The Queens Hotel and Spa

CONGRATULATIONS to David Burr, Sarah Cusens, Svetlana Ostapcuka and Kelly Hillman on their SMART Training Awards…..!!! SMART Training provide apprenticeship training within the hospitality sector, and on 26th May 2010 they held their Annual Awards Ceremony at The Sandbanks Hotel. The awards recognised learners who have achieved their qualifications within the agreed timescale during 2009.
The Queens Hotel and Spa were very happy to be nominated for four awards, and on the day, they scooped up all four! The winners were David Burr, Sarah Cusens, Svetlana Ostapcuka and Kelly Hillman.
The hotel’s management has been working with SMART since January 2009 to help encourage additional learning and skills across all departments. Staff are able to sign up to any SMART course they’d like in order to help them in their professional standing. All staff who have completed an NVQ with SMART are listed below, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate them for their hard work and commitment.

Andrew Stoddart Management Level 3
Kelly Hillman Business Administration Level 3
Piotr Piekarz Professional Cookery Level 2
Richard Brown Business Administration Level 3
Jelena Koseleva Team Leading Level 2
Sarah Cusens Front Office Level 2
Laila Kucina Front Office Level 2
Svetlana Ostapcuka Food & Drink Service Level 2

For further information about SMART and the courses available, you can visit. www.smarttar.co.uk

A huge thank you to everyone who made South Coast Connections such a success on Wednesday 5th May at The Queens Hotel and Spa, with in the end, over 150 attending!! For information about the next event on 20th July at the RNLI Lifeboat College, you can visit..http://www.business-scene.com/event_detail.php?e=13576

We are proud to have supported The Bournemouth and District Aircrew Association since the 1980’s. General Manager of The Queens Hotel and Spa, David Burr, has been heavily involved in the Air Crew Luncheons held at the hotel, and we feel honoured to have been able to host these events.

On Sunday 6th June the Air Crew will hold their Valedictory Luncheon at The Queens Hotel. These noble and courageous men refuse acknowledgement for their bravery, but we would like to take this opportunity to thank them wholeheartedly for all they have done.

They have taken the decision to close Association, says Des Curtis DFC because, “Our numbers are declining because younger members of the RAF and Fleet Air Arm are not joining organisations like ours. We have chosen to close our association with dignity.”

The Queens Hotel and Spa, David Burr and all the staff will continue to support the Association going forward, and we hope their Valedictory Luncheon is a huge success.

David Burr has put together a special Sunday Lunch offer for any Air Crew wanting to continue coming to the hotel. For further information about this, you can call us on 01202 554 4515 and ask to speak to David Burr.