Hotel Offers

Posted by Dee Hinch, Business & Marketing Director on April 27, 2012


May hotel offer
Take advantage of our superb value hotel offer of £55 per person per night dinner, bed and breakfast and enjoy a relaxing break in Rutland on selected dates throughout May 2012.  Offer is based on two people sharing a twin or king-size bedroom, sole occupancy supplement applies, offer subject to availability. Please quote ‘May 55′ when reserving your room.

June hotel offer
To help you celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, we have a fabulous celebratory hotel package offer – stay for two nights’ bed and breakfast for just £60 per night per room, and stay the third night absolutely free providing you spend a minimum of £60 per couple on a three course evening meal with drinks on the third evening. Arrive any day between Sunday 3 June and Tuesday 5 June and quote ‘Jubilee’ when reserving your room. Offer subject to availability.

July and August hotel offer
Escape to Rutland to avoid the madness and mayhem of the Olympic Games this summer: just £65 bed and breakfast per room per night for bookings between 20 July and 16 August 2012. Book for 3 consecutive nights and receive two complimentary tickets either for entry to nearby Barnsdale Gardens or for a leisurely boat trip on Rutland Water aboard the Rutland Belle. Please quote ‘Olympic Escape’ when reserving your room. Offer subject to availability.

Nearby Rutland Water is magical at any time of year, perfect for a leisurely stroll, or why not hire a cycle for a gentle way to get around our lovely county? Our local market towns of Stamford, Oakham and Uppingham are bursting with boutiques, antiques and fabulous bijou shops  for a spot of retail therapy! Nearby Barnsdale Gardens and a variety of excellent garden centres can provide an inspiring way to spend some time, whilst a selection of  the stately houses and castles of Hidden England are within easy driving distance.

Whether you are a corporate traveller, a leisure guest or just ‘passing through’, Greetham Valley Hotel guarantees you a warm Rutland welcome!

Book your room now direct with Reservations on (01780) 460444 or email. All our Offers are subject to availability.

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Golf Offers

Posted by Gilly Ward, Golf & Events Co-ordinator on April 27, 2012

Freedom Fridays
Start the weekend early this summer – escape from work and head for Greetham Valley on a Friday afternoon to make the most of our Freedom Friday offer. Just £85 per person  for dinner, bed and breakfast  plus two rounds of golf on the best courses in the East Midlands. Tariff offer is based on two people sharing a twin or king-size room, sole occupancy supplement applies. Offer is subject to availability – please check with Gilly our golf co-ordinator.

Are you a day visitor or do you fancy a sleepover? Take your pick with our superb value Summer Golf Packages. Our combination of quality courses, superb food and comfortable accommodation is hard to beat. Available until 31st October 2012.

Summer Golf Day Package £30 per person includes:

Coffee on arrival
18 holes of golf
Chef’s one course dish of the day
7 days a week (subject to availability)

Summer One Night Golf Break £125 per person includes:

18 holes of golf on day of arrival
Three course table d’hote evening meal
Shared twin or kingsize accommodation
Full English breakfast
18 holes of golf on departure day
7 days a week (subject to availability)
Check out availability of our Freedom Friday and Sunday Driver offers – all of the above at just £85pp!

Summer Two Night Golf Break £185 per person includes:

Two rounds of golf
Three course table d’hote meal on both evenings
Shared twin or kingsize accommodation for two nights
Full English breakfast both mornings
7 days a week (subject to availability)

Email Gilly or phone on (01780) 460444 for more golf offer details.

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Self Catering Offers

Posted by Dee Hinch, Business & Marketing Director on April 27, 2012

Late deals at Rutland Lodges and Mill Cottage

Last minute deals – up to 25% discount on self catering breaks in Rutland!

Relax on a long weekend in Rutland, escape for a midweek break or chill out for a week or more… a Rutland Lodge at Greetham Valley is a luxurious home from home in which to spend some quality downtime on a self catering holiday break. Our lovely log cabins comfortably sleep 6 in three bedrooms.

Prefer a cosy cottage retreat? Mill Cottage at Greetham Valley is a converted barn tucked away Mill Cottagein a hidden valley and comfortably sleeps 5 in three bedrooms. Now that Spring has sprung, the garden is filled with birdsong – and the recent rains have thoroughly refreshed and filled our brook and lakes.

Book now for a last minute self catering break and enjoy up to 25% discount off our normal tariffs. Offers available for both Rutland Lodges and Mill Cottage and are subject to availability.  Offers not available to existing bookings.

Long Weekend Offer:

3 night weekend break, arrive any Friday, depart following Monday in May and June 2012 - 20% discount off normal tariffs. Terms and conditions apply

Midweek Break Offer:

4 night midweek break, arrive any Monday, depart following Friday in May and June 2012 – 20% discount off normal tariffs. Terms and conditions apply

Week Break Offer:

7 night break, arrive any Friday or Monday in May and June 2012 – a fabulous 25% discount off normal tariffs. Terms and conditions apply

Book your last minute self catering holiday break now with Reservations on (01780) 460444 or email us.

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Lincolnshire League Second Team result

Posted by Fred Aspin, Press Officer on April 24, 2012

After winning promotion to Division One of the Lincolnshire League for this year, Greetham Valley’s Second Team found their first match at home to be a very tough welcome to the division when they came up against a strong Sleaford side.

The morning started off in difficult enough circumstances, as one player dropped out with just thirty minutes to go before the start of the match. Team Captain Alan Bennett was seen with gritted teeth driving a buggy out onto the course desperately trying to find another player. 

Despite some strong performances, the home team went down three and a half to two and a half. Alan said that with three of the team in for their first match with the second team, he feels that they can only get stronger as the year progresses. Results:

George Grant / Ryan Tarrant lost 3+2;   Paul Clegg / Peter Dickinson won 1 up;  Simon Bateman / Adam Clegg lost 1 down;  Alan Bennett / Nick Cunnington won 1 up;  Neil Crees / Fraser Denholm lost 4+2;  Dave Copley / James Horwood halved.

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Vice Captain Trevor wins April Medal

Posted by Fred Aspin, Press Officer on April 24, 2012

The rain which had been giving Rutland a good old watering had a little rest on Saturday 21st, which meant that most of the over one hundred competitors in the April Medal came home dry. The field was broken up into three divisions. In division one, Vice Captain Trevor Smith had a bit of a mixed round: he parred the first three holes, then had a birdie on the fourth, but gave the shot back when he bogied the fifth. Trevor then bogied the ninth and tenth to put himself two over but managed to pull his score back in line with birdies on the eleventh and twelfth. He managed two further birdies on the seventeenth and eighteenth to give him a score of gross seventy, net sixty eight. Trevor said that the three bogies were unfortunate but that he was pleased with the five birdies and to take the lowest gross overall.

Second and third were decided on count back after four players came in with a net seventy one. Fraser Denholm took second place, Adam Clegg was third and the unfortunate Steve Pearce and Ryan Tarrant had to be satisfied with fourth and fifth.

Adi Bruce had a fine round to take the win and the lowest gross in division two with a gross eighty two, nett sixty nine. George Brand was second with a nett seventy one and Neil Baker came third with a nett seventy two.

David Burton won division three with a gross ninety five, nett seventy five. Count back was once more deployed to sort out the second and third places; Jason Giblett and Mark Musgrove were second and third respectively, while Peter Key was pushed back to fourth: they all scored a nett seventy seven.

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Greetham Valley win fourth round of Mail on Sunday competition

Posted by Fred Aspin, Press Officer on April 24, 2012

Greetham Valley were drawn away to Melton Mowbray in round four of the Mail on Sunday team knockout competition. However, due to the recent rains which assaulted Rutland and Leicestershire, the Melton course was closed and the match had to be played at well drained Greetham.

The match was played on the Lakes course in a mixture of sun, rain and high winds. In the first game, eight handicapper George Grant was drawn against Mick Wilson off four; after eighteen holes the game was decided on the final putt, George taking it to win one up.

Neil Harris took on John Rawlings in the next game, both players playing off seven. Again this was settled on the last putt with Neil downing a ten footer to give the Greetham Valley team a two nil lead.

Six handicapper Dave Morgan was next to tee off for Greetham Valley in the third game, he took on thirteen handicapper Owen Cole. Dave won on the fourteenth by six and four to give the home team an unassailable lead in the match. 

The players in the first three games went back out onto the course to support their team mates in the last two games. This proved to be the kiss of death for the last two Greetham Valley players!  Glenn Sharpe lost six and four to Rob Smith and compatriot Matt Williams suffered a similar fate, when he lost by four and two to 2 handicapper Sam Pollard. 

Team Captain Trevor Smith said that he was proud of the team for reaching round five and for being one of the few local teams to be still in the competition. They will find out who they play in the following week, but with only Boston West left in the competition locally, they know that they will soon be on their travels to try to progress to the fifth round.

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Juniors and Seniors golf at Greetham Valley

Posted by Fred Aspin, Press Officer on April 17, 2012

The Clark Chapman Trophy is an annual competition played for by Greetham Valley and Burghley Park Juniors; the format is matchplay and the teams play home and away. Greetham have won the Trophy for the past three years and set out their stall to try for a record breaking fourth. The first of the two matches was at Greetham Valley and was off white tees on the Valley course. The home team was at a slight disadvantage as they had only seven team members against Burghley’s eight, this meant that Junior Captain Ryan Tarrant played on his own against Joe Carr and Dean Vaughan. Ryan managed to win one up with a very mature Captain’s performance.

In the second match Freddie Turner and Frazer McCombie beat Adam Vaughan and Sanjay Niithigalingam four and two. Will Chamberlain and Cameron Hornsby beat Matt Lem and his partner two and one.

Alex Ashwin and debutant Bobbie Elsigood lost to the very good pairing of Joe Regis and Jordan Mayman by four and three.

Junior Organiser Pat Jones said that she was very proud of her team which is looking forward to the return match at Burghley Park. 

After a harsh overnight frost and a cold changeable wind, the Lakes course was a very cold place to be in Rutland this Monday morning when eighty plus Seniors took to the fairways to compete for the April monthly medal. The bitter weather didn’t seem to affect the winner in division one, Neil Lowndes. He shot a brilliant seventy seven gross, net sixty eight to take the win and the lowest gross and was rewarded with a cut to eight. John Dowding was second on count back with a gross eighty seven, net seventy and was cut to sixteen. Barry Shaw took third place with a gross 84, he was cut to thirteen.

Dick Thirlwell won division two, the lowest gross for the division and the overall medal with a score of ninety two gross, net sixty seven. This was in spite of coming off the par five fifteenth with a nine and then repeating the “feat” on the sixteenth; Dick was cut to twenty two. Peter Morris took second place on count back from Dennis Cleggett both scoring a net seventy three.

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Lincolnshire County Ladies’ Golf Fundraiser at Greetham Valley

Posted by Fred Aspin, Press Officer on April 17, 2012

A mixed Am-Am to raise funds for Lincolnshire County Ladies’ Golf took place on Saturday 14th April at Greetham Valley. This was the brainchild of Gilly Grant who together with County player and Greetham Valley member Sophie Beardsall and member Sally Bowker brought it to fruition. Seventy six brave souls took to the Lakes course in a howling and extremely cold Rutland wind, many of them Greetham Valley members who were keen to support the Lincolnshire Ladies and Juniors. The very rough weather made scoring quite tough and this was reflected in the final scores for some teams. This however didn’t seem to apply to Zoe Ridgeway from Tytherington Golf Club near Macclesfield:  Zoe managed to birdie the short but difficult par three fourteenth and then followed this up with an eagle on the par five fifteenth. 

The format was two to score on each hole except the par threes where all four had to count. The winning team was made up of Greetham Valley member Heather Morgan and her friends from Burghley Park who came home with eighty seven points. The Torksey team came second only two points behind and in third place was a team from Stoke Rochford who scored eighty three points. Tytherington and Normanby Hall were fourth and fifth respectively with eighty three and eighty one points.  

After the fun and frivolities on the golf course came the serious business of fund raising. First up was the sweep stake for the Grand National followed by a raffle. The raffle and the entries which the Hinch family, Greetham Valley’s proprietors had donated to the fund brought the running total to £1600.

Former Men’s Captain George Grant gavel in hand took to the floor to launch the auction. Prizes had been donated by the victorious European Solheim Cup team, Lee Westwood, Darren Clark and several local golf clubs who were kind enough to donate a fourball. Former Ladies’ Captain Jackie Friend was up at 0600 that morning cooking one of her famous Chinese meals which was bought by the County Captain Cindy Ireland. 

George did a magnificent job as an auctioneer, even talking himself into buying a pair of Solheim Cup Ecco golf shoes. Thanks to George’s efforts and the generosity of the buyers a further £1600 was raised bringing the total on the day to a staggering £3200. Gilly, Sophie and Sally had hoped for a figure of £1500 and were astounded by the final total, Gilly Grant said that thanks to the generosity of the people who donated and people who bought, this will be an enormous support to the county and will allow them to continue developing the game in Lincolnshire and hopefully see the first team challenging for national honours again.

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20th Anniversary Invitation Golf Day

Posted by Fred Aspin, Press Officer on April 11, 2012

Greetham Valley started off in 1992 as a driving range, par three nine hole academy course, 18 holes course and clubhouse. Over the past twenty years a further 18 holes have been added, along with a bowls green, hotel, lodges, gym and fishing lakes. Greetham Valley has evolved into one of the finest resort complexes in the area and one of the ways this was celebrated on the 20th Anniversary was an Invitation Golf Day to say thank you to staff, former Captains and officers of the club. This was a shotgun start played on the Valley course on a lovely warm Rutland day. The format was a fourball Am-Am, with the best two on each hole to count. 

Second team Captain Alan Bennet took the Gents Nearest the Pin and Hazel Hinch won the ladies. Ladies’ Vice Captain Sheila Douty went one better and had a hole in one on the par three eighteenth. She didn’t get a nearest the pin prize, but she did win a bar bill.

 Juniors’ Captain Ryan Tarrant, Club Pro Gary Constable, Men’s Captain Jim Wheeler and Ladies’ Captain Eileen Pare  took third place with eighty five points.

 Men’s Vice Captain Trevor Smith, Harvey Harrison, Trevor Ireland and Sheila Douty were second with 86 points. 

The winners were Joe Ritchie, Bob Green, Keith Crellin and Sue Wiles with a brilliant 91 points. 

After the prize giving it was time for a quick change before the Anniversary celebration party took place. Greetham Valley proprietors Frank, Hazel, Robert and Dee Hinch said that they look forward to the next twenty years!

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Job vacancies at Greetham Valley

Posted by Sharon Walpole, HR Manager on April 10, 2012

Greetham Valley Hotel, Golf and Conference has a vacancy for a Chef de Partie.

Overall responsibility will be to work as part of a highly successful team ensuring the highest quality of product and service delivery at all times. The successful candidate will have good attention to detail and be motivated towards continual improvement.

Working hours will include weekends and nights with shift patterns to meet the needs of the business. 

All applicants to apply in the first instance by Friday 20 April 2012 to Sharon Walpole, Greetham Valley Golf Club Ltd, Wood Lane, Greetham, Oakham, Rutland LE15 7SN or by email: sharon@greethamvalley.co.uk

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