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The grass is greener at Wyboston Lakes 22 Jul 2008
Greenkeeper retires after 41 years continuous service
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Wyboston Lakes win the 2008 MIA Golf Challenge 18 Jul 2008
The Wyboston Lakes’ team made up of: Ewart Munday, Sean Coxon, Tony Curtis and Graham Jacobs, picked up the crystal trophy and title of MIA Summer Golf Challenge champions.
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Wyboston Lakes’ philanthropic calendar of events meets with approval from corporates with a conscience 17 Jul 2008
Wyboston Lakes has unveiled its philanthropic calendar of events for 2008-2009.
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Tour the world of South African wines at Wyboston Lakes Wine and Dine Club 15 Jul 2008
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Wyboston Lakes wins best website at the Communic8 Awards 2008 14 Jul 2008
Wyboston Lakes nestling on the Bedfordshire/Cambridgeshire border has added to its coveted credentials by scooping the award for best website at the CiB Communic8 Awards 2008.
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Chef at Wyboston Lakes bolsters awards 30 Jun 2008
Leigh Morris best in category
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Save the Day or Change the Day! 16 Jun 2008
Wyboston Lakes gets clever with online meetings
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Wyboston Lakes gets in-line with customers’ demands 23 May 2008
Online event bookings are the order of the working day
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Cooped up conferences vs. free thinking in the country 22 May 2008
Summer in the city is clearly not the time to host corporate conferences and events in the capital according to the UKs pre-eminent training centre, Wyboston Lakes.
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Wyboston Lakes sets the pace for the Festive party pack 08 May 2008
Wyboston Lakes is gearing up for the 2008 festive season with the launch of its corporate Christmas party packages.
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Put father to the fore this Father’s Day 07 May 2008
Whether it’s your father, grandfather, stepfather, godfather or father-in-law, The Waterfront Restaurant at Wyboston Lakes on the Cambridgeshire/Bedfordshire border just off the A1, has a real treat in store to celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday 15th June 2008.
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Tastes of Bedfordshire 02 May 2008
Bedfordshire’s foodie following is making a beeline for The Waterfront Brasserie at Wyboston Lakes.
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Wyboston Lakes takes on the competition 01 May 2008
Sadie Wood appointed as National Account Manager
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Take the train to train 23 Apr 2008
Increase in London revpar drives demand for out of town events
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High Flier Helen Raises £1.2k for Charity 16 Apr 2008
Wyboston Lakes’ receptionist Helen Homewood, from St Neots, bravely took part in a 13,000 feet parachute jump to raise money for Kidney Research.
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Priory Parkside Under 14s Triumphant 08 Apr 2008
Priory Parkside win the 2008 Cambridgeshire and District Colts League in the Under 14E table
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Local lass to jump 13,000 feet for charity 11 Mar 2008
Helen Homewood parachutes for Kidney Research UK
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Easter bunnies for your cheeky monkeys! 29 Feb 2008
Wyboston Lakes springs forth for Easter
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Wyboston Lakes Chefs’ win National Awards 29 Feb 2008
Brigade of seven wins kitchen heaven
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Make Your Mother’s Day 05 Feb 2008
The Waterfront at Wyboston Lakes is quite literally set to make your Mother’s Day on Sunday 2nd March 2008.
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Wyboston Lakes helps raise £1,800 for local charities 04 Feb 2008
Wyboston Lakes was a hive of activity on Saturday 2nd February as a charity fundraiser for two local charities raised in excess of £1,800.
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Wyboston Lakes ensures 2008 is a vintage year with the launch of The Waterfront Brasserie Wine Club 14 Jan 2008
Wine buffs, and indeed wine bluffers, across Bedfordshire are sure to sharpen their palates in 2008 as The Waterfront Brasserie launches its Wine Club.
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Romance is on the menu at Wyboston Lakes 11 Jan 2008
Wyboston Lakes on the borders of Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire is setting the pace for starry-eyed lovers this St Valentine’s Day.
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Triggerfish Communications wins Wyboston Lakes PR brief 01 Jan 2008
Hospitality PR specialist wins Europe’s largest privately owned conference centre account .
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Wyboston Lakes launch day meeting online booking service 06 Dec 2007
Wyboston Lakes has taken IT to the next level with the launch of their new online service which allows customers to book non-residential day meetings via their website, www.wybostonlakes.co.uk.
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Hong Kong medical delegation brings Wyboston Lakes medical initiative a step closer 27 Nov 2007
Wyboston Lakes has attracted considerable interest recently from groups representing medical interests in Hong Kong. During the last week, delegations from MediConcepts, the Hong Kong Productivity Council and the Hong Kong Medical & Healthcare Device Manufacturing Association have all visited Wyboston Lakes with a view to establishing a base for services to the European medical industry.
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Wyboston Lakes is tops! 27 Nov 2007
Wyboston Lakes has been voted one of the UK’s top two training venues by an independent panel of experts. The Bedfordshire based conference and training venue was selected as a finalist in the Training Venue of the Year at the annual World of Learning Conference held at NEC, Birmingham in November 2007.
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Wyboston Lakes Promotes Healthy Winter Exercise 22 Nov 2007
As the nights draw in and the weather starts to get colder, many people feel like hibernating instead of exercising. Some folk tend to eat more at this time of year because they are bored and less active and there’s very few who can admit that they don’t over indulge in food and/or drink especially over the festive season.
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Christmas family festivities at Wyboston Lakes 09 Nov 2007
Christmas visitors can look forward to a day with a difference when Wyboston Lakes hosts its Christmas Sunday Brunch on 16th December at The Waterfront Centre.
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Wyboston Lakes begins its journey to world-class status 31 Oct 2007
Wyboston Lakes has always prided itself on exceptionally high standards of customer service, and this has been borne out by their achieving Hospitality Assured (Meetings) accreditation, with year on year improvement, for seven consecutive years. Customer surveys and overseas fact finding visits clearly showed that commitment and enthusiasm of the staff came very high in the perception of standards and quality from the customer’s perspective.
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Wyboston Lakes’ Chef can’t help winning! 29 Oct 2007
Award-winning chef Steven Butler has added another accolade to his growing list of achievements by scooping Bedford College’s Outstanding Programme Award in Hospitality and Catering for the student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement. He will receive his award at a special ceremony in November.
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Break out on-line at Wyboston Lakes 19 Oct 2007
Wyboston Lakes, nestling on the border of Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, has introduced on-line accommodation booking for the business and leisure traveller. This follows the recent upgrading of their website which integrates fully with their reservation system and makes booking through their website a quick and user-friendly procedure.
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Milton Keynes Wedding Show a smash hit for Wyboston Lakes 16 Oct 2007
Wyboston Lakes, nestling on the border of Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, was delighted when a record 1,000 brides-to-be attended the recent three day wedding show held at the Middleton Hall in Milton Keynes.
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Ask the customers what they want 15 Oct 2007
Sally Greenhill (M&IT Mailbag, July) confirms our view that the conference market is constantly changing, and without effective customer research, we would be just stabbing in the dark. For that reason, we have been holding regular customer focus groups for many years, and based on their feedback, Wyboston Lakes have introduced many new customer benefits into our packages.
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New Dean at Wyboston Lakes 02 Oct 2007
As part of their ongoing programme of improving customer service, Wyboston Lakes has appointed Dean Hall as the site’s new operations manager. A key objective of his new position is to maximise efficiency of day-to-day operations across the site to cope with the growing business.
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Tie the knot at Wyboston Lakes 28 Sep 2007
The Wedding Fayre held at The Willows Centre, Wyboston Lakes was a resounding success, attracting over 100 brides-to-be. Visitors were able to experience the delightful setting as well as meeting more than 40 exhibitors who were showcasing everything the bride and groom will need on their special day. Paul Middleton from Biggleswade was the winner of the prize draw and received a voucher for a complimentary meal for two, together with a bottle of champagne.
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Stroke of Genius at Wyboston Lakes 28 Sep 2007
As business continues to flourish at Wyboston Lakes, the website has been upgraded from a very effective information source to a fully interactive commercial business tool. To complete the transition quickly, efficiently and totally seamlessly, someone very special was needed who not only had excellent IT skills but creative flair and a good understanding of the business applications of websites. They really needed a touch of genius, and that’s exactly what they got.
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Executive class at Wyboston Lakes 20 Sep 2007
The second stage of a major refurbishment to the bedrooms at the Waterfront Centre, Wyboston Lakes has now been completed. All 39 bedrooms in the Oceania block have been upgraded to executive level offering a high standard of furniture and fittings
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National Golf Championship goes with a swing at Wyboston Lakes 20 Sep 2007
Ten teams of passionate golfers from leading conference centres around the country could not resist the chance to demonstrate their golfing prowess at the Conference Centres of Excellence (CCE) golf day. This annual event was held for the sixth consecutive year at Wyboston Lakes golf course.
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Wyboston Lakes accredited by Institute of IT Training 12 Sep 2007
The Waterfront Conference Centre and Robinson Executive Conference Centre at Wyboston Lakes have become accredited members of the Institute of IT Training (IITT). The IITT is the world’s first professional body for IT training that exists to continuously raise standards of professionalism within the IT training industry.
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Gillian and Martin join Wyboston Lakes Long Service Club 10 Sep 2007
Gillian Boon and Martin Geldert have recently completed 10 years service and have now become members of the prestigious Wyboston Lakes Long Service Club.
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DON’T MISS THE WEDDING FAYRE AT WYBOSTON LAKES! 06 Sep 2007
If you are looking for the perfect venue to hold your wedding, then make sure you bookmark Sunday 23rd September 2007. Wyboston Lakes is hosting a Wedding Fayre at The Willows Centre from 11.00 am – 4.00 pm, with free admission and ample free parking.
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Record sum raised for local charities 29 Aug 2007
The 10th Anniversary of the St Neots’ Mayor’s Annual Golf Day at Wyboston Lakes Golf Course was made even more memorable when it was announced that this year’s event raised the record sum of £10,463 to support local charities. Since its inception, it has raised over £60,000.
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A party for everyone at Wyboston Lakes 07 Aug 2007
When it comes to Christmas parties, where can you find a venue that maintains all the traditional trimmings of the festive season, but offers that extra special service to create a memorable evening? Small Christmas parties often desire the buzz of a large party environment, while large parties demand a big venue that offers the personal service of a small party, with both requiring high quality food at sensible prices.
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Teenagers get Ready4Life at Wyboston Lakes 19 Jul 2007
Wyboston Lakes was the venue of choice for a UK Ready4Life training workshop aimed at building confidence in young people for their transition into adulthood.
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Wi-Fi - the real benefits 16 Jul 2007
Not so long ago a meeting or conference relied purely on the skills of a good presenter supported by a flip chart, slide projector or perhaps a film projector. Today, the sheer amount of information that has to be communicated in the modern meeting requires ever more sophisticated information delivery systems.
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The Water Sports Centre at Wyboston Lakes 12 Jul 2007
At the Water Sports Centre situated between 2 twelve-hectare lakes at Wyboston Lakes, team-building days now account for more than 40% of business. Over the last 2 decades, business has flourished and now the Centre offers both land and water based activities to between 5 and 3,000 delegates at a time. Delegates can choose from an endless range of events including jet bikes, jet skis, water-ski, quad bikes, archery, jousting, bungee run 4 x 4 off roading, to name but a few!
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Wyboston Lakes Makes A Splash 12 Jul 2007
Back among the fresh water, set in 350 acres of mature woodland amongst lakes and alongside the banks of the River Great Ouse, sits a significant conference, training, leisure and water sports facilities at Wyboston Lakes.
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Wyboston Lakes - a course par excellence 10 Jul 2007
Wyboston Lakes has recently completed a major refurbishment and upgrading programme of its 18 hole golf course to make it one of the best golf venues in the UK for membership "pay and play", golf societies and corporate golf days. This development is part of the ongoing multi-million pound investment across the whole site
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Father?s Day Treat at Wyboston Lakes 13 Jun 2007
In celebration of Father s Day this year, The Waterfront Brasserie at Wyboston Lakes is hosting a special Father s Day Brunch on Sunday 17th June from 11.00am until 4.00pm. This event gives dads of all ages the opportunity to relax with their families and enjoy superb cuisine in a beautiful waterfront setting
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Good Taste at the Waterfront 13 Jun 2007
Nestling on the border of Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, and set in a 350 acre rural site with panoramic views overlooking tranquil lakes, cascading fountains and the picturesque golf course, the Waterfront Brasserie at Wyboston Lakes is a real hidden treasure.
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Extended Wi-fi @ Wyboston Lakes 22 May 2007
Wyboston Lakes has just completed an expansion of their Wi-Fi zone, so that customers now have access to wireless networking and high speed broadband throughout the whole site. This service is completely free of charge to all Wyboston Lakes? clients.
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Wyboston Lakes chef takes national title 17 May 2007
Junior sous chef, Leigh Morris, from Wyboston Lakes recently won the Best Main Course Category in the finals of the 9th annual Conference Centres of Excellence/International Association of Conference Centres Chefs Challenge. The expert panel of judges was headed by the chairman of the British Culinary Federation.
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movewithus fast-track HIPs training at Wyboston Lakes 25 Apr 2007
With the new Home Information Packs (HIPs) due to be introduced in June this year, Cambridge based property services company movewithus, organised a HIPs taster day at Wyboston Lakes which was attended by over 180 independent estate agents.
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Wyboston Lakes directors take on the Big Apple! 18 Apr 2007
Wyboston Lakes sales and marketing director, Clive Bache and operations director, Olivier Six are visiting the United States on a fact-finding tour, to discover how their US counterparts service the meetings and conference market.
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Wyboston Lakes declared ideal venue by AACP conference delegates 17 Apr 2007
Following their incorporation as a limited company in 2006, the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP) attracted over 315 physiotherapists to The Robinson Executive Centre, Wyboston Lakes, for their three-day conference entitled "Integrating Acupuncture Into Your Clinical Toolbox."
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BSDA has soft spot for Robinson 11 Apr 2007
As part of its ongoing training and education programme, the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA) has just held the first of two training workshops on the basic processes and principles of manufacturing soft drinks, at the Robinson Executive Centre, at Wyboston Lakes in Bedfordshire.
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Is the meetings industry considered a profession? 11 Apr 2007
Traditionally, dedicated meeting venues have never enjoyed the same kind of high profile from the media as hotels. This could possibly explain why at Wyboston Lakes we receive very few speculative CVs from graduates looking to make the meetings industry their profession.
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Something for all the family at Wyboston Lakes Easter Sunday brunch 22 Mar 2007
Wyboston Lakes is celebrating Easter this year by holding a special Easter Sunday Brunch on the 8th April from 11.00am until 4.00pm.
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220 guests vote Mother s Day brunch at Wyboston Lakes a hit! 21 Mar 2007
Mothers from all over the East of England enjoyed a very special event on Sunday, when their families treated them to a Mother s Day Brunch at Wyboston Lakes.
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Wyboston Lakes switches to FAIRTRADE® 14 Mar 2007
Wyboston Lakes has embraced the FAIRTRADE® ethos by changing the coffee, tea and chocolate drinks provided at the Lakes Centre, to those produced by FAIRTRADE® suppliers.
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New look bedrooms at Wyboston Lakes 09 Mar 2007
As part of its ongoing investment programme, Wyboston Lakes Limited has just completed the first phase of a three-part refurbishment programme by upgrading 64 bedrooms in the Atlantic block of the Lakes Centre.
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Juliet says goodbye after 17 years service at Wyboston Lakes 08 Mar 2007
Friends and colleagues at Wyboston Lakes gathered to wish a fond farewell to one of the company s longest serving and most popular employees, Juliet Ripley after 17 years of service.
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Wyboston Lakes 08 Mar 2007
Over the past 15 years, Wyboston Lakes has earned itself an enviable reputation for delivering excellence.
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Turkish delight for Fergus 06 Mar 2007
As a member of the international panel of judges for the British Culinary Federation, Wyboston Lakes executive head chef, Fergus Martin is used to being asked to judge national competitions all over the world.
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Treat your Mum at Wyboston Lakes 02 Mar 2007
In celebration of Mother’s Day this year, Wyboston Lakes Limited is providing children of all generations the chance to give their mothers a well deserved rest from the cooking!
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Wyboston attracts worldwide acclaim 27 Feb 2007
When a high profile Chinese delegation asked to visit leading technology incubators in the East of England recently, it was only natural that their itinerary should include Wyboston Lakes Knowledge Centre.
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New ambulance for St Neots is one step closer with charity quiz donation 14 Feb 2007
The campaign to buy an ambulance for the St Neots Division of St John Ambulance received a welcome boost from the proceeds of the Charity Quiz at Robinson Executive Centre, Wyboston Lakes.
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Wyboston Lakes provides the perfect setting for your special Valentine! 09 Feb 2007
Valentine s Day is the time to treat your loved one to a special meal and Wyboston Lakes is the ideal place to really get in the mood.
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Wyboston Lakes launches new wedding venue 08 Feb 2007
At its recent successful wedding fayre, Wyboston Lakes launched The Willows as a new local wedding venue.
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New Waterfront kitchens at Wyboston Lakes 17 Jan 2007
Wyboston Lakes has just completed a major refurbishment and upgrade of the kitchens in the Waterfront Restaurant/Bar.
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Wedding Fayre at Wyboston Lakes attracts record number of visitors 16 Jan 2007
More than 450 people, including 200 brides-to-be, visited The Willows Centre at Wyboston Lakes when they held their first Wedding Fayre on the 14th January.
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