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Football Stadium events news – Fulham Football Club
Fulham Football Club’s Craven Cottage stadium is small by Premier League standards but it boasts an excellent location on the banks of the River Thames in London and is known for its history and listed status as well as for being a compact and friendly stadium.
The newly opened Riverside Terrace at Craven Cottage offers a range of events spaces with spectacular views of the River Thames and the pitch. The stadium offers a variety of spaces with a range of styles from an historical to a traditional and contemporary theming and with a range of capacities from six to 150 delegates..
The Press Room and Players’ Lounge within the historic Craven Cottage is also available for groups of up to 40 delegates. Larger events for up to 300 guests can also be hosted at the stadium.
Outdoor events can be arranged in the adjacent Bishops Park with the opportunity to host large team building and sports day activities, including corporate summer parties or family fun days.
Craven Cottage is located in Stevenage Road in south west London, less than a mile on a new pathway along the banks of the River Thames to both Hammersmith and Putney Bridges tube stations.
The new Riverside Stand also features in The Times’s top ten ‘coolest new buildings’.
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Ibis Budget London Heathrow T5 opens
Ibis Budget London Heathrow T5 has just opened. It is the first phase of the refurbishment and rebrand of the former Travelodge at the terminal.
Ibis Budget London Heathrow T5 has 297 bedrooms, a mix of standard doubles and family rooms – all air-conditioned with wi-fi/internet access. At the moment, the hotel will provide essential accommodation to key workers throughout the Covid lockdown.
Ibis Budget London Heathrow T5 has an on-site restaurant and bar plus private parking. There is a Hoppa Bus connection to the Terminal buildings.
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New Hotel planned at Edinburgh Airport
Construction work begins later this year to build a new hotel at Edinburgh Airport.
Accor have secured planning consent for a new 251-bedroom Ibis Hotel. It will be located next to the airport and is expected to open in early 2023.
Ibis Edinburgh Airport will feature the brand’s ‘urban plaza’ design and will include flexible social and working areas. Facilities will include a restaurant, bar and breakfast area plus 125 car parking spaces.
Ibis Edinburgh Airport will join existing Ibis Hotels in Edinburgh including: Ibis Edinburgh Centre Royal Mile – Hunter Square; Ibis Styles Edinburgh St Andrew Square Hotel and Ibis Edinburgh Centre South Bridge – Royal Mile Hotel
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Novotel Liverpool ‘Tops Out’
Construction work has reached the highest point on what is set to become the tallest hotel in Liverpool.
Positioned opposite the Royal Liverpool Hospital, the £38m Novotel Liverpool will comprise 221 bedrooms over16 storeys. It is located in Paddington Village opposite the Royal Liverpool Hospital and within the 450-acre Knowledge Quarter Liverpool.
Novotel Liverpool is scheduled to open in the spring of 2022 and will be managed by Legacy Hotels & Resorts.
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April opening for Qbic in Manchester
Qbic is set to open its fourth hotel this April in Manchester. Qbic Manchester will be located in John Dalton House in John Dalton Street in the heart of Manchester overlooking Spinningfields.
Qbic Manchester will have 261 air-conditioned bedrooms ranging from small double ‘minis' to suites each furnished with a 32 inch LED digital channel television, a desk and free wi-fi access plus a private bathroom with a rainfall shower.
Motley Restaurant at Qbic Manchester will be serving breakfast, through brunch, lunch and dinner.
Qbic Manchester will feature Trib3 boutique fitness studio plus meeting space.
Qbic Manchester will be championing sustainability throughout. Qbic Manchester will feature roof solar panels on top of the building – providing green energy for the hotel. Additionally, the showers feature an innovative eco-friendly design that creates a water-efficient high-pressure shower. Qbic will also operate a reward scheme for its customers, offering free drinks to guests who do not need their rooms cleaned daily.
Qbic Manchester also aims to become one of the very few pet-friendly hotels in the city and is conveniently located next to a park.
Qbic Manchester is within easy walking distance of Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Victoria and Manchester Oxford Road stations.
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Leicestershire Golf Club plans new hotel
A Leicestershire golf club has published plans to build a new hotel on its course.
Forest Hill Golf and Country Club in Botcheston, Leicestershire is to submit plans for a new 152-bedroom hotel with a leisure and spa complex plus meeting and events facilities. The hotel would be constructed within the club’s grounds, on land currently occupied by a redundant nine-hole golf course.
The new hotel would be called ‘The Club at Forest Hill’.
The plans have been submitted to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council planners.