News From Your New Baili

So perhaps you would like to know a little about me?
I am a professional member, having worked most of my life abroad running hotels in Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Thailand, Bali and The Maldives. I was inducted into The Chaine in 2010 in Bali and very much enjoy events that really challenge the venues in a positive way and give them a chance to really stretch themselves.
My family and I returned to the UK in 2011 and took on the challenge of The Swan Hotel in Bradford on Avon, for those of you that don’t know the town it is a very pretty town but is prone to flooding, having a hotel next to the river did mean that we were, on a number of occasions, ‘Bradford in Avon’ rather than ‘Bradford on Avon’.

In 2022 we then took on The Old Bell Hotel in Warminster as well, a year later relinquishing The Swan to be able to concentrate on just the one hotel. We specialise in Thai cuisine and have a Thai restaurant as well as a pub, complete with Thai Chefs in our kitchen.

I am very excited to take over as your Bailli and I look forward to building on (and trying to live up to) the fantastic work of my predecessors. Please feel free to contact me with your ideas, suggestions and concerns and I look forward to meeting many of you at our next event at The Pony on November 6th.
For those of you who have been inducted I hope you will agree your ribbon is a lovely accessory and for that reason I will encourage ribbons to be worn at events, please feel free to bring and if you wish, wear your ribbon at The Pony in November.