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Meet the neighbours

Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2006-12-20 09:05:54 - Graham Ellis

Last night, we held our 'neighbours reception' at Well House Manor. There are 8 adjoining properties, another half dozen or so facing us across the road and some others very close by. Our place would probably have been replaced by 23 dwelling units but for their effective campaigns against planning applications, a section of the neighbours form a powerful lobby that we really want to have on our 'side'. I'm delighted to report that the most concerned of their questions related to how long we intent to be here - they were checking that our business isn't just a short stay of execution.

As soon as you see the hotel reception desk, here with Martin (left) and Christine (right) waiting to greet guests, you realise that we're no temporary setup. And whilst we encouraged our guests to wander through the hotel unaccompanied, we *did* catch the odd comment that made it sound as if they were choosing their favourite bedrooms and 'moving in' - and I understand that's a sure sign of approval on viewings.

"When do you open?". "When do you start running courses here?" A couple of questions asked of me last night. Well actually we've been open for over 2 months and our courses have been running here since October. So clearly we're so quiet that we're not even noticed. And that's good news for everyone; we're going to have a happy and busy 2007, and 2008, and ... yes, beyond ... at Well House Manor.