A popular Bucks hotel has announced ongoing support for the homelessness charity Crisis.
Horwood House in Little Horwood, Milton Keynes, has partnered with the charity and upcycling company Recoup to raise awareness and funds for its important work.
The partnership includes the creation of the Crisis Coffee Lounge within the hotel’s conference facilities. With proceeds from Horwood House coffee purchases, and donations from Horwood House Hotel on behalf of their conference & events clients, on 13th April 2023, Horwood House donated their first cheque to Crisis, for the sum of £5,076.21.
The funds were generated just in Q1, via a combination of efforts including a supportive campaign whereby 5% of qualified conference and events bookings were donated to the charity.
Horwood House teamed up with Crisis and upcycling company Recoup to transform their syndicate breakout space into a creative and crafted space for delegate guests to enjoy.
The hotel is known for its meeting and event spaces, and sees some 4,000 delegates passing through the doors each month.
The Recoup team and Crisis members have carefully upcycled and restored some spectacular furniture to its former glory, presenting a space with a quintessentially English country pub vibe. Recoup supports the members to gain valuable skills in carpentry, which they can then take with them into the world of work.
The hotel purchases Crisis coffee beans from Volcano Coffee Works, to fuel conference delegates in this specially designed space, with 15% of all Volcano coffee purchases made by the hotel going straight to Crisis. Additionally, QR codes around the space encourage delegates to donate directly to the charity.
Also, as part of its commitment to supporting Crisis, from March 2023 onwards, Horwood House is encouraging hotel guests to opt out of room servicing during their stay of 2 nights or more. Instead of having their room serviced daily, guests can choose to skip this service and for every night guests opt out, the equivalent donation of one hot meal will be made to the charity (per night of their stay).
