- Credit: Archant. Moi will come up with really good ideas, I will throw things into the pot as well, and between us we’re actually really proud of what we have already achieved and what we hope to continue to achieve. “We plough through gardening magazines, visit lots of gardens and come up with ideas. When it comes to the hotel’s wine offer it helps having an owner, Steve Morgan, who is so into their wine, adds Roberts. By using repetition in the planting we’ve gone a long way towards achieving that. It’s a completely new build, and the greatest compliment anyone can give Steve is when they ask how long it took to refurbish the hall – when it was actually built in 2004.”, The kitchen gardens ready to produce goodies for family and estate workers through the summer (c) Joe Wainwright Photography A civil engineer by profession, Morgan entered the business world during the 1974 recession. The history of Carden Park really starts when the land was acquired in the early 17th century by the Leche Family. Billed as “Cheshire’s Country Estate”, The Spa at Carden is owned by high profile housing developer and football enthusiast Steve Morgan, CBE, who has taken an active interest in the concept and design of the new spa, including specification of the PAREXTHERM SW Mineral exterior walling system. A large attic runs across the top. Born in Liverpool, Steve Morgan, 66, founded Redrow plc in 1974 thanks to a £5,000 loan. Morgan is investing in and developing Carden Park and Paul is leading that. Please consult our Cookie Notice for more information. Being in and out of lockdown, it's nice to be…, We are delighted to reveal that we have been awarded the prestigious title of ‘Best New Spa’ in the 2020…, WIN! Over the years, Steve’s charity work has included Wolves Aid and Wolves in the Community, work in Rwanda and Uganda to improve the provision of running water and sanitation, as well as the support of thousands of charities in the North West and North Wales through his foundation charity, the Steve Morgan Foundation. When using a sat nav enter postcode SY14 7HZ. Sir Jack Hayward will remain life president of Wolverhampton Wanderers despite selling club to Redrow founder Steve Morgan The arch is now used by the leisure company that owns much of the Park as its logo. The 1990s saw Morgan also invest in hotels, developing St David's Park Hotel in North Wales and Carden Park in Cheshire, eventually merging his interests into the De Vere Group. - Credit: Archant. The Spa at Carden (Cheshire, England) celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony last month, hosted by the owners of Carden Park Steve and Sally Morgan, spa director Steve Ewing; and hotel general manager Hamish Ferguson. In November 2000, after 26 years, Morgan stepped down as Redrow chairman, although his company, Bridgemere, remained one of its largest shareholders. “We’ve always got projects we know we’re going to attack,” Moi says. Filter appointments ... Redrow House, St David's Park, Ewloe, Flintshire, United Kingdom, CH3 3RX. The Steve Morgan Foundation would like to thank Carden Park Hotel, who provided the room free of charge and discounted the food served to guests as sponsors of the event. We are easy to find from the M6. https://cardenhistory.blogspot.com/2007/05/carden-hall.html Early in the year it’s a field full of bulbs – tulips and daffodils. The 3 acre vineyard was reinstated by the Estates team in 2008 and has since become one of the most successful vineyards in the North of England producing up to 6,000 bottles of Carden Estate Reserve sparkling wine. Join Facebook to connect with Steve Herz and others you may know. A full bunker refurbishment project was completed on the Cheshire golf course in 2014, reopening in April with a £100,000 investment. Browse the most recent New York obituaries and condolences. Carden Park self-titles as ‘Cheshire’s country estate’ and it’s pretty grand – topping 1,000 acres in all. Director of spa, Steve Ewing; Carden Park owners, Sally and Steve Morgan, and general manager, Hamish Ferguson (pictured left to right) cut the ribbon to announce the facility's official launch on January 6th. - Credit: CThe Sunday Times. One of the things we have done, and that Moi is very good at, is the use of repetition. Ambitious growth for Carden Park…, A little retail therapy goes a long way these days. Nearly 300 children, many with disabilities or life-changing conditions, travelled from across the region and were treated to a magical, fun-filled afternoon. Fishing Monthly Group publisher and ABT Tournament Angler. 2007-05-21T16:12:00Z. Just how do he and Sally decide what to do next? “That might sound a large number of staff to many, but we manage over 1400 acres; 800 acres of Carden Park including the two championship golf courses and a further 600 acres comprising owner Steve Morgan’s house and grounds and the tenant farms dotted around the estate. It’s a real masterpiece. Super heroes and Disney characters from Jumping Jacks provided entertainment throughout the afternoon, while children from Team Oasis, another charity supported by the Morgan Foundation, put on a show. “They were certainly not in that state when he joined us; it’s so satisfying and I am very proud to have Moi. “The hard landscaping – the walls and flagged areas, walkways and paths – were all designed by the architect and Steve, and laid out when they built the house, so the planting and the gardens were very much put in around the hard landscaping. [7] In November 2000, after 26 years, Morgan stepped down as Redrow chairman, [7] although his company, Bridgemere, remained one of its largest shareholders. In 1912, the main Hall burnt down in a fire, allegedly after someone dropped a cigarette at a party. The magical, fun-filled party was partly sponsored by the Carden Park Hotel. Carden Park Resort is owned by Steve Morgan, founder and chairman of the construction company Redrow, and former chairman of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. The Steve Morgan Foundation would like to thank Carden Park Hotel, who provided the room free of charge and discounted the food served to guests as sponsors of the event. We are looking forward to welcoming you to Carden Park, if you would like to enhance your visit call our team on 01829 731007 to make dining arrangements, book a spa treatment or enjoy a game of golf. “The most vital thing I needed to learn when I started was the feel that Steve and Sally wanted for the garden.”. “Steve and I have it in our characters to be rarely satisfied, if ever, so as head gardener Moi, is constantly living up to high expectations. Colour and height from a ripple of floxglove throughout the length of the border (c) Joe Wainwright Photography, Sally, Steve and their son Hugo enjoy the garden they have created at Carden Hall (c) David Oates/Sunday Times, The kitchen gardens ready to produce goodies for family and estate workers through the summer (c) Joe Wainwright Photography, Wildflower meadows have contributed to drawing wildlife back to the estate (c) Joe Wainwright Photography, Repetitive planting draws the eye the length of the border (c) Joe Wainwright Photography, A cascade of Cornus Kousa lights up the border in early summer (c) Joe Wainwright Photography, 10 things you probably didn't know about Blackpool, Afternoon tea deliveries in the Cotswolds, Adventure Cinema announces Essex locations for alfresco summer screenings, Photography focus: 5 stunning Yorkshire Dales landscapes, Take a tour of Cornwall’s picturesque harbours, 6 waterfall walks in Derbyshire and the Peak District. Since the opening of the hotel there have been many transformations and improvements to the facilities. Steve MacClintock, Co-Chair 9223 Elk Creek Road East Meredith, NY 13757 278.5272 (h) stevomac54@gmail.com Brad Smith (OFD Rep) 8 West End Avenue Oneonta, NY 13820 432.4424 (h) bsmith@oneonta.ny.us Don Peterson (NYSEG Rep) NYSEG Representative 65 Country Club Road 431.9122 (w) ext. “We all work very well as a team,” says Sally. So much so that the hotel even has its own vineyard and has been making its own English sparkling wine for what is one of the most northern vineyards in the Country, for the last 20 to 25 years. We first trialled it in a very small area and didn’t mention anything to Steve, who was asking ‘why is this all very untidy?’ And now we’re very, very proud of it, as wildflower meadows are notoriously difficult to achieve, plus what it has done, which is an important point, is really help to bring the wildlife back. There is also an icehouse and hillside walks. “The wildflower meadow was something we particularly wanted to do,” says Sally. Seeing nature establish itself makes the whole experience feel as if the house has been here much longer than it has been.”, A cascade of Cornus Kousa lights up the border in early summer (c) Joe Wainwright Photography Visually we want the planting to lead the eye through the gardens and into the parkland beyond.”, Moi interjects: “Because of the scale of everything, because you’re viewing it from quite a distance, if you did have a bit of hotch-potch of currant bun-style planting, with one of this and one of that, it wouldn’t work all together, it’s got to be en masse.”. Carden Hall has a large parkland and two entrance lodges. “We’re very fortunate to have the scale here and from a visual point of view want to ensure the eye flows. His then employers, Wellington Civil Engineering, were on the verge of going out of business. Stephen Peter MORGAN. A special children’s party was held by the Steve Morgan Foundation at Carden Park Hotel in Cheshire. Since then the company has gone on to build over 100,000 new homes. Morgan is investing in and developing Carden Park and Paul is leading that. Colour and height from a ripple of floxglove throughout the length of the border (c) Joe Wainwright Photography There was literally no vegetation, so planting was done with a view to it being very fast-growing, filling lots of blank spaces very quickly. - Credit: Archant. Director of spa, Steve Ewing; Carden Park owners, Sally and Steve Morgan, and general manager, Hamish Ferguson (pictured left to right) cut the ribbon to announce the facility's official launch on January 6th.