Your Glos and Wilts Wedding - Feb/Mar 2020 (Issue 19)

TOP SWINDON PR CONFIRMED AS JUDGE OF THE WHITEWED DIRECTORY AWARDS Top Swindon PR consultant and award-winning entrepreneur, Sara Tye, is to judge The Whitewed Directory Awards 2019 for the third year in a row. The awards are to be held at, and sponsored by, DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon. Sara says, “I’m honoured and excited to be asked back to judge these awards. The standard of entries increases each year and I’m looking forward to the winners being announced. I’m always delighted to help celebrate great entrepreneurship!” Sara has joined some of the most influential people over the last three years as part of the judging panel. The awards were launched to highlight, and support, the region's best wedding industry operators. This year, Sara is joined by director of sales of DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon, Emma Richards. A key voice for businesses in the South West, Ian Larrard, who is director of the Initiative in Swindon and Wiltshire, completes the judging panel. The Whitewed Directory founder and managing director, Natalie Lovett, says, “A big thank you to Sara for joining our professional judging panel again this year. Her business acumen and experience means that she is rightly positioned to judge the entries and choose the very best applications to be put forward to the final.” The shortlist has been revealed and includes Kimmi's Cakes in Swindon, Willoughby & Wolf in Marlborough, Fluffy Puffin in Calne and Holly Robinson Jewellery in Swindon. Visit whitewed.directory to find out more and to book a stay at DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon, visit doubletree3.hilton.com RAYMOND BLANC'S THE WHITE BRASSERIE COMPANY OPENS NEW PUB, THE KINGS ARMS, IN PRESTBURY, CHELTENHAM The White Brasserie Company – a collection of British pubs with a French twist owned by chef Raymond Blanc – has announced the recent opening of its 20th property, The Kings Arms in Prestbury, Gloucestershire. This Grade 11 listed building has undergone extensive refurbishment. It now offers a combination of cosy spaces and open plan dining furnished with sumptuous textures and bright, bold colours. The interiors feature a traditional bar area and a light, bright brasserie. Quirky dining sheds surrounded by atmospheric lighting provide private outdoor dining spaces for up to six people. Fresh, seasonal, French dishes and Great British pub classics are on the menu all using sustainable ingredients. They include smoked pork belly served with apple and crackling, paella valenciana with red mullet, and British roast pheasant with girolle mushrooms and muscat pumpkin. The cellar offers locally brewed ales and beers, some of the finest wines from around the world, artisan gins, spirits and cocktails. To book, call 01242 520 012 or visit kingsarmsprestbury.com Facebook @whitebrasserie THE CROWN IN MINCHINHAMPTON, GLOUCESTERSHIRE REOPENS The Crown pub located in Minchinhampton near Stroud in Gloucestershire has reopened after five years. Now part of The Lucky Onion collection, a group of boutique hotels and country pubs located in the heart of the Cotswolds, this 18 th -century building retains many of its distinctive features. The menu offers traditional British dishes created by executive chef Ronnie Bonetti using locally sourced produce accompanied by a wide selection of real ales and an extensive wine list. There’s also a secluded terrace garden for al fresco dining and regular live music from local artists. For bookings, call 01453 731 067 and for further information, visit thecrown-minchinhampton.com 10