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T H E T R E SC O T I M ES “OUR VIEWS ARE CLEAR.�
AUTUMN 2010
VOLUME 5.9
STILL FREE AND STILL MAKING SENSE OF SCILLY
ISLAND HOTEL REMAINS OPEN 2011 As the exciting Sea Garden Cottages re-development programme begins, the Tresco Times is delighted to announce that, from mid-April 2011, the Island Hotel will open its doors once again to Tresco’s visitors. In order to minimise disruption for those staying at Old Grimsby, Tresco Estate has made the decision to spread the programme of works at Raven Porth over the next two winters. As a result, the heart of the Island Hotel, with its terrace bar and celebrated restaurant, will be open to guests in 2011. A total of thirty-one bedrooms will be available from April to September, including the Main, Garden and Cottage Wings, as well as the Golden Ball and Men-a-vaur suites. As part of the ongoing transformation of the hotel, five new ‘cottage’ suites increase the choices offered to guests further. By the time the Island Hotel opens in 2011, the first stage of the Sea Garden Cottages’ development will be complete. The old Flower Wing, along with the Rocks and Castles rooms, will have been fully converted into seven luxurious timeshare properties. Timeshare owners will, of course, be able to take advantage of the fine dining available at the Island Hotel, be it breakfast, lunch or dinner. Changes may be afoot, but the hotel’s standards will remain as high as always. For further information call the Island Hotel’s manager, Wayne Shaw (01720) 422883
SCILLY MISSION...
29 days 17 hours and 14 minutes, 9000 miles and ÂŁ15,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
They travelled through 14 countries, crossed mountain ranges and deserts, slept in wilderness and swamp, pushed themselves to physical and mental limits - but The Islanders successfully completed the Scilly Mission & Mongol Rally! (Finishing 76th out of 400 teams) Driving from Goodwood (UK) to Ulaan Baatar (Mongolia) was the challenge, but in a small family car with an engine no bigger than 1.2 litres. You may have seen
their choice of vehicle, Pete the Citroen Saxo, parked outside Tresco Stores for the months running up to the event. Much to the surprise of everyone, that small French car survived a journey that destroyed so many of the vehicles taking part, reaching the finish line with only a few niggles (the front shock absorbers had broken and the driver had the luxury of only 1st and 4th gears).
CONTINUED OVERLEAF
BRINGING THE LAST PIECE OF ENGLAND TO THE WORLD