THE THORNLEIGH TEAM
Thornleigh Hotel's Enviromental Policy
As a Christian business in such a beautiful part of the world, we are committed to the care of the environment as part of a long term development of our business. The impact of our activities on the local environment is assessed on a regular basis and we work with our employees to raise their awareness, so that a sense of responsibility for the environment is developed.
All aspects of this policy have, and will continue to be communicated to our employees, customers and other interested parties, as appropriate. As part of our commitment to improving our ongoing environmental performance, we will:
- Set objectives and targets to demonstrate our commitment to continual improvement in environmental performance.
- Optimise our use of energy and ingredients, whilst taking every step to minimise pollution.
- Minimise waste production, maximise re-use and recycling and disposal of waste safely and legally.
- Work with our suppliers and contractors to ensure that they adhere to our environmental policy - whenever possible we will encourage them to improve their own environmental performance.
- Comply with relevant environmental legislation and regulations and always seek to exceed such requirements and work for improvement in overall environmental performance.
Revd BRIAN McCONKEY
Last year, when I was a ‘new boy’ so far as Thornleigh was concerned, I was only able to commend the Hotel and Travel business to you from what I had been told and what I had heard from those who had experienced holidays themselves. Now, having been in office for over a year, and having enjoyed some of the delights of what our company offers to its customers, I can say without fear of contradiction that, should you book a holiday at Thornleigh Hotel, or with Thornleigh Travel, or indeed if you simply were to call in at the delightful Coffee Shop, or book for dinner at the Hotel, you are in for a real treat.
But, would you expect anything else from a Christian company, especially one run by dedicated people who put you first? I was delighted when I heard that one of the management slogans is, “Why should Christians have second best!” and so it is with Thornleigh, both at Home and Overseas.
I am proud to be the Chairman of the THORNLEIGH BOARD and I wish you well as you experience some of the exciting holidays contained in the brochure. Thank you for your support in years gone by; thank you in anticipation of the years to come.
GRACE WHITAKER
MIH is in her third year as the General Manager, having been in the Thornleigh Management team since 1997. Her career has been entirely in catering and the hospitality industry after obtaining qualifications at Craven College, Skipton, in 1978 but, of greater significance to her present rôle, she has been involved in management of two Christian hotels over the last 20 years, where standards have been improved significantly.
JANE WALMSLEY
was appointed Manager at Thornleigh Hotel in 2008, having had previous experience in hospitality and the leisure industry over the past 20 years. She worked at a Christian hotel between 1987 and 1992, as a Social Organiser, and subsequently she was appointed Assistant Manager, where she first worked alongside Grace, then Deputy Manager. They worked together again briefly in 1996.
DAVID MYCOCK MHCIMA:
together with his wife Susanna, now Consultant, headed the management team from 1997 to 2007. In 2001, he was involved in the creation and development of Thornleigh Travel and is now its Overseas Executive and also part-time Adviser to the General Manager. David tries and tests all the holidays abroad prior to offering them to our customers. Nice work if you can get it but, as he says, “Somebody has to do it!”