The Manor Trust, Bedhampton is a charity that was founded in 1967. The Trust save heritage buildings in the area from developments and demolishment by preserving them for elderly people to use as accommodation and care facilities.
Today the Trust operate and manage two properties, The Lodge - a care home, and The Elms (pictured) - a grade II star listed house that is divided into retirement flats.
Within the Elms is the Waterloo Room, a room used for meetings and small scale community functions and events. Presenting in the room had become difficult due to the odd collection of chairs that the room had amassed over the years. The Trust were looking to refurnish the room with matching chairs that could be stacked, as well as foldable tables.
“We visited a number of event venues to see what options were available then took to the internet,” Nigel Gossop, volunteer and events coordinator at The Manor Trust Bedhampton, says. “Trent Furniture not only had just what we needed to make the room into an adaptable space, but the chairs looked fantastic and were reasonably priced.”
The Manor Trust initially brought one chair and table to test the quality before committing to a larger order. Following a satisfied response on both the quality and design, The Manor Trust placed an order of 50 red Richmond chairs and 10 American style trestle folding tables of different sizes.
The funds for the new chairs were raised by a number of appeals including ‘sponsor a chair’. In the first month, the Trust secured sponsorship for 30 of the chairs and they are confident that by their anniversary in July they will reach their target.
“The new chairs and tables look fantastic and have transformed the room, which has, without a doubt, helped us to secure sponsorship. I am delighted at how quickly and easily we can transform and adapt the room for various uses,” explains Nigel.
The Trust are now planning their 50th anniversary lunch which will be one of the first events to use the charities’ new furniture. The gold framed chairs will bring an added sparkle to what will be a truly golden event.
“The helpful staff at Trent Furniture kept us informed of every stage of the order right down to a call from the driver when he was close-by. I would not hesitate in recommending them to other organisations,” explains Nigel.
Featured furniture:
Red Richmond Chair gold frame
American Style Trestle folding table 183x76cm
American Style Trestle folding table 120x76cm