BUSINESS REPORT


HOTEL’S SUPPORT FOR HOSPICE


‘THE COCK HOTEL WAS DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE CHARITY’


When Willen Hospice needed a venue for a series of fundraising events, The Cock Hotel was delighted to be able to support the charity by offering the use of its function room. The charity held a series of five


table-top craft fairs and music quiz nights, raising nearly £4,000. Chris Gregg, senior corporate


fundraiser at Willen Hospice says: “We are hugely grateful to Sara and the team at The Cock Hotel for their support in helping us to fundraise. Every penny counts, and it was amazing to use The Cock Hotel’s function space free of charge. Their assistance with publicising the events was also greatly appreciated and we look forward to continuing our partnership in the future.”


The Hospice is based at a quiet


lakeside area close to central Milton Keynes. Their dedicated teams provide care at the 15-bed in- patient unit or in the patient’s own home, out in the community. They offer bereavement support for loved ones, as well as physiotherapy, lymphoedema treatment and complementary therapy at the Wellbeing Centre. At the toughest time of their lives, people can be cared for to feel relief from pain and families can enjoy the precious moments they have left, with each other. Willen Hospice needs to raise


£4.7m a year – that’s £9 every minute of the day - to continue to provide this specialist end of life care to patients in Milton Keynes and surrounding areas.


WEB CONTROL HEAD INTO THE CLOUD


A provider of web-based applications and services has become an Alliance Partner for a major cloud computing company. Web Control, based in Towcester,


has forged the partnership with NetSuite to meet the growing demand in the area for cloud business management solutions. As part of the NetSuite Alliance


Partner Program, Web Control can provide support, training and consulting services to any business which uses, or wants to use, NetSuite. James Heselden, who became


Web Control’s managing director permanently in November, said:


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“Becoming a NetSuite Alliance Partner is a huge step forward for us and is massively exciting for our business. “We were chosen for the


program because we have a vast experience of working with manufacturers. Manufacturing is our passion and has been at the core of our business working with a many great companies such as Elddis Caravans, Sekonda Watches, British Engines, BT and more. This partnership will open so many opportunities in several sectors for us to offer services to a wide range of companies.”


The historic Cock Hotel in Stony Stratford has always been a very


popular place to gather with family and friends. The hotel has 30 bedrooms, two function rooms and a bar and restaurant with outdoor seating area – a great mix of facilities for business and leisure. The Cock Hotel is owned by Greene King, whose chosen charity for


2019 and 2020 is Macmillan. During 2019 the hotel staff organised fun days, band nights and raffles, raising a total of £2,007.30. The hotel also supports fundraisers for other local charities by offering free private room hire for events they are organising.


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