News from The Headland
The indoor pool renovation are underway!
The pool will be closed from January until May 2012, to allow the glorious renovations to take place. As a special provision for our guests, we will be offering complimentary swimming at the local leisure centre.
We have extremely exciting news ... we are going to have a fabulous new indoor pool area which will, at a future date, incorporate a spectacular spa treatment room complex!
Imagine the possibility of all sorts of scrumptious treats during your stay... followed by a scented steam shower, while being surrounded by marble Hamann tables .... pure unadulterated luxurious bliss.
As we are a listed building, the proposed works may have to take a little longer than a simple quick fix, but we are totally satisfied, after many discussions with architects, spa experts, to name a few, that the process will be 100% worth the disturbance. The Huers Teenage Room, and Polka Dot Children's Playroom will move also, and we are hoping to have these available in time for the Easter Holidays 2012. Lastly, our project will also involve taking our Billiard Room out of service from January 2012 onwards.....but, we're sure that you will agree this is a small price to pay for a splendid, long term marvellous facility of a larger indoor pool.
Our fabulous make-over, will, unfortunately, mean that we have to close our indoor pool from January 2012, until May 2012, to allow for the necessary works. We are proposing to open our outdoor pool from 1st April (subject to weather conditions), which will be fully heated, so that during the spring time, you will still be able to take a dip in the blissful freedom of the outdoors .. and if there is a slight nip in the air, perhaps stop in the Terrace Bar en route to your room, for one of our scrumptious hot chocolates to warm you, delicious..
Our future planned refurbishment will take The Headland into another world of luxuriation. Not only will you be able to enjoy the best views in Cornwall, but you will be able to enjoy some wonderfully decadent spa treatments.
Excellence in Business Training Awards 2012
We are delighted to annouce that we were shortlisted in the 'Outstanding Commitment to Training' in the small to medium enterprise category at the Excellence in Business Training Awards 2012 last night (26th January 2012). We were awarded a beautifully framed 'Runner-Up' certificate, and send our thanks to Cornwall College Business for hosting such a marvellous event. We are very proud of the training programmes we run for our staff at the hotel, and it is very nice indeed to be recognised for our efforts!
Head Housekeeper of the Year 2011
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Jude Gallacher, our Executive Housekeeper, was awarded the highly prestigous Head Housekeeper of the Year 2011 award at The Cateys in London on Friday night. Jude has received many awards during her career at The Headland, but this really is the pinnacle of her career to date. Fantastic news! Well done Jude!
Cornwall Tourism Awards 2011
We are absolutely delighted to annouce that The Headland was awarded two highly prestigious awards at the Cornwall Tourism Awards 2011. May we pass on huge CONGRATULATIONS to all of our staff for their support and hard work, and for continually delivering and exceeding, the incredibly high standards we expect at The Headland.
The ceremony was held at St Mellion International Resort on 9th November and was hosted by TV star Sue Perkins. The Headland won the silver award for Large Hotel of the Year and the bronze award for Large Self Catering Establishment of the Year.
The Mighty Cribbar Wave
If you are lucky and happen to be in Newquay for a huge Atlantic swell, the likes of which we experienced on Sunday, you may get to see some amazing death defying surfing at The Cribbar, with tow-ins ever more popular, this magnificant wave is only for the brave.... best leave The Cribbar to the pro's and watch from The Terrace, at The Headland! Why not treat yourself to a scrumptious lunch, or perhaps a decadent, warming, hot chocolate, and a slice of mouth wateringly delicious cake.. what better excuse than that will you find?
Nicholas Williams
We are delighted to support our fabulous local figurative painter, Nicholas Wiliams. Nicholas' studio is situated in Newquay's former lifeboat station, but a stone's throw from the Hotel. He has a viewing window at the front of the station, which is open on most days throughout the year and allows visitors to see a number of recent paintings.
We are proud to have one of his magnificant works on display in our Fistral corridor, adjacent to the Fistral Suite. The piece is entitled, 'Stored', which is a beautiful and striking oil on canvas, which he painted in 2008. Guests are naturally welcome to view this piece at their leisure.
Gold Investors in People awarded to The Headland
July 2011
We are delighted that Investors in People have awarded us a 'GOLD'! The report highlighted good practice throughout the organisation, with a summary paragraph from the inspector shown below:
The Headland Hotel continues to be at the forefront of good practice in supporting its team, as it has done for many years. People are their priority - guests, staff, suppliers and business partners, and developing mutually beneficial relationships with these groups underpins the hotel's values, business strategies and plans.
The investment that the hotel makes in its team is reflected by the views of their guests, for example, in achieving a TripAdvisor rating of 89%. As one recent visitor commented: ‘Never before have I seen such impeccable service at a hotel. The people are what make it. From the second you enter, the people insist on making you have a once in a life time experience'.
At the recent staff tea party we celebrated this wonderful achievement with a glass or two of champagne! Many congratulations must go to our fantastic HR team, Michelle Brown and Grace Prior!
Cornish is....
What does it mean to be Cornish? A Cornish man has posted a short story to try and explain.... click here.
The Aliens Have Landed on Fistral Beach!
Sketchwork TV introduces an alternative view to our fabulous coastline..
This short film ("The Visitors") takes a journey to the surf capital of the United Kingdom, Fistral Beach in Newquay, where all is not as it seems. We join reporter Dean Nolan as he tries to get to the bottom of the strange occurrences.
Start watching at 1 minute17 seconds, to catch the Fistral Beach moments.
http://www.sketchwork.tv/channel-one/182-sketchwork-tv-e1-the-visitors-sd
