New video of the pergola and pontoon all lit up, finished today save a bit of painting. Highly professional video, Spielberg watch out.

Brilliant!

Some happy news! We have been nominated for the Best B&B Award for East of England again. Feels like we have come on so much in a year so really hopeful we can get one step further this time!

Fish have emerged today, quick feed. We’ve so many now considering the work we had to do to the moat when we arrived. Thanks to all the pond clearances we did for others we have a lot of life back in there.

Feature from Guestline, Women in Tech: Why isn’t the sector appealing to women? #InternationalWomensDay #WomensDay #WomenInTech hotelandrestauranttimes.ie/2023/03/08/wom… via @CyrilMca

Ludicrous…but best tribute to the King there could possibly be.

Why are no U.K. politicians dealing with our ultra processed food and obesity epidemic that costs taxpayers £58 billion annually? Talking to CEOs of food companies it seems they are frightened of the editors of media like the Mail and Sun for nannying claims. RT if u want change

I'm very proud of this one from Downham Hall.

The VAT rate for the hospitality industry: France 10% Germany 7% Italy 10% Spain 10% Ireland 9% United Kingdom 20% The UK has the highest rate in Europe.

I am sorry for going on and on about reopening the three Rutherford centres. I understand it's repetitive/boring, but I truly believe that a concerted Government effort would give thousands of cancer patients a far better chance at long-term survival. That's worth repeating.

Anyone seen that now twitter is called “x”, you get weird close looking x on the iPhone and similar next to real x to close inside apps. It is beginning to annoy me enough to stop being on here. Am sure I’ll get used to it…

Honestly, we need far more empathy and humanity now. What is happening is that we are all losing our own humanity, allowing sides, propaganda and enmity of the ‘other’ to overcome us. If we don’t care for each other, what is left of society, nation or who we are.

Statement from 5 years ago, powerful and urgent today.

‘If VAT is dropped will you drop your prices.’ A fair question but let me try to briefly explain why this may not be the case. A short thread on why hospitality are asking for a cut to VAT… 1/5

National living wage confirmed to rise by 10% from April - up from £10.42 to £11.44 for over 23s. A reminder that although govt announces it it is businesses who deliver it and why it is so vital other action is taken to reduce tax and costs, particularly rates

"Our staff work incredibly hard over the busy festive period...and they deserve to be treated with kindness and respect," says UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls OBE. Read more: dineoutmagazine.co.uk/story.php?s=20…

"Please listen to the hospitality sector, who are screaming out that VAT is too high". Thank you to Tobias Ellwood for speaking at the Westminister Hall debate for fiscal support for the hospitality sector.

"We have seen so many issues around VAT levels and the impact this has on hospitality and tourism". Thank you to Priti Patel MP for speaking in favour of fiscal support for the hospitality sector at the upcoming Budget.

"All we are asking you to do Minister, is to back a sector that will boost our economy, to the tune of billions more too, if only we have the ambition to let them." Thank you to Tim Farron for speaking in support of the hospitality sector at yesterday's debate.

“We need to see urgent action at the Budget to reduce business costs,” Kate Nicholls OBE tells The Times and Sunday Times, as it features the challenges facing pubs. We’re calling for a lower rate of VAT and business rate increases to be capped to help our pubs. thetimes.co.uk/article/what-h…