The Perfect Summer Ceremony
Imagine the perfection of getting married outside on a warm summers day or evening in the historic surroundings of the Spains Hall Rose Garden.
From April through to October we are opening our Summer House to couples for their wedding ceremony. The thatched Summer House and rose garden will give a magical back drop to your wedding.
Both the Summer House and garden are steeped in history dating back to the turn of the 20th Century. The carefully refurbished Summer House is situated within easy access to the main house with ample room in the garden for your guests to enjoy the occasion.
Summer House Ceremonies are subject to the Registrars decision regarding weather.
Huge savings to be made at Spains Hall this Summer!
Find out more on our Offers Page
Unfortunately the Musical evening has been Postponed due to illness amongst the performers. Please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 01371 812995 for further information and refunds.
The High Sheriff of Essex - Lady Rosemary Ruggles-Brise DL invites you to join her for “Une Soiree Musicale” here at Spains Hall on Friday 18th November 2011.
We are delighted to welcome the Ensemble De La Chapelle for a musical evening in aid of The High Sheriff of Essex’s Fund. You are invited 7pm for 7.30pm Drinks, canapés and a light supper will be provided in Spains Hall prior to the performance.
The £50 each tickets are limited so please apply now to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 01371 812995.
The latest Ruggles-Brise wedding at Spains Hall came complete with one of the most unusual cakes we’ve seen. Archie’s sister and her husband are mad keen on snow sports and so had a cake designed to match!
Finesse Cakes by Sue Field
Let us cast a spell on you!
Click here to read coverage from the Dunmow Broadcast of our fabulous Corporate Launch, a Wine tasting evening for local businesses.
Fantastic new packages for early 2012 now available!
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Spains Hall Corporate Launch
Local businesses enjoyed a wonderful evening of Wine Tasting by Waples Wines, with canapes provided by the Cambridge Dining Company, on the evening of 7th September 2011. The evening provided a showcase for the launch of Spains Hall’s corporate facilities.
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Wonderful Winter Wedding packages available: http://www.spainshall.co.uk/weddings/wedding_packages/
. Jessica Duck, pictured, joined the busy team at the end of July. Owner of the historic property, Archie Ruggles-Brise, said: “Jess’s career to date has given her the perfect experience to develop sales on both sides of the business. We are delighted to have her on board and welcome her to our team.” Ms Duck joins Spains Hall having worked at The Radisson Blu Hotel at Stansted Airport as meeting and events sales manager. Prior to that she worked as events co-ordinator at The Welcome Trust Conference Centre in Hinxton. In her spare time she has worked for the Oxjam music festival, raising significant amounts of money for Oxfam, as well as studying hypnotherapy.
Youth cricket saved by Spains Hall Estate owners
as reported by the Saffron Walden Reporter
By Nick Thompson, Sports Editor Wednesday, July 6, 2011 12:38 PM
AN under threat youth cricket setup has been rescued, thanks to the generosity of a family that share a lot of history with the club itself.
On Saturday, the Spains Hall Estate invited Finchingfield Cricket Club’s (FCC) junior section to carry out a training session on the front lawns. Junior cricket had been under threat this season, until the estate stepped in to help out.
Club chairman Paul Denman explains: “With our head coach relocating due to work, we were left potentially unable to cover the weekly coaching sessions.
“The Spains Hall Estate which has now become our new club sponsor, is particularly interested in supporting our younger players. They have enabled us to pay for support coaching for this coming season and also to set aside money for training ready for next.”
Speaking after the rescue Archie Ruggles-Brise, manager of the estate, added: “We are delighted to be involved with a community-focused activity for local young players. Historically, the club used to play on Spains Hall’s lawns and it is wonderful to re-establish the direct link.”
Coaching for under 13s, Saturday mornings 10–11 am, runs through the summer and Finchingfield CC welcomes new players of all ages and abilities. Senior nets are Wednesday evenings at 6pm. The club was reformed in 2006 and plays local friendly fixtures. It runs junior coaching sessions, takes an active part in the local community and runs village events, such as the Finchingfield 3-legged race.
For further details visit finchingfieldcc.co.uk or call 07791653484.
Three-legged pub race hailed a success (as reported in the Halstead Gazette)
Villagers were treated to an unusual sight as nuns, Simpsons and the Spartans were seen running around. Seventeen pairs took part in a three-legged race between the cricket club, Fox Inn, Red Lion and Three Tuns in Finchingfield on June 18.
Finchingfield Cricket Club organised the annual race, which is sponsored by Spains Hall Estate and involves crossing the village pond twice. Secretary Jeremy Toynbee said: “They do it for the fun, beer or to raise money for their chosen charity or good cause.”
THE FINCHINGFIELD GRAND 3-LEGGED RACE 2011
When: Saturday 18 June, 3 pm
Where: around the village, centred on pond and green
Seventeen, three-legged pairs took up the challenge of racing around the village, drinking at
the three pubs and fording the pond twice, in the now annual Finchingfield Three-legged
Race. The winners Ian Somerville and Martin Beard set a new course record of 11m30s,
shaving nearly 2 minutes of the previous best.
Lady Rosemary Ruggles-Brise, High Sheriff of Essex was on hand to present the trophy
to the winners and bubbly to those winning the best fancy dress competition, John Robinson
and Cath Littlemore (Wethersfield RSPCA).
Paul Denman, Club Chairman, said: ‘We were delighted with the turn out considering the
squally weather and thank all those who helped make it a wonderful occasion, particularly our
pubs The Fox Inn, Red Lion and Three Tuns.’
Sir Timothy Ruggles-Brise, of club sponsor the Spains Hall Estate, added: ‘We are
delighted to be associated with the club, in particular its junior section, and with this wonderful
event. Sponsorship money is still coming in I understand, but a provisional total of at least
£1300 has been raise for local and nation charities, including Wethersfield RSPCA and the
Children’s Heart Foundation, and the club.’
Further info available from Club Secretary Jeremy Toynbee on 07791653484 or
mailto:fccsec@gmail.com
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Finchingfield CC was reformed in 2006 and plays local friendly fixtures. It runs junior
coaching sessions, takes an active part in the local community and runs village events, such
as the Finchingfield 3-legged race.
For further details about Finchingfield Cricket Club please
visit our website at http://www.finchingfieldcc.co.uk or contact the Club Secretary on 07791653484.
Spains Hall Estate Family-owned Spains Hall and its exquisite grounds have the flexibility for a variety of events including weddings, parties, private functions, meetings, conferences, corporate fun days and fund raising events. All levels of hospitality can be provided from fine dining to a buffet or hog roast, with venue exclusivity and a wide variety of packages available to suit your requirements and budget. For further details please visit our website at www.spainshall.co.uk
Always in the party mood. Anglia Business Magazine promotes Spains Hall for Christmas parties.
See the press cutting here
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: 3rd June 2011
A NEW PARTNERSHIP – A NEW LOOK – A NEW DIRECTION
Spains Hall, one of the finest venues in Essex for weddings and corporate events has recently formed a new partnership to take the business forward into to new areas of
events and functions.
The new partnership driven by 31 year old Archie Ruggles-Brise will of course still host weddings as it’s core business but will develop corporate business and other private parties and events.
“We have recently given ourselves a make over with a new branding, the launch of an impressive new website and a stunning brochure. Our new image is much cleaner, simple and endorses the feel and fabric of all we offer at Spains Hall.” commented Archie.
Our new website is much easier to navigate and takes you to where you want to be quickly. It has been designed to be inspirational and interesting for the user whilst readily giving all the detail that goes into planning a wedding or an event.
See coverage of this story in the Press..
Dunmow Broadcast 12th June 2011
For further information please contact:
Sam Ruggles-Brise
T: 01371 811596
M: 07791 780521
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Guildhall Campaign Launched
As reported by the Braintree and Witham Times
A campaign to restore a village landmark has been officially launched.
The team behind the restoration of Finchingfield’s Guildhall hosted a reception for more than 100 guests at Spains Hall, the home of High Sheriff of Essex Lady Rosemary Ruggles-Brise and her husband Sir Timothy.
It was to celebrate raising £1.6m, which allows work to start this autumn, and to launch the campaign to raise the remaining £150,000 needed to complete work.
High Sheriff visits Harp homeless centre
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A Charity for the homeless that aims to expand in Southend received a special visit from the High Sheriff of Essex.
HARP (Homeless Action Resource Project) wants to transform the empty Darnley Hotel, in York Road, into a combined accommodation and training centre. It would provide 24-hour help, including 21 beds, living space and training rooms, as well as a dedicated medical centre. It would replace the day centre, in Valkyrie Road, Westcliff, which is in poor repair, as well as the 14-bed night shelter, also in York Road.
It was High Sheriff Lady Ruggles-Brise’s first visit to the day centre. She was invited to find out more about the services provided. As part of her tour, she was shown plans for the Darnley Hotel site, as well as more immediate plans for a medical room, staffed by doctors and nurses, at the day centre. She said: “The Harp project is a very needed charity. “It was lovely to see the way everybody is extremely positive about the services they receive, as well as the quality. “The charity does a tremendous job. “The facility is cramped here and it is a very progressive team, which wants to expand.” As well as providing breakfasts and dinners, the centre also offers basic training skills, as well as a change of clothes, food parcels and internet facilities to search for jobs and accommodation. The charity has helped between 1,500 and 2,000 people a year since it launched 25 years ago. It hopes the move to the £1.25million accommodation and training centre will allow it to aid even more people.
Caption: Lady Ruggles-Brise with Dwayne Curtis, 40, during her visit to the HARP centre
Neal McArdle, the charity’s resettlement team leader, said: “We would be able to offer better quality services and help more people. “The location would mean we could work closely with clients.” The charity still needs £400,000 to carry out the scheme. It is in the process of completing a planning application for the scheme. The move follows a positive response from a public consultation. The proposals will be submitted to Southend Council ishortly. To donate to the project, call 01702 615000 or visit www.harpsouthend.co.uk
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Lady Rosemary became the 831st High Sheriff of Essex on 29th March 2011. In an historic declaration ceremony held at Chelmsford Crown Court Lady Rosemary made the solemn declaration in front of the Lord Lieutenant, Lord Petre, Crown Court Judges and the outgoing High Sheriff, Michael Hindemarsh.
To learn more about the High Sheriff’s work and fund-raising activities visit www.highsheriffs.com/Essex/Index.htm
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Spains Hall is located just outside Finchingfield – widely regarded as the most beautiful village in Essex. The Estate is a prominent featureof the local environment and community. It plays an important role both as an employer and as a focus of local history.