by laurelsbb | Feb 28, 2017 | Blog, Painting & Decorating, Refurbishment, repairs
Ready for the Big Reveal? Phil and Helen have been slaving away, doing all kinds of renovations and upgrades to the rooms at The Laurels, in preparation to welcome in the 2017 season on the 25th March. So I, Sharon (aka ‘Guest admin’), am stepping in to...
by laurelsbb | Apr 13, 2016 | Blog, Refurbishment, repairs
Almost There! 14th April 2016 With our official reopening date getting ever closer, we decided it would be a really good idea to fill the place with guests for two nights. We’re not sure when we decided it would be “a really good idea”, but I suspect...
by laurelsbb | Mar 23, 2016 | Blog, Cooking, Local News & Events, Refurbishment, repairs
You’ve Got To Love The 80s 24th March 2016 A funny old decade, the 80s. Women were encouraged to don shoulder pads that would put an American Footballer to shame, and men were allowed to wear heavy Aran jumpers, tuck them into their blue jeans and finish off the...
by laurelsbb | Feb 17, 2016 | Blog, Cooking, Painting & Decorating, repairs
Overpaid, Oversexed and Over Here! 17th February 2016 Apparently, during WWII this is how we referred to our friends from over the pond, when they arrived to help us win the war (allegedly). Although their apparent retort about us being “underpaid, undersexed...
by laurelsbb | Dec 6, 2015 | Blog, repairs
Sloe, Sloe, Quick, Quick Slow 20th December 2015 Those of you with a penchant for rubbish TV like us, may well have enjoyed the final of Strictly. Whilst the anointment of Jay as the winner may have come as a surprise, not least to him, you can’t deny his...
