Meet The Team
Paul Heathcote
Director
What do you enjoy about the work you do? Working with great people to create great food and service
Whats the best thing with ketchup? Cottage Pie
Gary Bates
Director
What’s your background? A Yorkshireman and chef!
What’s the best thing you have done for charity? Summiting Kilimanjaro with my family in 2019
Stuart Hodgson
General Manager
Best thing you have done for charity? I ran the Manchester Marathon to support Cancer Care Preston and raised £2,500 for them. What a great day!
The boss is at the bar and is buying, what are you having? A nice chilled pint of premium larger
Gavriela Park
Group HR
What do you enjoy about the work you do? One of the things I love about HR is that it’s constantly growing and changing
What’s the best thing to eat with ketchup? A burger with chips!
Karen Bannon
Group Sales & Marketing Manager
What is your work background? 26 years in hotels, dealing with all kinds of different events!
The boss is at the bar and buying, what are you having? A dark rum and diet coke – cheers!
James Thatcher
Group Head Chef
What are the values that drive you? Honesty, Integrity and Dependability
The boss is at the bar and buying, what are you having? A pint of Peroni
Hannah Fletcher
Sales Office Manager
Favourite thing about work? Seeing the team deliver first class events… makes all the hard work worthwhile!
The boss is at the bar and is buying, what are you having? Large pinot and a packet of pork scratchings please!
Ann Boardman
Events Administrator
Favourite quote? If an opportunity comes your way, invite it in to stay
Best thing you have done for charity? The New York marathon – what an experience!
Cathryn Walton
Group Events
What do you enjoy about the work you do? Working with a great team to deliver high quality events and service to our customers
The boss is at the bar and buying, what are you having? It has to be a Gin!
Gary Scott
Director of Operations
What do you enjoy about the work you do? I love working with inspiring people on a daily basis, and I get the opportunity to be creative with my passion for food and drink.
The boss is at the bar and is buying, what are you having? A pint of hazy, hoppy local craft beer please!
Rob Doherty
Operations Manager
Favourite thing about work? I enjoy working on all the varied events we host.
what do you enjoy the most? Working with a fantastic team and delivering the best events. The moment before we start an event is awesome!
Lewis James-Smith
Conference & Events Manager
Favourite thing about work? I enjoy working with my excellent team to deliver fantastic high quality events
The boss is at the bar and is buying, what are you having? A pint of Guinness….. and a round of shots for the table!