Your Cheshire & Merseyside Wedding - May/June 2019 (Issue 45)

THE STUFF OF LEGEND Stunning images of the £10million football-themed luxury hotel built in tribute to Everton football legend, Dixie Dean, have been revealed. The CGI imaginings depict an opulent 100 room designer hotel that will sit just yards away from its sister hotel, The Shankly, conceived in tribute to Bill Shankly OBE. It will offer restaurants, bars and an event space for weddings, as well as a museum of memorabilia and history dedicated to the footballer and his career. The 160 cover restaurant and bar, due to launch in May, is named No.9 after the number worn by the Everton player and embraces the iconic past and grandeur of the Grade II listed gothic Jerome & Carlisle building. The rest of the hotel is scheduled for completion in July 2019. Check out dixiedeanhotel.co.uk UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Bespoke Hotels has announced that it will be overseeing management of the Oddfellows Collection, with sites in Chester and Cheadle joining the group. Luxury properties with distinctive personalities, the Oddfellows Collection comprises Oddfellows Chester, which first launched in 2012 at the site of a former member’s club, and Oddfellows on the Park, which opened its doors in 2017, following an extensive refurbishment of Cheadle’s Bruntwood Hall. Both venues have flourished thanks to a hedonistic blend of inventive food, theatrical interiors, first class service and glamorous accommodation. Graham Marskell, Managing Director of Operations for Bespoke Hotels, says: “We have been longstanding admirers of the style and swagger of both properties. We look forward to maintaining the superb level of service guests have come to expect.” For more information check out bespokehotels.com DATES FOR THE DIARY Pop along to a local wedding show this season. The Chester Wedding Show at Chester Racecourse 12 th May | 11am-3pm blissweddingshows.co.uk Best Western Forest Hills Hotel Wedding Open Evening 15 th May | 6pm-8pm www.foresthillshotel.com Aintree Racecourse Wedding Show 19 th May | 11am-3pm blissweddingshows.co.uk Wedstival ’19 at Capesthorne Hall 19 th May | 11am-3pm capesthorne.com The Wedding Barn Wedding Fayre at Gwaenynog Farmhouse 19 th May | 11am-3pm bouquetandbells.com 10