The Autumn has been a very bumpy & exciting time for us all here at the pub. As many of you have heard or seen. In August Geoff showed me an add in one of his pub magazines, it was an add for the hotel inspector. Now for those of you who are not familiar with this here's a quick recall. It’s a documentary television series shown on channel 5. A hotel inspector (Alex Polizze) visits struggling British hotels & B&B’s & tries to turn their fortunes by giving advice, suggestions, a make over. The add was channel five looking for small family run hotels/B&B’s to feature on the new upcoming series. So I gave them a ring and spoke with a very nice lady. The Welcome Traveller fitted the bill & they wanted to come & do a screen test. Many people in this position (hoteliers) would & have run for the hills when it comes to such a request. I mean anything with the word “hotel inspector” in it sends a shiver down most hoteliers spine. But has everyone is aware times have & been tough for us all so my thoughts were what do we have to lose. Any exposure for the business is good & can only be an advantage for us I suppose. Anyway the screen test went very well & a week later I received a call, we got it. Since October we have been filming with the film crew & will be up until Feb/March time. So far so good, for those of you who have watched the series You will be aware of the hotel inspectors reputation of being ruthless & taking no prisoners. With out giving too much away myself & Geoff have already had a grilling & what a grilling it was! Theres a long way to go yet and plans are already under way for the make over. Its all very exciting for us at the moment but I think I might go in to hiding when it airs!!! If your passing by please feel free to pop in even if its just for a tea or coffee, we open from 4.30pm every day. And if you fancy a bite to eat we serve meals mon—sat 7pm –9pm. |
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