From the moment we arrived at Barleythorpe, everything was excellently organised, which meant that we could all get down to the meetings that we had scheduled straight away. All the rooms we used were excellently laid out and functional, and it was lovely to have them open out on to an outdoor space where we could enjoy the sunshine.
A special thanks to your kitchen team who rustled up some fantastic food - especially the barbeque, which was a great way to round off the evening on Tuesday. Also thank you to the lovely barmaid in the lodge who sat through our long quiz till late!
Thanks to you too Cate for being such a great point of contact whilst I've been arranging all this - it really did go as smoothly as we hoped! You run a tight ship there, which was great for us! Congratulations to you and your team.
Lorraine Ryder, British Red Cross
"Nothing in life is 100% but Engineer's House comes very close. The facilities are excellent, the location perfect and the service superb - with just the right mix of professionalism and friendliness. It makes business a real pleasure.
Who says they don't mix?"
Liz Vaughan, Primary Strategy Team Leader, Bristol City Council
"A warm, professional welcome awaits and as conference organiser I much value the absolute support of the team at the venue who can be relied on 100% to understand our needs and act upon them without question. They are calm and supportive, exactly what you need with a lot of plates in the air to spin all at once."
Wendy Mappin, National Network Manager - LEACAN 14+ Ltd
"Woodland Grange has been chosen as the venue for all IQMS Midlands training courses. We started training at Woodland Grange in January 2009 and the feedback from delegates has been very positive, in fact the only complaint has been that the food is too good. All the support services for the venue run smoothly and are of a high standard, which helps our trainers focus on the subject matter without having to worry about the facilities. The delegates benefit too and are consequently able to concentrate on the subject matter in hand whether it be Quality, Environmental or Health and Safety."
Steve Buckle, IQMS (Midlands)
"The Woodland Grange facilities were, without doubt, the best that I have used to date. The food was stunning and our event ran very smoothly. Choosing this venue made a very positive impact on our employees as the quality and professionalism of the venue supported the key messages that we were communicating at our conference."
Rick Allen, Training Manager - First Utillity
"If you are looking for a location within the Central region, where colleagues can focus on training, a launch or off-site meeting - you could not do better. We have had two launches in Woodland Grange recently, and the whole team worked with us and together in a way I have rarely seen - efficiently! They have thought of everything to assist your experience with great meeting rooms and facilities down to fresh fruit & baked items at breaks, wifi, resource room and photocopier on hand for any last minute jobs.
Woodland Grange is a great location with an amazing team, you can trust them to make your event run smoothly (and in on budget!)."
Louise Christie, National Field Sales
"I wanted to thank you for the immense assistance that you gave us to get our first 'Garnet Leadership Experience' off the ground. The feedback we have had from our course members was incredibly positive, which is, of course, very satisfying. Much credit is due to you and others at Woodland Grange for making things so easy for us to make it memorable for our course members. In particular, I would like to thank you and your staff for being so flexible in order to accommodate our needs. It was really appreciated.
Now that I have, indeed, 'experienced' the 'Experience' I feel much better equipped to deal with the next course.
Once again, a heart-felt thank you, from Alan, Chris and myself."
Isabelle Brooke - Brooke Boulton
"I just wanted to drop you a quick line to say a huge thank you for all your hard work on the event last week, you were fantastic. Your attention to detail in the planning meant that it ran very smoothly, and I was really impressed with the helpfulness and enthusiasm of the whole Woodland Grange team.
The event was a big success, we've received a lot of positive feedback from the delegates, and this is in no small part due to the conscientiousness and professionalism displayed by you and your colleagues. Please pass on my congratulations and gratitude to everyone who was involved.
Once again, thanks a million for all your efforts!"
Daniel Morelli - One EEF
"I just wanted to say thank you to yourself and particularly your team for the work you did in preparing and looking after us whilst we were at our conference this week. My team were really impressed with everything from the quite surroundings, to the little touches such as coffee, tea, biscuits and sweets to keep us going!
Usually at residentials I'm having to run around and liaise with venue staff, however it ran so smoothly it was just like I was another delegate! Please pass on my thanks and appreciation for all of your team for their professionalism throughout"
Zoe Ayrton - Education Business Links
"Just a brief note to thank you for all the hard work you and staff at Woodland Grange put into making our Seminar a success. A number of delegates expressed how well things were organised and facilities were certainly good."
Christine Hodges - Corus Group
"Just to say on behalf of myself and Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service thankyou very much for all your assistance in arranging and facilitating our recent seminar, I can only have praise both for the Conference Centre and your level of service, excellent, well done."
Max Smith - Warwickshire Fire & Rescue
"Just a word of thanks to you and the whole team. The day was a great success and enjoyed by all. I've had some terrific feedback from the staff who attended.
Special thanks also to David, Chef and the girls who were patient with the senior team in delivering lunch."
Jim Williams - Homebase