Extravaganza!!

I came accross this lovely image of Llandudno not sure when it was taken but you can just make out the St Kilda Hotel in the background. It also reminded me that I needed to tell you about Llandudno's Victorian Extravaganza a weekend of celebration in the town which always falls on the first weekend in May.

This year it is 3rd, 4th &5th May and there is a host of entertainment planned in the town for more details please visit the following link.

http://extravaganza.cymruwebs.co.uk/site1/index.php/whats

Pipes and Drums

At the beginning of this month we were delighted to once again welcome J H Coaches of Bolton back to the St Kilda Hotel. John Hood, organiser, and Ron Andrew, courier brought a lovely group to stay with us; and spring was well and truly underway, with dry days and glorious sunshine all round.

During their stay we got talking to the two lovely gents and found out some rather interesting things. Close friends for nearly 30 years, they originally met in the Royal Artillery Association. John and Ron's late wife convinced him to join the Bolton Scottish Pipes and Drums. It's Lucky he let himself be persuaded, as he and John were able to enjoy 15 years together in the band. While Ron was a Drum Major, John was a Tenor and Bass Drummer. At the age of 74, Ron decided to retire; John however, continues to play for the Bolton Caledonian Pipe Band to this day.

The picture below shows Ron, in full uniform, meeting the Mayor of Tameside, Brenda Warrington:

Today, Ron and John spend much of their time working for J H Coaches, work that takes them up and down the country. Ron also finds time to do much valuable charity work: he tends to the upkeep of War Graves and lays wreaths and crosses for Remembrance Day. He also works for SSAFA - a wonderful charity that provides support and assistance to servicemen, veterans, and their families. He has recently raised £8,000 - making him the Number One SSAFA fund raiser in his region. Congratulations Ron!

Photo of John Hood

J H Coaches have already booked again for December this year and February 2015 and we are very much looking forward to seeing them again. Our best wishes to John and Ron and all their passengers.

Calling Time!!
This lovely photo reminded me that it was time to update our blog, it has been a while since i wrote to you and hopefully now it will be on a more regular basis.

The weather has had an impact on a lot of businesses all over the country but here in Llandudno we have been extremely lucky. The Ormes on both side of the bays do help to shelter us from the storms.

Before we know it it will be Easter, how time flies!! We are all really looking forward to the spring and there are signs it is happening everywhere you go. The verges on the sides of the roads leading into Llandudno are full of daffodils, and cheer me up coming into work everyday. Days are getting longer and you can hear the birds singing, even the woodpeckers in the woods near where I live can be heard drilling the trees.

If you fancy a few nights away, why not pop down and visit us we would love to see you and if you hurry you might get a special deal!!

Good Afternoon!!

It seems to have been along while since I wrote anything on our blog!! I am sure you are all aware that time passes by so quickly. One minute its Christmas next it's Easter and in a flash that has gone too!!

Well I can say we haven't let time stand still in the St Kilda, we have been very busy as always taking care of our guests and behind the scenes things have definately been moving.

We have been redecorating the Luxury Bays, revamping bathrooms, sprucing up hallways, laying new carpets the list goes on and on!! and we are not finished yet.

More exciting plans are on the horizon for more rooms to be decorated and we will be launching a Tea Room very very soon, so watch this space more details to follow.

Christmas has arrived!

Our Christmas decorations have been up since the 1st November for our ever popular Holly & Mistletoe breaks and as always they are going down a storm!

However today brought a bit more excitement with the arrival of our real Christmas tree!!

We always have a nice big tree to sit proudly outside the hotel and this year is no exception. It was hand picked last week by Mr & Mrs Jones and felled yesterday by Will the forester.

We received the phone call to make sure we had a few hands to help unload and were told it would be arriving at 10.30am, time for a quick bacon buttie and cup of tea.

The tree arrives and it is HUGE!! Thank goodness Peter had increased the diameter of the hole it would sit in earlier this year.

The men gather around the tree to work out the tactics of the operation ahead!

Will is giving out the instructions, we need ropes!!

It certainly is a whopper!

Ohh my back!! sorry guys not able to help but I will make you lunch.

The guests are watching!

Up she goes!

A bit more!

Almost there, just get her secure at the base.

Release the ropes! she is in

Now all we need to do is light up the tree, but I think we will wait until tomorrow.

Celebrating 100 years

We would like to congratulate one of our guests Mr Phillip Bethell on his milestone birthday.

Mr Bethell celebrated his 100th birthday at home with family and friends and also a visit from the Mayor, he proudly displayed his many cards with his telegram from the Queen taking pride of place.

We understand he will be attending further celebrations this weekend with a big party, which  I am sure he will enjoy!

Happy Birthday from all the staff at the St Kilda Hotel.

Congratulations to Lawrence Jones

UKFast News

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The staff at the St Kilda would like to congratulate Mr & Mrs Jones's son Lawrence Jones on his award as Technology Entrepreneur of the year 2012.