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Rookery Manor Awarded AA 4 Star: Weston Mercury; 12th March 2009
STAFF at Rookery Manor in Edingworth are celebrating after they were awarded four AA stars by the AA Hotel Recognition Scheme.
The report claimed that all areas of accommodation were performing well and that the hotel had delightful grounds, while hospitality and service was relaxed and welcoming.
The venue also received an AA Dinner Award.
In recent weeks the company has recruited two new members to its team.
Sales manager Simon Page has been recruited to deal with all sales related queries for weddings, special events, corporate entertainment and conference facilities.
Trish Lester has also been recruited as a co-ordinator for events which will be held in Truffles Restaurant. Visit Rookery Manor's "Meet the Team" webpage to meet Simon Page & Trish Lester.
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80 more jobs at Rookery Manor : Weston Mercury; 13th March 2009
A £6MILLION development at a Somerset events venue will create 80 new jobs for people living nearby.
Bosses at Rookery Manor in Edingworth have revealed plans including a new wedding ceremony room and health centre.
Owner Ian Clapp said: "We are able to do this because the number of weddings being booked has massively increased on last year, which seems to be a common trend throughout the country.
"In the whole of 2008 we had less than 200 weddings and so far there have been 250 booked this year.
"To provide these jobs in a time when a lot of people are out of work is really good for us.
"We currently employ 80 full-time and 200 part-time staff, so we will be doubling our full-time workforce."
Some of these staff will include therapists and experts at the proposed health centre, which will be built on the western side of the site in Edingworth Road.
The planned facility, which will be open to those people already using one of the facilities at Rookery Manor, features six saunas and steam rooms, a small swimming pool for relaxation, hydro pools and treatment rooms.
Mr Clapp said: "We are hoping to make this a complete health experience so guests can have their body checked and be recommended treatments suitable to them."
As part of the development plans, the new marriage room, which will be built in between the current civil ceremony room and the gardens, will feature a minstrel gallery.
Mr Clapp is also intending to create an extra 46 hotel bedrooms by converting Rookery Manor House, as well as changing the use of three agricultural buildings for offices, a salon and garages.
To shield noise from the motorway, two earth ridges will be created with acoustic rubber on top.
If planning permission is granted by Sedgemoor District Council, work is expected to start in October and be completed by January.
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Expansion for local business : Star 107.7; 16th March 2009
Announcement on the local 8:30am News via Star 107.7
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80 New Jobs Created in Edingworth with unemployment in North Somerset on the rise a local business is giving some hope. Rookery Manor in Edingworth has submitted plans to build a new wedding room and health spa due to the increased number of weddings taken place last year. The new venue will create 80 new jobs for the local area.
