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Liz Holden has been breakfast chef at The Sheffield Park Hotel for over 20 years,  so it was with great support that she was waived her off to trek through the Annapurna Mountain range to raise money for Classic FMs Music Makers Charity (reg charity no 1091657) Liz treaked for 6 long, hard days over some of the most inhospitable terrain you can imagine, and slept in a tent at the end of the day with no one to cook her breakfast in the morning!  Liz sent us this picture to prove that she did actually make it.   We will let you know who much money Liz raised in total later.

Trek Nepal will be raising money for Music Makers, which aims to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and adults throughout the UK through the power of music.

The flagship project at the moment is Music Quest, which uses classical music to inspire children, help develop confidence and boost self esteem .Each year it reaches 5,000 children from disadvantaged areas across the UK.

Music Makers relies solely upon fundraising and donations to keep the project afloat and to help disadvantaged people the length and breadth of the country.

Tania Cowle, originally form sunny South Africa, moved to the UK in 2001 to pursue her career in hospitality.  She joined Pedersen Hotels in Aug 2007 as the room’s revenue manager for Crowne Plaza Reading, and has since taken on the room’s revenue management of Crowne Plaza London Ealing and Holiday Inn Birmingham-Bromsgrove.

Tania has had a busy start to this Autumn and recently successfully climbed Mount Snowdon in North Wales with her partner and some friends.  The climb was challenging but a great personal achievement of which she is very proud.  Her chosen charity was the Dogs Trust and Tania raised £188 for them

Tania has also just this week completed the first part of the IHG Rooms Revenue Academy programe. This program is designed to explain the core concepts of Revenue Management and how IHG approaches this complex topic. Delegates are taken through the whole revenue management process from how business is segmented, to how to implement effective yield controls and pricing strategies.  Tania passed with 93% and a distinction.  This exam makes up 1/3 of the overall score and now the project work commences.  A great start and a big well done from all of us goes to her.

After all this hard work, Tania is now about to go on holiday.  A restful time for most of us but not her – she is learning to sail in Greece !

The Winchester Hotel is delighted to welcome Fernando Diaz as Operations Manager. Fernando has been promoted from Crowne Plaza Reading where he was Front Of House Manager. The team at the Winchester Hotel is delighted that Fernando is joining them as he will bring a great deal of expertise and experience from his three years working in Reading. Paul Eaves, General Manager says ‘This is another example of how Pedersen Hotels is constantly looking at ways of developing the many committed employees currently working within the group.