{"id":4929,"date":"2022-05-16T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/iconic-venue-cancels-weddings-and-unable-to-take-bookings-amid-staffing-issues\/"},"modified":"2022-05-16T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T17:00:00","slug":"iconic-venue-cancels-weddings-and-unable-to-take-bookings-amid-staffing-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/iconic-venue-cancels-weddings-and-unable-to-take-bookings-amid-staffing-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic venue cancels weddings and unable to take bookings amid staffing issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n AN iconic venue in Worcester is not taking anymore wedding bookings and has been forced to cancel others\u00a0as a staff shortage has hit.\n<\/p>\n

\n Debra Jones, the managing director of the Diglis House Hotel that has been a wedding venue for generations, has said it is \u201cdevastating\u201d the hotel has been forced into the move which she says will hit the business.\n<\/p>\n

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\n She was speaking after rumours circulated the hotel had cancelled a large number of weddings – but the MD stressed to us it\u00a0had\u00a0been four.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe have cancelled four weddings, but we are honouring weddings\u00a0throughout the summer \u2013 we have one booked every weekend,” the managing director said.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cThe reason is because we haven\u2019t recruited a wedding manager\u00a0to be able to take on brides and help organise the events.\n<\/p>\n

\n \"WorcesterHOTEL: Diglis House Hotel. Picture Credit: Phil Harrison <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n “Our current manager leaves on Tuesday (May 17). The ones we have had to cancel didn\u2019t have necessary information –\u00a0like table plans –\u00a0to be able to go ahead. The ones that could go ahead already\u00a0had 90 per cent of things in place.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe have done everything we can to help those we cancelled, including providing details of venues available on that date.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n The MD explained the hotel\u00a0had tried to recruit for the wedding manager position “for months”, but she believed the wider issues with staffing in the hospitality industry had\u00a0hit them.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe have advertised everywhere for a wedding manager, on social media, linked-in,” the MD said.\n<\/p>\n

\n “We had some apply, but they weren\u2019t ready \u2013 it is a demanding skilled job.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cDuring the pandemic people working in these jobs left and changed their career.\n<\/p>\n

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\n \u201cSome people don\u2019t want to work weekends –\u00a0when events are usually held –\u00a0and European workers went back to their home countries and didn\u2019t return.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cIt is devastating, we aren\u2019t in the business of cancelling weddings and turning away business, but we don\u2019t have\u00a0anybody to look after a wedding.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe have looked at every option, but it is a horrendous situation and not a decision we take lightly.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n The managing director added as soon as they have appointed a wedding manager\u00a0they would resume taking bookings immediately again.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n