Another Major Award Nomination For Lane End Conference Centre
January 18, 2012 at 2:33 pm | Posted in Conference Venues, Team Building Venues | Leave a commentTags: team, venue, venues, conference, conferences, centre, centres, UK, Lane End, Buckinghamshire, Bucks, meeting, room, rooms, business, conference venues, center, centers, United Kingdom, Britain, meetings, facility, facilities, High, Wycombe, award, awards, M&IT, Incentive, Travel, 2012, Industry, Association, London, Westminster
Lane End Conference Centre has been nominated for two major national awards
Lane End Conference Centre has been shortlisted for another major UK industry award – our second national award nomination in a matter of weeks.
We have been nominated in the Best UK Conference Centre category of the Meetings & Incentive Travel (M&IT) Industry Awards 2012.
Lane End is one of four UK conference centre venues vying for the award – the winner will be announced on Monday March 5 at a glittering awards ceremony at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.
It comes just weeks after our Sales and Marketing Manager Heni Fourie was selected as a finalist in March’s Meetings Industry Association’s prestigious MIA-List awards. Winners will be presented with their awards at a black tie event on Monday March 19 in London.
Heni said: “We are delighted that Lane End has received two such important award nominations within weeks of each other.
“We all work very hard to deliver the very best possible experience for our delegates. It’s wonderful that our efforts are being nominated for awards at a national level.”
He added: “We are very excited and looking forward to the two awards ceremonies.”
To find out more about the conference and training facilities at Lane End, contact Sales and Marketing Manager Heni Fourie, telephone +44 (0)845 521 3013.
Come And See Your Dream Wedding Venue
January 13, 2012 at 4:59 pm | Posted in Conference Venues, Team Building Venues | 1 CommentTags: bridal, bride, Britain, Buckinghamshire, Bucks, building, business, center, centers, centre, centres, ceremonies, ceremony, conference, conference venues, conferences, facilities, facility, High, Lane End, nuptial, nuptials, reception, UK, United Kingdom, venue, venues, wedding, weddings, Wycombe
It’s always a pleasure to welcome happy guests to Lane End – especially when they’re about to celebrate the most important day of their lives here.
On February 19 – just a few days after Valentine’s Day – we will be holding a Wedding Open Day at The Pavilion.
Come and enjoy a glass of champagne as we roll out the red carpet to showcase this beautiful wedding venue.
You’ll see The Pavilion in all its glory, presented exactly as it would be for a wedding – complete with floral displays, formal chair covers and even a wedding cake.
Tell us all about your wedding plans, everything that will make your big day extra special.
Discuss ideas with our in-house florist and cake lady, try some delicious wedding cake samples and sip a glass of champagne.
The Pavilion offers two fabulous wedding venues:
• The main Pavilion room seats 70-130 wedding breakfast guests with evening receptions for up to 180 guests
• Its garden gazebo and terrace are ideal for outdoor ceremonies and alfresco wedding breakfasts.
And don’t forget – The Pavilion is not just a great wedding venue. It also offers superb conference meeting rooms.
For more details about The Pavilion or any of our other conference centres, please contact Sales and Marketing Manager Heni Fourie, telephone +44 (0)845 521 3013.
Transforming Wycombe Court’s Conference Facilities
January 11, 2012 at 9:39 am | Posted in Conference Venues, Team Building Venues | Leave a commentTags: Britain, Buckinghamshire, Bucks, building, business, center, centers, centre, centres, conference, conferences, end, facilities, facility, High, Kingdom, lane, meeting, meetings, room, rooms, team, team-building, teambuilding, UK, United, venue, venues, Wycombe
Our newly transformed Wycombe Court is now open to delegates again after the latest phase of refurbishments was completed on schedule.
Wycombe Court is now bigger and brighter than ever with higher ceilings and larger windows – letting in more natural daylight and giving delegates better views of our beautiful grounds.
Improvements include bigger room sizes, new plasma screens, an upstairs coffee area and improved air conditioning – bringing Wycombe Court into line with our other self-contained conference venues.
Refurbishment work was carried out during the Christmas and New Year break to avoid disruption.
The new-look Wycombe Court has already hosted its first conference delegates.
Lane End Conference Centre Operations Director Mike Gough said: “Our clients are very happy with the bright fresh open feel; it looks magnificent.”
Wycombe Court can accommodate:
• 90 delegates in a theatre-style room configuration
• 40 delegates in a cabaret-style layout
• 30 delegates in a U-shaped layout.
Work is progressing well on the major refurbishments currently being carried out at Lane End’s other conference facilities.
Everything is on schedule for completion by the end of January, including:
• higher speed (100 megabyte) internet access
• a new private boardroom for fine dining and senior executive meetings
• a new bistro-style restaurant for Wycombe Hall with a new decked area for alfresco dining
• new floor-to-ceiling glass doors at Wycombe Lodge with a new deck for alfresco dining
• a new reception plus ongoing refurbishment of all bedrooms
• extending and enhancing The Cabin games room and bar.
For more details about Wycombe Court and all the other new conference facilities at Lane End, contact Sales and Marketing Manager Heni Fourie, telephone +44 (0)845 521 3013.
Merry Christmas From Lane End Conference Centre!
December 21, 2011 at 9:49 am | Posted in Conference Venues, Team Building Venues | Leave a commentTags: Britain, Buckinghamshire, Bucks, business, center, centers, centre, centres, conference, conference venues, conferences, High, meeting, meetings, room, rooms, team-building, teambuilding, UK, United Kingdom, venue, venues, Wycombe
Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
It’s not what’s under the Christmas tree that counts – what really matters is who is standing around it.
That sentiment is at the heart of a series of Yuletide ads for a well known brand of Tennessee whiskey.
But it could apply equally to a specialist conference centre such as Lane End. Everything we do is about the people that we welcome to our facilities.
As a key player in the conference centre UK market, we know that our delegates – our guests – are the absolute centre of our world.
That is why we are continually investing in our meeting rooms and training facilities.
This past year saw the refurbishment of the Wycombe Lodge conference area.
We have also embarked on our most ambitious project to date with the refurbishment of Wycombe Court to match the Hall and Lodge conference venues – plus refurbishment of the Hall lounge and dining room and the Court dining room.
We’ve also changed the old snooker room and turned it into a premier meeting room – the Board Room.
But rather like the aforementioned Christmas tree, what matters most is not all the new rooms but who will be using them and enjoying them.
What matters most of all is you and the high quality service that we provide for you.
So from all of us at Lane End Conference Centre, we hope you have the very best, the most enjoyable Christmas ever.
And let us all raise a toast to the New Year – because 2012 will be fantastic for the newly refurbished Lane End and we’re looking forward to welcoming you!
For more details of all the new facilities at Lane End Conference Centre, contact Sales and Marketing Manager Heni Fourie, telephone +44 (0)845 521 3013.
Award Nomination For Lane End Conference Centre’s Heni Fourie
December 19, 2011 at 5:19 pm | Posted in Conference Venues, Team Building Venues | Leave a commentTags: Britain, Buckinghamshire, Bucks, business, center, centers, centre, centres, conference, conferences, facilities, High, meeting, meetings, room, rooms, UK, venue, venues, Wycombe
Heni Fourie has been nominated for a prestigious industry award
Lane End Conference Centre Sales and Marketing Manager Heni Fourie has been selected as a finalist in the Meetings Industry Association’s prestigious MIA-List awards.
The MIA-List awards have attracted entries from a wide range of hotels, conference centres and other key venues represented by the association.
Heni is one of 20 finalists named in this year’s awards. Winners will be announced at a black tie event on March 19 in London.
The Meetings Industry Association first launched the awards last year to celebrate its 21st anniversary. They recognise the work of inspiring individuals.
MIA Chief Executive Jane Longhurst said: “The MIA-List is an opportunity to recognise those people within the meetings and events industry whose approach to their profession is outstanding, giving the industry a new group of heroes to look up to.”
The awards were designed to celebrate the people “that make our industry amongst the best in the world, using them as an example of ordinary people achieving extraordinary standards,” she added.
Buckinghamshire-based Lane End Conference Centre joined the MIA earlier this year. The association is the UK and Ireland’s leading organisation for conference venues.
Lane End Conference Centre is a top UK venue with specialist facilities that include 34 conference meeting rooms in five self-contained buildings on a 26-acre site in the beautiful Chilterns hills.
For more information about the facilities at Lane End Conference Centre, contact Sales and Marketing Manager Heni Fourie, telephone +44 (0)845 521 3013.
How To Get Great Discounts On Top Class Conference Facilities
November 28, 2011 at 10:11 am | Posted in Conference Venues, Team Building Venues | Leave a commentTags: Buckinghamshire, Bucks, building, business, center, centers, centre, centres, conference, conferences, end, facilities, High, lane, meeting, meetings, room, rooms, team, team-building, teambuilding, UK, venue, venues, Wycombe
There are lots of ways to save money when you book conference facilities. All it takes is a little smart planning.
At Lane End Conference Centre, we want to ensure that you get the very best possible value for money when you book our meeting rooms.
Here are three great budget-saving tips…
Budget Saver Tip 1 – Pick one of the quieter times of year to get a bigger discount. For us that means summer holidays, half terms and Christmas. Book early to get the best deals.
Religious organisations have already been quick to spot the benefits of off-peak booking, enabling them to secure top class meeting rooms in a specialist conference centre at a very affordable price. We are hosting increasing numbers of religious retreat events.
Budget Saver Tip 2 – What a difference a day makes! Being flexible pays dividends.
Starting or ending your conference a day earlier or later means it could dovetail seamlessly with other confirmed events at our conference venues – enabling us to offer you substantial discounts.
Budget Saver Tip 3 – Give us as much information as possible about your planned event as soon as you can. The more information we have and the earlier we get it, the easier it is for us to create a special package that saves you money.
Need conference facilities? Ask us about ways to help you save money – contact Lane End Conference Centre Sales and Marketing Manager Heni Fourie, telephone +44 (0)845 521 3013, Heni.fourie@lane-end-conferences.co.uk
Christmas Festive Fever At Lane End Conference Centre!
November 10, 2011 at 4:13 pm | Posted in Conference Venues, Team Building Venues | Leave a commentTags: Buckinghamshire, Bucks, building, business, center, centers, centre, centres, Christmas, conference, conferences, December, end, facilities, festive, festivities, High, lane, meeting, meetings, parties, party, room, rooms, team, team-building, teambuilding, UK, venue, venues, Wycombe, yuletide
You’ve worked hard all year – now it’s time to kick back and relax! But you have to move fast…
Lane End’s legendary Christmas parties this year boast a Festive Fever theme – and only 70 places are left.
Contact the Lane End Conference Centre team now to book your Christmas party and snap up the last few remaining places!
Festive Fever at Lane End will be a series of exclusive and mixed party nights for up to 140 guests at The Pavilion and up to 60 at Wycombe Lodge.
We’ll get the party started with a red carpet reception and free glass of bubbly on arrival before either a formal three-course dinner or informal buffet – whichever you prefer.
Entertainment comes courtesy of DJ Phil Flash with dancing until 1am. There’s plenty of accommodation for those who want to retire early or you can carry on partying in the lounge.
No need to worry about driving home that night! Lane End Conference Centre has 104 en-suite bedrooms and plenty of free parking.
Christmas parties at Lane End international conference centre have quadrupled in popularity in the last four years as word has spread – from 250 guests in 2008 to more than 1,000 this year.
Don’t miss out, treat yourself to a great Christmas party!
For more information about the parties and conference facilities at Lane End, contact Sales and Marketing Manager Heni Fourie, telephone +44 (0)845 521 3013, Heni.fourie@lane-end-conferences.co.uk
Extensive Refurbishment Of Lane End Conference Centre
November 7, 2011 at 12:34 pm | Posted in Conference Venues | Leave a commentTags: Buckinghamshire, Bucks, business, centre, centres, conference, conferences, facilities, High, management, meeting, meetings, news, training, UK, venue, venues, Wycombe
Lane End Conference Centre is investing in a major refurbishment of its conference venues, dining facilities and residential accommodation.
Twelve months of continuous growth at Lane End Conference Centre have seen it continuing to outperform the market in a difficult trading environment.
This has prompted the Buckinghamshire conference venue to step up its policy of continuous investment with significant extra refurbishments.
Improvements to Lane End’s extensive meeting facilities will include:
- higher speed (100 megabyte) internet access thanks to a direct fibre optic link
- a new private boardroom for fine dining and senior executive meetings
- new bistro-style restaurant for Wycombe Hall
- structural work to enhance Wycombe Court with higher ceilings and new larger windows for better views of the grounds and more natural daylight
- new floor-to-ceiling glass doors at Wycombe Lodge and a new deck for alfresco dining
- a new reception area plus rolling refurbishment of all bedrooms
- extending and enhancing The Cabin games room and bar.
All the work has been planned carefully to avoid any disruption to existing business at the conference centre.
Growing Demand For Lane End As Religious Conference Venue
October 17, 2011 at 11:22 am | Posted in Conference Venues | Leave a commentTags: Buckinghamshire, Bucks, building, business, center, centers, centre, centres, christian, conference, conferences, end, facilities, faith, high wycombe, lane, meeting, meetings, religious, room, rooms, team, team-building, teambuilding, UK, venue, venues
Lane End conference venue The Pavilion
Leading international conference venue Lane End is seeing a “dramatic upsurge” in the number of Christian retreat events it is hosting.
Lane End Conference Centre welcomed its first Christian retreat event just two years ago and since then word has spread fast among UK churches and religious groups.
The Buckinghamshire-based residential conference venue is ideal for large Christian retreat events because it combines extensive high quality conference facilities and accommodation with a peaceful rural location.
Despite being only 30 miles from the centre of London, the hi-tech business meeting venue nestles in 26 acres of beautiful Chilterns countryside.
One conference organiser, Audrey Harrison, said: “Lane End Conference Centre has been the perfect choice for our annual retreat. We have found an exceptional new home for our annual conference.
“The size and duration of our event enabled the venue to make us an attractive offer and we were very grateful for the benefit of being able to use this venue exclusively.”
Lane End Sales and Marketing Manager Heni Fourie said: “Demand for our facilities has increased so much among faith communities since we hosted our first Christian retreat conference in 2009.
“Lane End has since been host to four different religious groups, one of which has booked and confirmed the venue until 2013,” he added.
Religious conferences can traditionally be large events, requiring extensive meeting facilities with all the latest audio-visual technology.
Lane End Conference Centre is ideal for events like this because – unlike other conference venues – it comprises five completely self-contained buildings in one easily accessible location.
Cooking up a storm – new Executive Head Chef at Lane End
September 14, 2011 at 7:39 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentCooking up a storm – new Executive Head Chef Steve Tremblay spices up the menu at Lane End Conference Centre
Lane End Conference Centre has just appointed an exciting new Executive Head Chef, Steve Tremblay. Steve says, “I am passionate about cooking and really looking forward to showing what I can do at Lane End.”
Cooking is in Steve’s blood as his parents were in the trade, and, aged seven, Steve was already keen to follow in his chef dad’s footsteps. “It just seemed the natural thing to do. I never wanted to do anything else. “
Over the years Steve has learned to cook exciting dishes from all around the world, many of them during his time working for the famous Hyatt hotel chain where he moved around a number of exotic locations. “It was an incredible education as a chef. I can truthfully say I can now create any kind of menu and I certainly know my spices!”
Steve already has five red Michelin stars and four Rosettes tucked under his belt from working alongside Michael Wignall at the Latymer Restaurant at Pennyhill Park and Spa in Bagshot, Surrey, voted Best Hotel Spa in the European Health and Spa awards 2009, so he comes with impeccable credentials. In addition, he has been Head Chef for private events held by Simon Cowell, and has seen a totally different side to the outspoken judge capable of reducing contestants to tears in the X-Factor. In contrast, Simon has nothing but praise for Steve, and has introduced him to many of his showbiz friends and colleagues so that Steve’s culinary A-list now includes many celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Take That and Katy Perry.
However, although Steve will continue to cook for Simon, family values have led him to choose Lane End as his next post so he can spend more time at home. He already liked what he had heard of Lane End: “I have long been aware of Lane End’s long standing reputation of producing good quality catering to its strong customer base, something I not only want to uphold but which I would like to improve on.” He also valued the atmosphere and ethos, “It‘s a really friendly place where people are treated with real consideration.”
Lane End Residential Conference Centre in Buckinghamshire has long been a popular venue because of its easy access, and peaceful environment set within 26 acres of Buckinghamshire countryside combined with state of the art conference facilities. Well equipped, with 104 en-suite bedrooms, 34 conference meeting rooms, and plenty of leisure and sports facilities, good wholesome food has always been a key part of the package, but with Steve’s experience and flair there is a lot of excitement about what will shortly be going on in the kitchen. Mike Gough, Operations Director, is full of enthusiasm: “Here at Lane End we always look for ways to improve the customer experience. We believe Steve’s strong culinary experience and education will contribute to our culture of continual improvement.”
Steve will manage the team of 6 chefs working across 3 kitchens, 3 dining rooms, and up to 4 further informal dining areas, and will soon be launching new dining concepts and creating exciting menus.
Steve comments, “I’ll be introducing new ideas, taking it up a notch – even a simple finger buffet will have everything homemade; for example, lovely fresh breads that taste delicious. And I’ll be mixing up the flavours a bit – maybe some Indonesian, maybe some Japanese, maybe some Mexican – something a little bit different. ”
Go to Lane End for your next conference or event, and you’ll be in for a treat – world class cooking from a man who knows his onions – and his spices!
Lane End Conference Centre: 0845 521 3013
Website: www.lane-end-conferences.co.uk
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