Special Events at Brockencote

We hold various events throughout the year  which are interesting and give you a chance to enjoy a day or evening with us.

 Here is a selection for  Autumn 2010:

Thursday October 7^th

The Ginkgo Tree - Skin Care and Beauty Day

10.30 am until 3pm

• Skin analysis using Dermalogica Face Mapping – to provide guidance on skin type and products to use in your skin care regime to ensure that your skin always looks its best
• Micro-current facial (often referred to as non-surgical face lift) – see for yourself this superb anti-ageing treatment! Micro-current combats the effects of ageing, reducing fine lines & wrinkles, improving skin colour & texture and tightens sagging jowls & cheeks.
• Holistic treatments – demonstrations of Indian Head Massage  and Reflexology

Bring a friend, the days are packed with useful information and lunch is included. What better way to spend a day! Cost £35.00 per person payable at time of booking, to include refreshments& a two course lunch with wine.

Thursday 14^th October

Your Family Tree.  Getting started ...... and your next steps.

  
An informative talk by Martin Baker on some things to consider when starting your Family Tree and how to make the best use of Internet resources to research and create your own Family Tree.  This talk is aimed at people who have Internet access and who are either starting out on genealogical research or those who may already have tree but want to find out more.  There will also be an informal workshop session after lunch, where guests can ask specific questions.

 The day will start at 10.30 am for coffee. The talk will be in the dining room seated on tables of 8, followed by a two course set lunch with aperitif and wine. The event will finish at 3pm

Cost per head £35.00 all inclusive, payable at time of booking.

Wednesday 20^th October 

Create a winter Cheese board

With Dorothee Dalmas from Premier Cheese, suppliers to Brockencote of superb artisanal cheese. She will show you the different methods  of making different  cheeses and how to match them with various accompaniments, not to be missed. 

Cost per head: £30.00 to include coffee on arrival, a two course meal, with a glass of wine and the cheese tasting. The event starts at 11.30am and finishes at 2.30- 3.00pm . Payment required at time of booking.

Wine Group with Philippe Boucheron

Renowned journalist and Broadcaster, Philippe will discuss all the wines for the evening carefully matched with the menu created by our Head Chef. He will conduct a tasting of 7 wines to taste alongside a four course dinner.
The cost per head will be £65.00 many wines are exclusive to the tasting and are the best of the area, these events are not to be missed.

Thursday 21st October: Trafalagar day, Bordeaux ( this is now fully booked)
Thursday 25th November: American Thanksgiving

All wine groups start at 7pm and include a 4 course dinner and 7 wines. Cost per head £65.00. Numbers are limited. A deposit of £30.00 is required at the time of booking.

Tuesday 2nd November

What does your handwriting say about you?

The fascination with handwriting goes on and on and Owen Williams continues to deliver all sorts of interesting facts about what handwriting says about you! So we have invited Owen back again to give a deeper insight into handwriting and what it reveals.
Owen Williams is a certified Graphoanaylst and will show you how he reads  handwriting. He may reveal hidden talents you may have overlooked all your life! it's amazing how much you can learn in just a short time! There will be much interaction during the event and we guarantee you will be fascinated by this presentation.
The day will start at 10.30am for coffee. The talk will be in the dining room seated on tables of 8, followed by a two course set lunch with aperitif and wine. The event will finish at 3pm. Cost per head £35.00 all inclusive, payable at time of booking. Please bring a pen, fountain if possible.

Gourmet Evenings:

We hold these events 3 or 4 times a year to enable our wine suppliers to showcase their wines and our Head Chef, John Sherry to create unusual menus for the event.
Our wine suppliers will talk to you about the wine served during the evening, it is informative and interesting without being too in depth. Head Chef John prepares a fabulous gourmet meal to match the wines. The evenings are very popular, so please reserve your places early. 

Friday 12th November  

Wine evening with a 5 course dinner hosted by Tanners of Shrewsbury, Wines will be from the Vineyards of Bordeaux.

This event is already very popular so we advice early booking.

The evening starts at 7.00pm with  an aperitif, a five course menu is then served with wine to accompany each course.
Guests will be seated on tables of six and eight. The cost per head in £80 to include aperitif, menu and wines.
We have a special event rate for the bedrooms @ £99.00 per room,  bed and breakfast .
A deposit of £30.00 is required to secure your booking