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Luxury spa launches at manor house
Indigenous spa
Grade II-listed Hoole Hall's new spa includes 14 treatment rooms and a large pool
planned for Scotland
A new spa is to open within By Sarah Todd & Tom Walker
the luxury Blythswood Square
Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland, with An £8m, luxury spa opened to
the redevelopment of one of the the public on 2 November in
city's most famous buildings, the Chester, Cheshire.
former Royal Scottish The Club and Spa at Hoole
Automobile Club. Covering Hall has been built in the
10,000sq ft (929sq m), the spa grounds of the former 18th
will feature indigenous Scottish century Hoole Hall manor
treatments designed by spa house, which is now the
director Matt Laird in Doubletree by Hilton Chester
conjunction with the organic hotel. The Grade II-listed
product house ILA, as well as 72-bedroom hotel is owned by
therapies using Anne Sémonin Sanguine Hospitality. The 18m swimming pool is adjacent to a spa experience pool
products. There will be nine Located in the hotel's walled
treatment rooms, including a garden, the spa will offer a chamber, a hammam and a by Denozen Contracts and
double suite. total of 14 treatment rooms, meditation room. Falconer Chester Hall Architects.
including two couple suites, a The spa's large fitness suite Sara Sowden has been
Cornish Eco-hotel
relaxation area and a 18m will include a gym, two dance appointed as the new fitness
opens in Morgan Porth
swimming pool, an experience studios and changing rooms. manager at the spa, joining
The Scarlet eco-hotel in pool and a plunge pool. The opening of the spa is Hoole Hall from Old Hall
Morgan Porth, Cornwall, has There will also be a Finnish part of a multi-phase £26.5m Country Club in Chester, where
launched on a clifftop sauna, steam room, rasul redevelopment of the property she worked as a gym manager.
overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
with a 9,149sq ft (850sq m) spa.
Using Tri-Dosha ayurvedic
ISPA announces new board members for 2010
products as well as Voya
seaweed preparations, the By Tom Walker Each member of the ISPA
treatments offered are holistic Board volunteers their time to
in focus, there being seven The International Spa Associa- help to lead the global
different types, all representing tion (ISPA) has revealed its association and develop plans
a series of journeys. 2010 board of directors, for both enhancing member-
including four new members. ship and boosting the spa
Cowshed Carnaby
For the second year, chair industry through research
launches in Soho
Jean Kolb will lead the board, events and education.
A new concept store and spa with the four newly elected Kolb said: "I'm honoured to
created by the Cowshed brand board members being Dr Andrew Gibson, one of the lead the members of ISPA,
has opened in central London. Kathryn Dundas, the CEO of new ISPA board directors which will continue to provide
Located in Soho, Cowshed Sublime Energy Medical Spa; valuable resources and
Carnaby has been created to the group director of spa for spa director at The Broadmoor; opportunities to its members
showcase the brand and follows Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, and Paul Schmidt, the owner of that will help them through this
the original Cowshed Relax Spa Andrew Gibson; Ella Stimpson, Living Energy Design. turbulent time."
at Babington House in Somerset,
and a sister site in Notting Hill,
London. A range of signature
Clarins Most Dynamisante Woman of the Year
treatments are offered, such as
manicures and pedicures, while The Clarins Most Dynamisante Woman of the social worker from Elton, near Peterborough,
the store also boasts a number Year award has been announced. who founded the Indi Project.
of 'speedy' therapies for the The initiative recognises exceptional British Perry's charity helps homeless and orphaned
time-poor. All treatments use women who work to help sick or underprivi- children she first encountered while on a family
Cowshed's own product range leged children, and rewards their charity with a holiday in Timboni, Kenya. The Indi Project has
which features organic and fair donation of £30,000. The 2009 winner has already resulted in a new school, attended by
trade botanicals, all of which been named as Julie Perry, a trained nurse and 233 children, which has been built in Timboni.
are naturally-based.
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