venue and hotel with 40 bedrooms - whilst still retaining the industrial features of the original warehouse.
Victoria Warehouse is a two minute walk from Salford Quays and Old Trafford and a short Metrolink journey into central Manchester.
Details: www.victoriawarehouse.com
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New owners of Hogarths Stone Manor, a country house hotel in Worcestershire, have invested £100,000 filling in its unused outdoor swimming pool and converted it into the Pump Rooms, for year-round events.
The Pump Rooms are heated gazebos and primarily aimed at the wedding market but they can also be used for team-building activities, pre-dinner reception drinks and corporate BBQs.
Hogarths Stone Manor has 56 bedrooms and five meeting rooms, two of which will accommodate up to 100 delegates theatre style.
Hogarths Stone Manor is located on the outskirts of Kidderminster in North Worcestershire, approximately 35 minutes driving time from the centre of Birmingham and 15 minutes from the M42/M40 junction.
Details: www.hogarths.co.uk
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