Welcome to Frances who has just completed her 1st week at the hotel as a duty manager.  Val will hopefully be back next week, she is recovering from a dislocated shoulder. We have just said bye to Debbie who unfortunately has had to leave due to her husband being ill, we all wish them well and hope that Debbie will be back when he recovers.

Holiday times are always difficult and we often get a bit short staffed especially when the bookings come in late. The late room bookings do seem to be a pattern at the moment. We are not alone with this, it is also being experienced by the other leicestershire hotels as I find when I go to the Leicestershire hotels sales and marketing meetings. A big thanks to the staff for covering holidays to ensure everything runs smoothly.

James yesterday completed a 2o km bike ride as part of the Rotary ‘Cicle challenge’. The route went from Melton and to Wymondham Windmill and back, Zoe and I met James and Gavin there ( compulsory cake stop while we waited). James raised £110.00 - thanks to those who sponsored him. He presented the cheque to the President of Rotary to go to their charities.

Sue, Craig & Jan have just brought in a new a la carte menu this week which will be running over the summer until September. Comments have been favourable this week. Download the menu from the restaurant page and come and try!

The Country fair was a good event on a hot day. Stalky has some success coming 2nd in the ‘Veteran Dog’ class.

This Sunday Melton hosts a Country Fair - normally a good event with a range of attractions showcasing country activities such as thatching. There are animals on show eg horses, ferrets etc, as well as falconry displays. They are holding a baking competition and a dog show. Twiglet and Stalky both went in the show last year and came away with prizes. If we can can we will go down and they may defend their titles as ‘Veteran dog’ and ‘dog that most look like its owner’ (Twiglet and Zoe).