MIXOLOGY AND MINGLE Ideal for a group celebration, hen party venue Wressle Grange Farmhouse boasts plenty of indoor and outdoor space. Guests can play games, walk or simply relax. Three days here is the perfect amount of time to fully relax into the festivities with your besties. While you’re there, why not enjoy Ales and Cocktails’ new Cocktails and Graze package, an exciting collaboration with the venue? As you spend an intimate evening with friends and family, the team can provide you with the best drinks and most delicious food. You can sit on the patio in the sunshine or head down to the firepit in the evening and feel the warmth on your faces. The fantastic selection of grazing food includes charcuterie, cheeses, meats, fruit, pretzels, crackers and more. Ales and Cocktails makes cocktails to rival any city-centre bar, and they’re a dream for sipping in the sun! For 14 people staying at Wressle Grange for three nights the cost is £260 per person, which includes three cocktails and a graze table on the night of your choice. Check out www.alesandcocktails.co.uk CHEERS TO YOU There’s lots going on at The Gilchrist Collection’s venues at the moment, which locally include Rushpool Hall, Danby Castle Barn and Hackness Grange. The collection has announced its biggest and best giveaway yet, offering you the chance to win your wedding! The incredible prize is a complimentary wedding package at any one of its exclusive-use properties for 40 day guests and 100 evening guests on a Sunday through to Thursday. This includes canapés, champagne, a three-course meal, wine, evening buffet and much more. The competition is open to residents of the UK who are aged 18 and over, and legally eligible to enter into a marriage or civil partnership. To enter visit the website of your chosen participating venue (www.rushpoolhall.co.uk/win-a-wedding, www.danbycastle.com/win-a-wedding, or www.hacknessgrange.co.uk/win-a-wedding) and fill out the form, details can also be found on their social media. Entry closes on Tuesday 2nd January 2024, and the winner will be announced on the 4th. In other news from The Gilchrist Collection, CEO and founder Samantha Gilchrist has conducted a survey of 2,000 UK adults to learn about their wedding drinking habits. Sober guests said they were often left feeling uncomfortable sipping a soft drink, as 35 per cent of respondents said they’re questioned about it. In response to the lack of non-alcoholic options available at venues, The Gilchrist Collection has partnered with star barman Merlin Griffiths from Channel 4’s First Dates to add to the venues’ existing menu, providing sober guests with three new grown-up and celebrationworthy options. Each recipe is perfectly suited to different key moments during the celebrations. Samantha says, “Rather than mimic existing cocktails or simply mix together some fruit juices, each of the new drinks has been designed to give the happy couple and their guests the chance to experience all the wonderful flavours a cocktail has, but without the alcohol. For more, head over to www.gilchristcollection.co.uk FAIRYTALE DREAMS Bolton Castle has offered weddings and private hire for a number of years alongside its commitment to welcoming visitors during its open season. Now, this beautiful location has been shortlisted in the North of England Wedding Awards for the Countryside Venue award. What makes these awards special is that it’s only couples who’ve tied the knot at the venue who are eligible to vote, so as a small venue, the team are delighted to have been recognised among other much larger venues in the region. The Castle’s GM, Jacqui Naylor says, “To be a finalist in such awards is a real boost for the entire team who ensure weddings at Bolton Castle exceed all expectations of our couples, as well as their family and their friends. “As a much-loved visitor attraction, we work hard to bring a programme of excellent visitor events between March and November, with weddings and private event hire offered all year round. To date, it has worked well and whether our couples opt for private or shared hire, the castle provides a fairytale day whatever their plans or budget. The awards are yet to be announced but we feel we’ve already won with our shortlisting.” To find out more, head over to www.boltoncastle.co.uk, and to see whether the venue has been triumphant visit www.northofenglandweddingawards.com www.clairehirst.co.uk www.colinwallworkphotographer.co.uk www.angelawaitesphotography.co.uk NEWS 9
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