Hi Shirley
Many thanks to you and your team for helping to make last weekend so enjoyable! Look forward to seeing you at Eastbourne.
Regards
Roy, John, Charles, Bob, George & Wives
Hut 40, 9 Flight R.A.F Padgate, July 1953
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Hi
May my wife and I express our thanks to you and your team for the excellent work you put to the weekend at coventry, there was a lot you had to contend with 'over and above the call of duty', but you all rose to the occasion and made it the great weekend it was. Of course Mike Crowe for his work with the Severn Valley Railway People which made the Saturday great and all were pleased.
Yours Sincerely
Will & Jean Hanna
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Dear Shirley
Our Deepest thanks for a wonderful weekend, I doubt it will ever be better
Barrie
North East London
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To all concerned with the N.S. RAF Association Cosford Reunion
My friend Kath and myself want to thank you all for all the hard work you did last weekend, it was great to meet up with you and have good laughs and chats. Well done! We all had a good time, its so good to meet up with old friends and make new ones. Thank you once again.
Yours sincerely
Elsie Miller & Kath Howard
Ex WAAF & WRAF "In Uniform"
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To: IOW Tours
On behalf of Hillingdon Blind Bowlers may I say a big thank you to IOW Tours, and in particular Claire Southwell and Vanessa Trow, for organising an excellent bowls tour for my group.
We enjoyed an excellent bowls match against The Exonia Bowling Club but it was a pity that the second match was cancelled due to bad weather. However, due praise must go to Vanessa for organising a last minute trip to a pub with a skittle alley. This was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone! Many thanks and we look forward to another enjoyable tour next year.
Val Brooks
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To everyone at IOW Tours
Thank you very much for our very enjoyable holiday at Sand Bay, you done us proud, and the coach driver was very kind and considerate.
J Curd & Party
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Dear Lynn & All
You can tick all the boxes "Excellent" Hotel, Food, Entertainment, Cleanliness, Friendliness, well recommended. Last but not least wonderful coach driver Trevor (Smiths Coaches), he is a gem. Everyone extremely happy and satisfied, what a blessing we were transferred from Newquay.
Best Wishes
P Bailey
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Dear Claire
We have now returned from our Isle of Wight Tour and on behalf of Chesterton Bowls Club, I would like to sincerely thank you and all the staff of IOW Tours for the very efficient and helpful service you have provided. It was comforting to know you were on hand daily in case of any problems.
The Tour was very successful indeed and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. The coach was comfortable with a toilet as requested. We were very lucky with the weather, it was absolutely perfect. Our driver Darren (Crawley Luxury Coaches) was very nice and extremely helpful and obliging, that made a considerable difference to the general enjoyment to the tour. Please relay our thanks to him.
The hotel (Trouville, Sandown) was excellent, clean and comfortable, the food was very very good and the service in the resaurant superb. there was no grumbles at all and we will return there sometime in the future.
Many thanks again
Yours sincerely
D & J Marshall
Cambridge
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Dear Sir/Madam
We have just returned from our weekend in the Isle of Wight which you arranged for us. We stayed at the Trouville Hotel and wanted to thank you for all your arrangements, we had a wonderful weekend in a fantastic location. Our driver Todd (Crawley Luxury Coaches) was also extremely helpful and if you talk to him, please tell him thanks from "the good time girls of Grays". We want to do another weekend hopefully at the other end of the Island next year and will be requesting Todd as our driver if possible.
Thank you so much once again for a wonderful time and I look forward to arranging another weekend with you soon.
Many thanks
L Kendrick
Essex
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Dear Shirley
Just a short note to thank ou all for the arrangements made on our behalf for our holiday on your wonderful Island. We could not have ordered better weather; our hotel (Trouville) was excellent and everywhere we went everyone was so pleasant.
Thank you once again and I hope you will be able to help us out in the future, the next time we would like to visit and see those things we could not on this trip.
Yours sincerely
Jim & Sylvia
Received on 11 September 2007
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Dear Shirley & Ness
This is just a note to try to express how much we value all the time and effort that you put into making sure that we enjoyed our holiday. You have the knack of making every one feel special, nothing is too much trouble and what ever time of day it is we are greeted with a smile.
Please accept our thanks and we are already looking forward to next year.
Lots of love and best wishes
S Stacey & Friends
Yelverton
Received on 26 September 2007
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Dear Sir,
We have just returned from a break at the Riviera Hotel (Weymouth) 24th - 28th September 07, which we all thoroughly enjoyed. As a group our main aim is to enjoy ourselves and we certainly did that. We were made welcome by staff and guests and our coach driver Terry (Dover Coaches) looked after us very well.
The group has asked me to write to you and express our thanks. We would particulary like to thank the staff in the restaurant who were brilliant. Nothing was too much trouble (Some of us have special diets) and though they were short staffed at times, coped so well with all the serving.
Anyone can find faults if they look for them but we all had a great time and would certainly consider a return trip.
Yours faithfully
M Hodson
Received on 3 October 2007
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Thank you for a very entertaining and enjoyable weekend for our reunion (RAF & Defence Fire Association). Being one of the rogues, so John our chairman always says, or the Dishforth Mob, what ever, we always enjoy a good laugh at these do's and this weekend was no exception, and so coupled with some good entertainment, I'm sure that the other two will agree with me when I say THANK'S for all your hard work and success in giving us a good ime.
Thanks again
Mick Hayward, Mike & Bob
Received on 29 October 2007
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Dear Mark & James
Just a quick note to thank you so much for a really enjoyable weekend. We all had a good time and the food at the hotel (Bayshore) was very good. I am sorry that there was such a small number but we had a really good time.
Once again many thanks
Best Wishes
T Nicholson
Received on 31 October 207
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Dear Shirley
I'm pleased to say my wife Anne and I arrived home safely last night from our Association Reunion. All aspects of the event were truly first class. The food was excellent as was the entertainment. The accommodation was value for money but most importantly the hospitality and efficiency of South Downs Holiday Village staff was highly commendable. We were made extremely welcome and I cannot remember receiving such high quality of service at any of our previous venues we used for our reunions.
I would like to take this opportunity to express on behalf of all our members and their partners who attended the event a big thank you for all the excellent service you provided. It was clear from the outset that you intended to make sure that the event would be a resounding success. I was very impressed Shirley, with your enthusiasm and hard work. I was also impressed with the genuine concern you showed for our members. It can not be easy dealing with members of the public who can at times complain ceaselessly about this, that and the other but you remained diligent, polite and conscientious with all our members throughout our reunion.
In my opinion I belive you entered into the spirit of friendship and fellowship that we strive to achieve as an ex service Association. Your cheerfulness and sense of fun made people very happy. I would also like to acknowledge the respect and reverence you showed to our Association whilst we were undertaking our parade and church service. You did not have to take part in those two events but you did and I thank you very sincerely for that.
In a very short space of time you have made yourself well known to our members. It is in my opinion important that we try while we can to bring some pleasure and enjoyment into others lives and you certainly did that this weekend. Once again Shirley many thanks and I look forward very much to seeing you at our next reunion.
George Edwards BEM
Association Secretary
RAF & Defence Fire Services Association
Received on 31 October 2007
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Shirley
Our sincere thanks to everyone at IOW Tours for the splendid weekend at Eastbourne and a special thanks to Nessie for looking after us all at the hotel
Sincere regards
Members of "Hut 40" Padgate 1953
Received on 1 November 2007
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To all at IOW Tours
Thank you for a great weekend at Norbreck Castle. Thank you also for all your hard work in making it possible.
Best wishes
Godfrey & Beryl Coates
Received on 7 November 2007
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Dear Shirley & Staff at IOW Tours
We cannot thank you enough for all the hard work that you put in to make our RAF Fire and Defence Services reunion at South Downs Holiday Village, Bracklesham Bay a real success. I think you have been adopted by Jo, John and all the guys on the committee as they are always singing your praises and now place you well and truly on a pedestal like their Guardian Angel.
The whole weekend was enjoyed by all our members even those who were initially a bit apprehensive about going to a holiday village; and it paid off if people were willing to give it a chance to show what it could provide for them. It was great to try something different especially as we had the whole place to ourselves with full use of the facilities. The food was very good as was the service both fast and efficient, we have never had full board before and it was welcome. The Ladies I am told were especially glad of it after a hard morning's shoping! Not to mention the men who had spent a hard mornings work at meetings and crawling over 2 Fire Tenders and a Rescue Boat.
Everyone was in praise of the entertainment-Live music and top quality performers. The Brass band was great and a big asset to the weekend making it possible for the parade to happen. If we have any criticism it is that we did not get sufficient time in our rooms as we were so busy. The rooms were more than adequate, warm, clean plus colour TV,tea and coffee making facilities and a choice of shower or bath. What more could you want? Provision of the hotel or chalets did also offer a choice of accommodation, subject to availability. The cost was also very attractive enabling some members to attend who said that they were unable to pay the higher costs charged at some previous reunions, this was much more affordable. The coach from the North was very popular and saved members having to make alternative arrangements, I'm sure that there would be a good take up of a coach in the future for similar distances.
Again the coach to Chichester for shopping on the Saturday morning was very popular with the Ladies and Pauline in particular wishes to repeat that experience. It was nice to have the coach on Saturday afternoon to go to Portsmouth were many of us went to visit the "Victory", or the "Warrior" or went up the "Spinnaker". This was good to go all together if desired as we do not usually get the opportunity to all go along with our Wives.
All in all it was the best weekend reunion we have ever had since the Association started in 1995 and will be a hard one to beat. We look forward to seeing what you can come up with for future reunions.
All the best and thank you Shirley for all your professionalism and commitment to our Association.
Dennis and Pauline
Received on 7 November 2007
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Dear Shirley
I cannot let the National Services (RAF) Association Annual Reunion at the Mansion Lions Hotel in Eastborne 25 - 29 October 2007 go by without a huge thank you on behalf of my members. We are all aware of the great effort you and your staff went to in an attempt to rescue the Association's visit to Eastbourne last year and I know that many were on tenterhooks wondering just what Eastbourne would throw at us this year. We need not have worried.
The food was good, the accommodation was first class, the staff couldn't have been more attentive to our needs, especially Mr Ron Brooker the Marketing Manager, who was on hand all day every day, making sure that everything ran smoothly. (Turns out he is ex RAF and has joined the Association). The entertainment was second to none, including on the Saturday evening a contribution from Pat Honey's Daughter.
The Gala Dinner on Saturday evening was graced with the attendance of the Mayor of Eastbourne, Councillor Mrs Mary Pooley and her Daughter. Delightful Ladies, who stayed for most of the evening and enjoyed the raffle with us, even managing to win a prize.
Finally I must say how hard Vanessa worked throughout the weekend especially at the Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel le Ferne where the weather was not at all kind to us. I know how the members appreciated her attention to detail and the fun and effort she put into the acting with the Entertainments Manager on the last night along with her role as 'Cheer Leader'.
Once again thank you
Very best wishes to you and your staff
President NS(RAF)A
Received on 7 November 2007
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Dear Kym
With reference to our trip to Mill Rythe Holiday Village recently held, would like to let you know that it was thoroughly enjoyed by one and all . Of course this was naturally expected by myself, as being a regular visitor to this complex, and especially because of the 1p per drink in the evenings.
Yours sincerely
R Edwardson
Received on 14 November 2007
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Hi Shirley
I felt i just had to get this mail off to you straight away just to tell you what a fantastic trip you sent us on. (Royal Astrid Hotel, Ostend) I'm getting mail & calls from people just to say what a great time they have just had (26 - 30 Nov 07). As for Nina (IOW Tours) and Terry (Dover Coaches) they were great, nothing was to much trouble for them, they were a credit to your company. I don't think we will have much trouble organising that trip again or other trips, word will soon get around when they meet up. You were right the rum did flow quite well, where they got extra stocks from I will never know.
A. Peckett
RNA Area 3
Received on 4 December 2007
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Hi Shirley
Just to let you know we have arrived back safley. Did not get too lost all the way down to Torquay. The food was good and so was the entertainment. (Ashley Court Hotel)
Thank you for your efficient help with our problem.
Kind regards
W. Harper
Received on 4 December 2007
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Hi Shirley,
On behalf of the attending members of 'Hut 40' I extend our sincere thanks to you, Venessa and all at IOW Tours for arranging such an enjoyable reunion at Blackpool (Norbreck Castle Hotel 11 - 14 January 08)
As I haven't got his 'phone number or e-mail address, can I also ask you to extend our special thanks to Rev. Cliff. for his mention regarding our late colleague, Dennis Pike, in his address. His words meant a great deal to us!
R.Smith
"Hut 40s' No. 1
Received on 15 January 2008
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Dear Shirley
I arrived home about four hours ago after spending a superb weekend (11 - 14 January 08) at the Norbreck Castle Hotel in Blackpool.
I booked in a party of 23 people, some of whom were at the RAF(NS)Association AGM last year and some were there for the first time. Every one of the 23 have told me how much they enjoyed the weekend and asked if they could have another one next month. They actually bought me a 'Thank You' card!
I want to thank you Shirley and Vanessa for arranging a wonderful break which was tremendous value. I am looking forward to the next one already.
Yours sincerely
B McCracken
Received 0n 16 January 2008
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Shirley/Vanessa
Many Thanks for a wonderful weekend (11 - 14 January 2008, Norbreck Castle Hotel), our company enjoyed ourselves so much. Also meeting up with another of Tom Tony's friend after 46 years meant so much to them.
Again Many Thanks for all your hard work, you deserve a medal. Looking forward to seeing you at Coventry.
Wilma & Tom Stewart
Aberdeen
Received on 23 January 2008
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Dear Shirley & Vanessa
On behalf of Joan, Betty, Jenny and Myself we wish to thank you sincerely for all your hard work which made the Burns weekend (11 - 14 January 2008 Norbreck Castel Hotel) such a wonderful success, we thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the weekend, and we hope to do it again next year health permitting!
Once again our sincere thanks.
Kind Regaurds
Janette Gisbourne
Received on 23 January 2008
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Dear Shirley
Many thanks for a great weekend at Mill Rythe Holiday Village on 9 - 11 Feb 2008. The cabarets were excellent and the meals very good, it was great value for money. The fact the you were there to deal with queries was muck appreciated.
Our driver Brian (Crawley Luxury Coaches) was superb, pleasant and obliging, even when we made the odd error in directions he got us back on the right route without any fuss. Please let his boss know what a great asset he has in Brian. (Don't forget our request for him on our 'Turkey & Tinsel' in November)
Best wishes and thanks again
L Manners
Received on 19 February 2008
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Dear John
Just writing to thank you for arranging our trip for our Social Club, 15 - 17 February 2008. Everyone that went had a great time, so much so I am being told that they want to return to the Royal Pier Hotel again next year. On talking to the Duty Manager at the hotel, who also had a great time with us along with the staff, he has informed me that he would very much like to see us all again.
I have put your poster up in the club and already interest is shown, so I can expect a lot of names, probably more than were on this trip.
Yours sincerely
J Smith
Received on 22 February 2008
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Dear Manager & all members of staff
Thank you very much for organising our Short Mat Bowling Tour. Everyone in our group were delighted with the hotel (Trouville Hotel) and the meals were excillent. The coach, exchanging coaches at Salisbury, the ferry from Portsmouth & the crossing could not have been better.
The weather was perfect for our non bowlers, and I would like to say a special thank you for the promt attention which you gave me. It was a pleasure to take a group without any hassel.
We shall look forward to our next visit.
Thank you once again
S Rowlands
Received 6 March 2008
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Dear Shirley
Just a short note to thank you for a most successful reunion. On behalf of my members I would like to thank you and your staff for the remendous effort put in by all concerned to make our reunion the success that it was. I am getting feed-back from members already and it is all good. Apart from the fact that they say they enjoyed the whole experience, they are at pains to point out that when they had snags, and these are inevitable, they were delt with immediately and in a cheerful caring manner.
As for myself I could not wish for a more cooperative team than your staff when i am dealing with the reunions, they still don't like trying to pronounce my name and they are too polite to call me John but they will get around to it if I keep on badgering them. You have a great team there and i salute then all.
I thank you all again.
Jhon Goupillt
Chairman
RAF&DFSA
Received on 20 March 2008
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To all at IOW Tours
Just a line to thank you for at wounderful week we had at Hayling Island (Mil Rythe Holiday Village). It was nice meeting you all and having a chat with you so I can now put a face to a name when I phone. We had a great time at Hayling Island.
So once again Thank You all, we may see some of you next month when we come over to the Isle of Wight.
Thanks for everything
Ken & Linn
Received on 30 March 2008
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Dear Sir or Madam
I returned on Friday 11th April 2008 from a holiday at the Royal Pier Hotel, Sandown organised by IOW Tours. The driver of our coach, Terry (Dover Coaches) was super and always very smart, helpful and courteous. His Knowledge of the Island on our outings was incredible. I have to say his humour also gave us many a laugh. Please pss on my thanks to him although i did thank him when we arrived back at our destination.
I would not hesitate to travel on Dovers Coaches again, the coach was clean and very comfortable. Many thanks for a super holiday
Yours faithfuly
R Adams
Derbyshire
Received on 15 April 2008
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Dear Sir
I would like to record our thanks to your staff for organising such an enjoyable weekend. We knew that we would have a good time dancing to James Wyatt, but the added bonus was the excellent facilities afforded by the staff at the Trouville Hotel. They were efficient, courteous and friendly, the choice of food was excellent and the whole ambience ot the hotel made the weekend extremely enjoyable.
We certainly be coming again.
Kind Regards
Alan & Margaret Miles
Received on 28 April 2008
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Dear Shirley
On behalf of the members of our club who visited the Russell Hotel, Weymouth last week, I would like to thank you for an excellent holiday. The hotel was first class, as was the catering, cleanliness and service provided by the hotel staff. Also, if you are in contact with Crawley Coaches, we would like you to pass on our thanks to Darren, our driver, who apart from being an excellent driver, was extremely pleasant and helpful. In fact, on any future holidays we book, we would like him as our driver if possible.
Our thanks once again to IOW Tours for another excellent holiday.
Yours sincerely
P Briggs
Enfield
Received on 13 May 2008
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Dear Lynn
We have just completed one of their most successful holidays yet! The weather helped considerably of course, but the walking was great, the Rainbow Hotel (Torquay) highly satisfactory, with exceptional service in the restaurant and an excellent food choice. In particular, we would like to praise our driver Brian (Crawley Luxury Coaches), whose never-ending cheerfulness and wit was a tonic to us all. He willingly co-operated in every request we made of him and we felt very much part of our group. He even joined one of our walks toward the end of our stay, but declined to join the association permanently!
Please accept our sincere thanks for your help and that of your colleagues - we shall no doubt be coming back to you again.
Yours Sincerely
J Keenan
Received on 16 May 2008
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Dear Shirley
I would like, on behalf of my members and myself, to thank you for the splendid arrangements that you made for us in Shanklin (Shanklin Hotel). The whole weekend went with a swing, and all comments that I have received have been very favourable. One member even told me that he wished we had discovered you 10 years ago (a compliment to you but perhaps a kick to me!). The overall view has been that the weekend was excellent value for money, that the arrangements were accurately tailored to our needs, and that if this was a true reflection of the way that IOW Tours do things, next year should be a sell-out. I found you and your team flexible and co-operative, and I have every confidence that we will be working together for many more reunions.
As you know, many of our members are involved with other associations and some are already in contact with their own reunion secretaries.
We are nowall looking forward to Scarborough.
With best wishes
Malcolm Clarke
Chairman
Received on 22 May 2008
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Dear Mr Robinson
We are writing to say how very satisfied & delighted we were with your driver David (Seaview Services), who drove the coach for IOW Tours 10 - 17 May 08, to North Wales.
David was so polite and accommodating for all our requests, we had such a good, funny & happy relationship with him the whole week.
Please can you pass on these comments to David & thank him for making our holiday so enjoyable.
Yours sincerely
J Daubney & J Mowat
Received on 22 May 2008
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Dear James
The trip to Woolacombe (Royal Hotel) was excellent, everthing about it was good. Everyone had a really good time.
Yours sincerely
D Lee
Received on 3 June 2008
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On 8th - 14th June 2008 our group from Colchester booked a holiday with you to the Walter Raleigh Hotel in Ireland. We all enjoyed the week, calm ferry crossing both ways, good hotel, good food and good weather. A special mention for the drivers, Karl and Colin (Dover Coaches) they did all in their power to make certain we had a good holiday, made all our coach journeys comfortable and tried to entertain us (succeeded), they were also very helpful. I can only say they were exceptional and all members agreed.
What more can I say, all staff, drivers and hotel were kind, courteous and helpful, and as I say helped make our seven days in Ireland happy and enjoyable.
I Thopsom
Colchester
Received on 24 June 2008
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To all at IOW Tours
Thank you once again for another IOW Tours holiday, a good time was had by all. The coach driver Trevor from Crawley Coaches was brilliant.
Regards
J Curd
Received on 22 July 2008
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Good Morning Shirley
I just wanted to say thanks for a great weekend we have just had at the shanklin hotel. The rooms, food and staff were first class and this is by far the best hotel we have had from you.
I am already starting to get a response, re the Hemsby trip in February. I would also like to know if it would be possible to have the same coach drivers, Brian and Terry from Crawley Luxury Coaches, as they helped make our weekend away so enjoyable.
Many thanks
Yours sincerely
Mick Coe
Received on 6 October 2008
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