Posts by Holly York

This will be a difficult Blog to write. Over the past months, negotiations have taken place and The Composer & Mrs C can now announce that new owners will take over Composers at Woodlands, as from Thursday 10th November 2022, making this the last blog from The Composer and Mrs C. The new owners are…

The Composer wrote the last Blog way back in July and ended with the phrase ‘till, the next time, have a great summer’. And so nearly 8 weeks on, summer is fading to Autumn and the month of October and this Blog comes with a raft of ‘thanks’ so here goes! Thanks to everyone who…

June has disappeared at a speed we could not believe! The Composer and Mrs C have been busier than usual and, thanks to HM The Queen, busy turned into frenetic as Composers hosted a village ‘bash’ over the Jubilee weekend. It was great fun, filled with food and music (what else would you expect of…

The Composer is living in a fog! He’s also been swimming against the tide! Basically, The Composer has watched the past 60 days disappear in a total blur and now is the time of reckoning! Since the end of the last blog in March, The Composer has been plotting, planning and generally making lists with…

The Composer is never one to wish his life away (or that of Mrs C!) but seeing the end of March was an eagerly anticipated moment for them both.  It was the deadline set to ensure that Composers was pristine once again to welcome Guests into all areas of the Composers site – and it…

If ever The Composer felt compelled to hibernate, the last 2 months offered all the excuses needed. After the 23rd November BLOG, The Composer sat back and began planning for ‘all things festive’. On 26th November the plan was torn up!! The Composer and Mrs C were in Manchester on the 26th, quietly looking forward…

In the end, Cop 26 in Glasgow has come and gone. We watched, we waited and we, at Composers, wondered, “what have we been doing for the past 16 years”? – and how different is it to what great leaders of nations are debating. Yes, it’s 16 years since ‘Composers’ was built and opened –…

It’s that season again! The Composer & Mrs C could be chilling, but October is never quiet at ‘Composers’. Our guests seem to love this month in Northumberland. This year the pressure is greater than ever – the late break season has grown and we’ve been saying ‘sorry, we are full’ to many people anxious…

The Composer has never been shy when it comes to media/publicity and promotion.  How else can you ‘sell’ something without promoting it.  Years ago, we made brochures, offered flyers, created handouts and even resorted to local radio interviews!! Now, exposure is via a web site, Facebook, Google, Trip Advisor, Instagram and other media platforms.  Fail…

As July finally disappears, The Composer and Mrs C are reviewing (yet again) the confusing Government directives which have circulated throughout the past month.  It seems that the easing of lockdown, lifting of restrictions and the bemusing rules and regulations, which we are now reading, leaves us with one certainty. We are changing nothing!! Our…