Lifestyle briefs: Owen Scott; Ilkley Brewery; Weetwood Hall; Rudding Park; KP
OWEN Scott, a bespoke tailoring business, has expanded its Yorkshire-based empire with the opening of a new shop in Leeds.
Following the success of its Huddersfield shop, owner Scott Hufton and his business partner Andy Littlewood, have opened a new store in Leeds’ Central Arcade and are hoping to target the city’s business men with their offer of bespoke tailoring.
Hufton said: “Yorkshire is renowned for its excellence in tailoring and high quality fabrics. Our Huddersfield shop has been hugely successful, with year-on-year growth since we launched in 2010, and over the past 12 months we’ve seen an increasing number of men from Leeds using our services for their tailoring needs. This growing demand, plus the fact that Leeds is the UK’s second largest financial district outside of London, led to our decision to open a shop in the city.
“Our aim is to bring Savile Row quality to men in Leeds at a more affordable price – without any difference in the quality of fabric and finish.”
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ILKLEY Brewery is celebrating its fifth year anniversary alongside its 1000th brew – Mash Tonne
Chris Ives, managing director of Ilkley Brewery, said: “This time five years ago, I had really only just learned how to make beer so to be here honouring our 1000th brew alongside our fifth year anniversary, is actually a bit hard to believe.
Since brewing its first firkin in 2009, Ilkley Brewery has racked up a host of commendations and awards as well as UK-wide pub, bar, supermarket and restaurant listings, and, more recently, overseas deals.
The last five years has seen Ilkley Brewery brew a running total of 5m pints, use 425 tonnes of barley and clock up 7,000 brewing hours.
During this time, the brewery’s turnover has more than doubled year-on-year and its staff has jumped from one to 14. In 2009, the furthest the brewery distributed was only a few miles in each direction of the brewery; now, it ships its beers across the UK and as far afield as the USA, Sweden and China.
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THE 21st business anniversary of Weetwood Hall Conference Centre and Hotel in Leeds has been marked.
The University of Leeds bought the estate in 1919 with the house becoming a hall of residence up until the 1990s when it was reinvented as a hotel and conference centre.
Sheila Griffiths, former halls of residence warden during the 1960s and 70s, unveiled a historical Blue Plaque the plaque to mark the occasion.
Martin Hicks, managing director at Weetwood Hall, said: “We are proud to have celebrated 21 years in business and to have that marked by a very significant plaque that acknowledges the history contained within the walls of Weetwood Hall. Thank you to all of those that have played a part in the success of the business and helped us to provide outstanding service for all of these years.”
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RUDDING Park has opened its doors to the newly refurbished Grade I Regency house.
Peter Banks, managing director at Rudding Park, which invested £200,000 in the project, said: “We strive to provide exceptional service to all guests and our beautiful Grade I listed house deserves the same care and attention. This new refurbishment combines contemporary design with traditional elegance offering state of the art technology within the highest quality environment.”
This refurbishment is part of a continual programme of investment at Rudding Park with the next development to include a destination spa.
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ONE of East Yorkshire’s “best kept secrets” is reaping the rewards of making an investment of more than £1m into transforming acres of picturesque Wolds woodland into a luxurious and relaxing retreat.
Following a phased site development at the KP in Pocklington, its luxury accommodation complex is complete and the club is seeing increasing numbers of visitors in both the business and leisure breaks market.
Emily Stephenson, events and marketing manager at The KP, said: “From the very start, the ambition at The KP has been to provide first-class facilities to match the stunning setting we are very fortunate to have here. It has been a steady process in terms of spreading the word, and the development has been phased carefully to ensure we have grown at a sensible rate. We started with our first lodges in 2009 and at that time we had just 10. Now, following the completion of our expansion of our accommodation, we have 26 lodges and 28 hotel rooms and suites in total.”
