Leicester Tigers are investing £8million in the redevelopment of the west side of their Welford Road stadium. The new West Stand will replace the current Clubhouse building which dates back to 1909.

The West Stand will be a three-storey building. It will include 3100 seats, club offices, a main ticket office, a lounge, a stadium big screen as well as a concourse area that will house food kiosks and public bars. The new West Stand will bring the stadium's capacity to just over 26,000.

Construction will begin in May 2015 and will be completed by January 2016.

The Welford Road stadium is one of the largest conference venues in the East Midlands with 40 separate meeting suites and the capacity for 1000 delegates. It is easily accessible from all parts of the UK and offers complementary car parking for up to 200 cars.

Details: www.leicestertigers.com


Luffness Castle, located close to Edinburgh, is now available for private and exclusive-use events.

Dating from the thirteenth century, Luffness Castle has had several additions made to its structure over the centuries. Features include a tower house and turret and a walled fruit garden, built by Napoleonic Prisoners of War in the early nineteenth century.

Facilities at Luffness Castle include the Ballroom accommodating up to 80 guests for a dinner plus four smaller rooms for meetings, presentations and corporate away days, group lunches and dinners.
There are three bedrooms available in the castle’s Garden Cottage.

Luffness Castle is located in Aberlady in East Lothian, thirty minutes from Edinburgh.

Details: www.susanreid.co.uk


Hedsor House in Buckinghamshire plan to launch 11 new luxurious bedrooms in June 2015. Each bedroom will be individually styled and luxuriously furnished. The bedrooms will complement the conference, banqueting and extensive team-building facilities currently available at Hedsor House.

Hedsor House is set in a private 100-acre estate above the River Thames in Buckinghamshire. Whilst it is a very popular wedding venue, Hedsor House also has eight meeting and conference rooms of different sizes and styles all with natural daylight and views across the grounds. The oak-panelled Ballroom is the largest accommodating up to 200 guests for a reception.

The 100 acre parkland estate surrounding Hedsor House is available for a range of team building days and country pursuits. Facilities include 15 acres of flat ground for light motorised activities including karts and hovercraft. The estate offers complete privacy for larger team building events.

Hedsor House is 26 miles from central London and 15 miles from Heathrow Airport with good access to both the M4 (J7) and M40 (J2) motorways.

Details: www.hedsor.com


Plans to convert Brierfield Mill in the East Lancashire town of Brierfield into a new hotel and conference facility look set to go ahead now funding has been approved by Lancashire Enterprise Partnership.

A £30 million scheme will see the conversion of the Grade-listed mill on a 380,000 sq-ft site into new business workspace, a leisure complex, a hotel and conference facility, a marina and 72 apartments.

Brierfield is a small town situated in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire. It is just north east of Burnley and with good access to the M65 motorway.

 


Firmdale Hotels have launched One Denman Place, a block of serviced apartments, alongside the recently launched Ham Yard Hotel in London’s Soho.

One Denman Place comprises 24 one, two and three bedroom apartments. The apartments are available to let for periods of 90 days or more. They can be accessed via an exclusive entrance with a dedicated reception on Denman Place or via the hotel itself.

Each apartment has been designed by co-owner and designer Kit Kemp in a modern British style and equipped with bespoke furniture, Boffi kitchens, marble bathrooms and a fully integrated AV control system.

Residents have access to all the facilities at Ham Yard Hotel which include a bar, restaurant, spa, gym, theatre and a rooftop garden as well as private event rooms and a bowling alley. Residents also have access to 24 hour porterage, concierge and room service as well as on-site security.

One Denman Place is located in Soho in central London on the edge of Mayfair, a short walk from Oxford Street, Regent Street, Saville Row and Bond Street.

Details: www.onedenmanplace.com