SOUTHALL MANOR HOUSE
Getting
ready
to serve
In time, you will be able
to book a table, or build
a career, at a new dining
destination with a difference.
A
£1.5million project to turn
Southall Manor House into a
centre of excellence for the
hospitality industry, and a
high-end restaurant, is well under way.
The historic manor house is being
refurbished and extended and will
have the addition of a purpose-built
kitchen and an impressive, glazed
extension for event hire. And the east
wing of the building will house an
education and business hub, including
conference spaces and meeting rooms.
It is due to reopen at the end of the
year, when you will be able to book a
meal and enjoy the restored building
and gardens.
When it is
up and running,
Southall Manor
House will become a top
destination for students looking
to train in all aspects of the hospitality
and catering industry. Apprenticeship
and training opportunities will be
advertised nearer the time, too.
Meanwhile, a disused toilet block out
the front of the site has been converted
into a cafe kiosk and will now act as a
‘pop-up’ base for a succession of local
businesses to showcase their products
during the summer and autumn. When
the manor house
reopens it will
then be run as a
permanent cafe and
information point.
Ealing Council is
leading the manor
house project
in partnership
with Ealing,
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West London’s College, with support
from the Mayor of London. The council
and college have set up a community
interest company to run the enterprise as
a not-for-profi t business, meaning money
it makes will be ploughed back into it
rather than to shareholders or owners.
Council leader Julian Bell said: “This
is one of the borough’s landmarks
and this investment is designed to
preserve it while bringing it back into
the modern era with a new relevance
and purpose.”
Garry Phillips, chief executive of
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London’s
College, said: “This is an exciting
opportunity for Southall to meet the
skills needs within west London.”
Read more on the new cafe at
ealingnewsextra.co.uk/features
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