February 2022
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Congratulations!
Estates News!
ew Lodge – one of our key staff accommodation buildings has received a £35k makeover with new facilities, decorations and furniture.
This is planting season in the Beale Arboretum, and many new trees are now in the ground including several Sequoiadendron giganteum varieties for what we hope will be our fourth National Collection in due course. You can see the up to date Arboretum news here https://www.westlodgepark.co.uk/arboretum/news/
Look out too for special bedroom offers including Winter Warmer, New Year Escape and Settle in Sunday
January 2022
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Congratulations!
Farewell
To Aziz Benahmed and Lucy Ackrill, to pastures new in Luton and Harpenden respectively.
Estates News!
A huge number of projects have been achieved since we reopened in April 2021. These include:
- New terrace with heated gazebos and windbreak
- New ropes and posts system on the terrace
- New garden pavilion with associated landscaping and electrics
- New wall and steps to replace the old tilting wall
- New air conditioning system for the Edward Beale Room
- Carpets in Ridge view bedrooms
- New wash up area in the kitchen
- New top field car park with white lining
- Front drive new tarmac
- All bedroom corridor painting completed on first and second floors
- New Wi-Fi system to the whole hotel
- New phone system for the whole company
- 50 chairs for the Garden pavilion
- A 40’ storage container
- Lodge 2 Ferny Hill full refurbishment
- Successful Catalpa National Collection completion
- New walk in freezer in the dry stores
- Cedar Lodge offices completion with new desks and chairs
- Sauna area with new bench, new paving, planting, shower
- Workshop heater installation
- New water softener
- New CCTV cameras for top field car park, Estates yard etc.
- New alarm, security grills, and wifi for Estates workshop
- 9 new bedroom minibar fridges
- Removal of asbestos in the hotel
- Bedroom 61 carpet
- New historical archives room off room 70
- Cedar Lodge Landing and WC flooring
Coming up in 2022 are:
- Extra radiators for bedrooms 33, 36 and 70 by mid Jan
- New Lodge bedroom areas upgrade by end Jan
- Completion of Bedroom 58 as a cosy double by end Jan
- John Evelyn to King Charles Room knock through by start Feb
- Chandelier cleaning
- Conversion of Bedroom 60 single to cosy double by end Mar
- French drain on Croquet lawn
- Major plumbing scheme to boost hot water and shower pressure
- Planting out of the start of a Sequoia national collection
- Planning application for a stunning new Reception area
- Afternoon tea kitchen in the old incinerator room
- Bedroom 8 and 45 bathrooms
- Bedroom 29, 84, 85, 86 schemes
- Magnolia two bedroom suite scheme
- New carpet for front lounge and reception area
- New carpet for bedroom corridors
- And much more…
And last but by no means least……
The purchase of the Bell Hotel in Saxmundham in January 2022 and subsequent upgrade to become a stunning 10/15 bed boutique four star hotel in the Suffolk coastal area!
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