Alverton Manor Truro Cornwall
Anyone for Tea?
The Alverton Manor, on Tregolls Road, is opening up its lounge and terrace for a mouth watering treat filled with foods inherent in English culture and regulars on the menu at a Buckingham Palace garden party.

Zoe McEwen, the hotel’s conference manager, said: “Afternoon tea is open to everyone and promises to be traditional, delicious and indulgent.

“People can relax in our lounge by the fire or enjoy some time outside by the lawn.”

Afternoon tea is served between 12-4pm and costs £10.95 per person.

The menu includes the ultimate English tea ingredient, cucumber sandwiches, as well as ones with egg and cress fillings.

Then to satisfy a sweet tooth, the hotel’s chefs will prepare fresh fruit scones accompanied by Alverton’s homemade jams and Cornish cream, fondant fancies, fruit tarts filled only with seasonal produce and mini éclairs.

Served with a choice from a variety of leaf teas brought to your table in tea sets that would make even Hyacinth Bucket or Bouquet proud.

The hotel is dedicated to reducing food miles by supporting local suppliers and prides itself on using only seasonal fruit and vegetables.

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Zoe McEwe, Elisha Smith, Attila Palfalvi & Laura Emmett.
Alverton chickens can’t fly but they sure can run
A team of runners from a Truro hotel were proud to chicken out during last week’s pancake race.

The team of four from the Alverton Manor Hotel were demonstrating their support for Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s campaign at Tuesday’s race by wearing Chicken Out t-shirts and masks.

The TV chef recently exposed the truth about intensive poultry farming on his Channel Four show, Hugh’s Chicken Run.

Zoe McEwen, Alverton’s conference manager and regular pancake runner, said: “We back Hugh every step of the way in his fight for chicken rights.

“We wanted to raise more awareness of his campaign and let everyone know that here at the Alverton we support free range produce.”

The hotel is also a firm believer in sourcing produce from local suppliers.

As well as Zoe, the energetic team from the hotel consisted of Elisha Smith, Attila Palfalvi and Laura Emmett.

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145-Year Old Grafitti Uncovered at Truro Hotel

A restaurant manager with a passion for architecture and stonework believes he has found a 145-year old piece of graffiti at a Truro hotel.

Peter O’Fallanhaim, who manages the restaurant at Alverton Manor on Tregolls Road, found the message hidden on the building’s outer wall during a break.

Etched into a stone to the left of the hotel’s front door is ‘W N T 1862’.

After carrying out further research Peter believes the initials stand for William Nathanial Tweedy, son of Robert Tweedy who lived at the Alverton Manor and who ran the Tweedy & Williams Bank in Boscowan Street.

“I’m very interested in architecture and stonework, so I am lucky to work at such an amazing building, like the Alverton,” said Peter.

“During my breaks I like to look round the exterior to see if I can find anything different or interesting, so it was really exciting when I found the initials and the date etched into the wall near the original front entrance.

“Since then the front entrance has been extended meaning that no one goes past the inscription so I would think that is why it has remained hidden.”

After researching the Tweedy family further Peter discovered that William worked at the bank with his father and brother, Charles, around 1878.

“This means that at the time he inscribed his initials on the building he would have been around six years old,” said Peter.

“When he was at the bank he lived at 94 Pydar Street, while his brother lived in Falmouth and his sister, who we are unable to find a name for, lived at Truro Vean.”

In 1879 the family’s involvement with the Alverton came to an end after a crash in the tin market left the bank insolvent.

“We have been hoping to renew our links with the Tweedy family after we received a letter from a descendant of William offering to loan us three family portraits of Robert, Charles and Robert’s father, another William,” said Alverton’s general manager, Richard Harrison.

“Unfortunately the insurance company were unable to cover their value so we had to decline the offer of reuniting the Tweedys and Alverton.”

For more information please contact Richard Harrison on 01872 276633 or visit www.alvertonmanor.co.uk.

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Bees Dislike Owner's New Shower Gel
Featured in the West Briton, 25th January 2007

A Truro Hotel Manager is once again able to harvest honey thanks to the West Briton.

The bees of Alverton Manor had taken a disliking to Richard Harrison, General Manager and attacked him relentlessly whenever he approached them.
"I've kept bees before at home and always been able to harvest honey" he said.

Suspecting that a change in the shower gel that he used may have confused the insects, Mr Harrison contacted the newspaper for help. Fifteen readers called offering assistance, including Rodger Dewhurst, head of bee keeping at Duchy College, Rosearne, who took the problem to hand.

"Bees can be affected by the slightest changes" said Mr Dewhurst, a beekeeper of 35 years, "Richards new shower gel may have made them feel uneasy, the smells can confuse them and make them feel as if they are under threat"

With Mr Dewhurst's help, Mr Harrison has been able to harvest 40lb of honey for his guests. Now there are plans to introduce three new colonies to Alverton, as well as replacing the exisiting queen with a milder temperament.

Mr Dewhurst is happy to see more support for beekeeping in Cornwall as native honey bees are in danger of dying out. "The bees are under threat from the parasite mite, 'varroa' " he explained. "It is having a devastating impact on numbers, so I am working hard to breed bees that can use thier own defences to fight it off".

He said the colonies at the Alverton Manor would help provide  a reservoir of native bees to beat the mite, as well as pollinating flowers all over Truro.
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