April, 04 th, 2023

When the first lockdown happened I was lucky enough to come into contact with Emma again. Our virtual dinners had become a much-loved, envied but secretive ritual. A new dynamic was created and we felt that we had both become aware of what many have certainly forgotten since this feeling of the end of the world seems more or less past.

We wondered how to benefit from our exchanges and this new awareness.

Almost two years have passed. Today, our country faces a deeper crisis requiring greater solidarity and if hunger, disability, mental health or even the homeless are part of our concerns, housing difficulties and the obstacles preventing young and old from finding work and being independent remain for us a major challenge, a logical extension within a company more than a century old not seeking to make only profit.

Grosvenor has a long history of social housing provision both in London and Chester. There are over 700 affordable homes in Mayfair and Belgravia, most of which were provided through the actions of previous generations of the Grosvenor family.

Following several months of planning, in depth research and consultation with leading experts in the field, we are currently in the process of developing a proof-of-concept through the initial provision of a small number of homes in the North-West of England and are working with a range of public, private and 3rd sector organisations to deliver a cohesive set of support services to help build lasting solutions.

Our ambition is to learn from our early activities and to develop a scalable business model capable of improving the life chances of many more people around the United Kingdom.

We look to support children, young people and their families by enabling access to tailored support services aimed at removing barriers to employment, financial stability, health, mental health, education and wellbeing.

This new initiative takes inspiration for its name from Hart Street in Mayfair where some of the first social housing units we created continue to be based.

We called this Harthomes.

https://www.grosvenor.com/harthomes

April, 10 th, 2023

Grosvenor's Eaton Estate charity garden open days

Each year, we make our facilities and our employees' time available for charity fundraising events in the Courtyard on Eaton Park, at no cost to the charities, helping to raise thousands of pounds to benefit our local communities.  

Usually held three times a year during the summer months, Grosvenor’s Eaton Estate charity garden open days help to raise much needed funds for local charities by welcoming visitors to enjoy the gardens of Eaton Hall, home to the Duke and the Duchess of Westminster.

Visiting Grosvenor’s Eaton Estate is also an opportunity to learn more about Grosvenor’s activities and how these strive to provide economic, social and environmental benefit to the local area.

The 2023 garden open days will be held on Sunday 28 May, Sunday 2 July and Sunday 27 August.

Tickets are pre-book only and are available now via Eventbrite.

Please note, no tickets are available on the gate.

Gates open at 10h15 am to 5 pm
Parking from 10h am and last entry at 4 pm

This year’s beneficiary charities are: B-I-R-D, the Brain Injury and Rehabilitation Development Charity, which is dedicated to improving the lives of people of all ages with learning difficulties and brain injuries, Passion for Learning, which promotes and supports the enrichment, education and mental well-being of school age children to motivate, empower and enable them to fulfill their potential, and the Three Villages Project, raising funds for community support in the three estate villages of Eccleston, Aldford and Saighton on Grosvenor's Eaton Estate.

Cash only for donation & food trucks.

Access to the event is via the Belgrave, Aldford and Eccleston Gates. (Coaches via Belgrave Gate B5445 Wrexham Road CH4 9DJ only).

Free parking. There are new car parking areas for the events this year in a different location - stewards will be directing visitors. Please note that accessible parking is on grass.

Eaton Hall is a private home and is not open to the public.

Dogs are welcome but must be kept on a short lead and under close control . Please clean up after your dog. No dogs are permitted in the Covered Courtyard except Assistance Dogs.

Picnics are welcome. You are welcome to bring rugs/seating. Please take your waste home or use the bins provided.

Adult (16+) : £11,98
Please note that as this is a charity event, no student or OAP concessions are offered.
Children (4-15) : £3,72
Children under 4 go free
Family Ticket (2 adults max 3 children) : £29.52
Adult Family (1 adult max 3 children): £18.16
Essential carer ticket : Free
Disability card : Free

Train Enclosed Carriage Ticket (max 4 people) :
£10.00
£1-£3 (valid only with event ticket)

https://www.grosvenor.com/rural-estates/eaton-estate/charity-hosted-events
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grosvenors-eaton-estate-charity-garden-open-day-tickets-524554545767
https://www.grosvenor.com/getattachment/2b12da83-34c2-4449-b351-22714d60f996/Online-accessibility-map_June2022_V7.pdf
https://youtu.be/MQyDM4q-KQQ
https://youtu.be/W8_wPK6SxxM

April, 19 th, 2023

- Wine Reception Menu -
- The Westminster's Wedding -

- Mini Lobster Roll des Hébrides
(North Uist wild lobster - English samphire, beurre persillé et citronné, céleri, sel & poivre, mayonnaise, pointe de paprika fumé)

(les homards sauvages sont pêchés et fumés par le Comte Granville, membre de la famille Leveson-Gower, ancêtre de la seconde Duchesse de Westminster)

- Mini Steak sandwich au filet-mignon de boeuf du Cheshire
(pain toasté, Cheshire cheddar & Red Leicester gratinés, roquette, filet de boeuf (servis en fines tranches, avec son jus) cuit avec du thym, du laurier, du poireau, du romarin, de l'huile d'olive, du céleri, des carottes, du poivre, des oignons, de l'ail et du beurre du Cheshire au sel de mer Welsh. Compotée de tomates cerises acidulée au vinaigre balsamique de Modène, fleur de thym, sauce cocktail)  

- Sticky pork belly skewers
(cuisson lente de six heures) (concombre en pickle, piquillo grillé, mustard/honey glazed sauce, poitrine de porc fumée, caramélisée et rôtie du Cheshire) (piquillo, plus doux que le piment)
(honey, brown sugar, rosemary, grainy mustard, Dijon mustard powder)

- Morecambe bay potted shrimps crumpets w/watercress (Lancashire), cucumber & Grimsby Smoked Haddock (Lincolnshire)

- Ratatouille Pixar's style (film Ratatouille) from the Eaton Hall Estate

- Asperge blanche grillée du Yorkshire roulée avec courgette marinée à l'huile d'olive extra-vierge (from La Garganta), mozzarella et tomates séchées (servies tièdes)

- Cromesquis de veau confit d'Abbeystead Estate, béchamel crémeuse au oak-smoked Forest of Bowland Cheddar (AONB), petits légumes confits et confiture d'échalote caramélisée
(le cheddar est fumé avec du chêne et du pommier)

- Pintade à la truffe d'été, aux petits pois, gnocchi à l'estragon et au Kirkham cheese (Lincolnshire, proche d'un Cantal) (bowl)

- Truite fumée en papilotte, aux légumes printaniers, sauce champagne (carotte, fenouil, pois-gourmand, radis)

- Risotto aux légumes de printemps et herbes fraîches
(carotte, céleri, jeune poireau de Carnavon du Pays-de-Galles, huile d'olive truffée, citron, basilic, laurier, beurre, manchego rapé, vin blanc sec, ciboulette, persil, thym, fèves, chou-fleur, épinards primeur, bouillon de légumes) (bowl)

- Tartelette à la fraise, crème pâtissière & gelée Royale du Northumberland

- Eton Mess, façon Forêt Noire (cerises au Kirsch, copeaux de chocolat noir)

- Paris-Brest, mousseline café, aux amandes grillées

- Mignonnettes (chocolats, praline, caramel beurre salé, truffes, peppermint, etc)

Nyetimber classic cuvée 2007, brut, sparkling English wine

Highlands water, Perrier, coca-cola, jus de pomme du Cheshire (Ollie's Orchard), limonade citron artisanale, Tonic, Robinsons, Orangina, Ginger ale, Irn Bru

The Emma Spritz (with Renais Gin) : (Renais Gin, Domaine de Watson Chablis, Elderflower syrup, Lemon juice, gentian liqueur, soda water)

*Le gin a été fabriqué par Emma et son frère Alex

**Ce menu a été envoyé uniquement aux invités

April, 19 th, 2023

- Wedding Dinner Menu -
- The Westminster's Wedding -

- ENTRÉE

Soufflé de faisan, sauce demi-glace aux morilles & coeurs d'artichauts en salade à la Ritz-Escoffier

(Sixteen Ridges 2016, Red wine, Herefordshire (cherries, raspberries & finished w/ earthy smokiness))

Portobello steaks & butter bean mash (for Veggie/Vegan)

PLAT PRINCIPAL

Agneau en 3 façons (from Chester)

(inspiré du Diamond Jubilee of Her Late Majesty Queen Elisabeth II)

(côtelette, noisette/selle en ballotine, épaule confite et jus au romarin, avec pointe de menthe en infusion), herbes potagères & légumes de printemps glacés en cocotte (from Eaton Hall Estate)

(carottes rôties, navets nouveaux rôtis, persil, pois mangetout)

(Giffords Hall Pinot noir, St Edmundsbury, 2017)

Couscous aux légumes rôtis, boulettes et merguez végétales et son bouillon de légumes à la harissa et au ras el hanout (for Veggie/Vegan)

PLAT DE RÉSISTANCE

Queue de lotte (monkfish) rôtie au jambon cru de Carmarthen (Wales), mille-feuilles d'aubergines braisées et sa sauce au pain grillé

(Vin blanc sec, Chablis, Bourgogne, Domaine de Watson, 2014)

(avec pointe de pesto au persil)

Curry de légumes végétariens et rôti des caraïbes (for Veggie/Vegan)

FROMAGES

Gorau Glas (Anglesey, Wales)
Chorlton Blue Cheshire
Double Gloucester Farmhouse
Vintage Lincolnshire poacher
Fromage de Beaulieu du Hampshire (sealed with lard)
Delamere organic goats cheese
Tintern
Burren Gold (gouda)
Gubbeen farmhouse
Bonchester Brie AOP
Ayrshire Dunlop
Cheshire cheddar
Northumberland Coquetdale
Yorkshire Swaledale AOP
Beacon Fell Traditional Lancashire Cheese

Servis avec crackers, gelée Royale, céleri, Jersey Black Butter chutney, beurre du Cheshire (porto ou champagne)

Mini baguettes Françaises

DESSERTS

Pièce montée

(cheesecake au mascarpone du Piemont, zeste de citron confit d'Amalfi, copeaux de chocolat Suisse, biscuit du Cotentin, crème fraîche d'Isigny st-Mère)

(coulis de fraise ou de framboise, Jersey salted caramel, au choix)

Montée en trois parties "déstructurées" et décorée de meringues Suisses et de 150 fleurs fraîches, principalement britanniques, et de saison, dont des roses et recouverts de crème au beurre.

BOISSONS

Cidre doux et brut du Cheshire
Champagne Dom Pérignon 2008 Vintage Blanc (magnum 1,5 L), puis Vintage 2010 Blanc (75 cl)

Highlands water, Perrier, coca-cola, jus de pomme du Cheshire, limonade citron artisanale, tonic, Robinsons, Orangina, Ginger ale, Irn Bru

AVEC LE DESSERT

Jamaïcan Blue Mountain "Wallenford", Colombian Aguadas Rainforest Group, Mexican Décaféiné bio Altura.

Thé de Ceylan (plantation du Duc d'Edimbourg, Pedro Tea plantation, Nuwara Eliya).

Earl Grey

Matcha Japonais (thé vert)

Servi avec sucre de cane en cristaux/cristaux de sucre, crème.

Cognac, Penderyn wisky, armagnac, Masseney vieux calvados, scotch Ecossais et Irlandais, cherry brandy, porto, vin de xérès
(fin de repas)

**Ce menu a été envoyé uniquement aux invités

April, 26th, 2023

When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state,
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,
And look upon myself and curse my fate,
Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,
Featured like him, like him with friends possessed,
Desiring this man’s art and that man’s scope,
With what I most enjoy contented least;
Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,
Haply I think on thee, and then my state,
(Like to the lark at break of day arising
From sullen earth) sings hymns at heaven’s gate;
      For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings
      That then I scorn to change my state with kings.

Sonnet 29, William SHAKESPEARE

The poem (which could be adapted to the feminine) thus reminds us that even in the toughest of times, those who we love have the power to completely change our outlook and our life forever.

E & H

April, 27th, 2023

Due to the wedding of the Duke of Westminster and his fiancée taking place on May 20, 2023, St Werburgh Street, Abbey Street and Abbey Square will be closed to the public.

Portion of the City Walls near the cathedral will be closed to the public.

Portion of the Eastgate st. (at the junction between St Werburgh st. and Eastgate clock, near the Chester Grosvenor Hotel) will be closed to the public.

Princess st. will be closed to the public.

Northgate st will be closed to the public at Hunter st.

Access to Abbey st. & square will be prohibited.

Residents of Chester and the surrounding area should expect a significant increase in security and random checks to ensure the safety of the population, the Royal family, the bride and groom and guests.

Thank you for your understanding.

All our best wishes go with their Grace.

Lady Redmond MBE,Lord Lieutenant of the Cheshire
Lord Mayor of Chester, Councilor Mark Williams

April, 27th, 2023

- Program of the ceremony -

2 hours before the start of the ceremony:

Arrival of the first guests.

1 hour before the start of the ceremony:

Closing of the arrival of the guests.

45 minutes before the start of the ceremony:

Arrival of the Watson/Grosvenor family

20 minutes before the start of the ceremony:

Arrival of the Duke of Westminster

15 minutes before the start of the ceremony:

Arrival of the Royal family

5 minutes before the arrival of the bride:

Arrival of the King and the Queen

11:00 am: Arrival of the bride

Duration of the wedding: approximately 1 hour

30 minutes after the end of the ceremony:

Beginning of the Vin d'Honneur at Eaton Hall.

Private photos taken for the married couple.

Stop organized at Eccleston cemetery on the way back to lay the bride's bouquet on the tomb of Lord Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster and father of the groom.

2 p.m.: End of the Vin d'Honneur

7:30 p.m.: Beginning of the private dinner.

11:30 p.m.: Fireworks

Local authorities will allow shops and pubs in particular to remain open until 1 a.m. on an exceptional basis.

*This document will only be brought to the attention of the guests on the same day. Some details will be omitted for security reasons.

April, 29th, 2023

- Roles to be performed at the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey -

Buckingham Palace is pleased to announce further details on the Ceremonial roles to be performed by individuals in the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey.

The first processions into Westminster Abbey will be made up of Faith Leaders and Faith Representatives followed shortly afterwards by representatives from His Majesty’s Realms. Flags of each Realm will be carried by national representatives accompanied by the Governors General and Prime Ministers. Bearing the Flag of the United Kingdom ahead of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Mrs Akshata Murty will be Cadet Warrant Officer Elliott Tyson-Lee, who said: “It is a great and incredible honour to be a part of Their Majesties’ Coronation Service as a representative of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets."

This will be followed by The Procession of The King and The Queen which will be led by the Marquess of Anglesey, the Duke of Westminster, the Earl of Caledon and the Earl of Dundee who will carry the Standards of the Quarterings of the Royal Arms and Standard of the Principality of Wales. Francis Dymoke will carry The Royal Standard.

https://www.royal.uk/news-and-activity/2023-04-27/roles-to-be-performed-at-the-coronation-service-at-westminster-abbey?fbclid=IwAR0fiZ0lhAoNW6TE61GJ39JxqUI0S_yLTwfVyGmuvI9MYc3TeSECmYC8Y8c

May, 03th, 2023

- Eaton Hall Pre Wedding Dinner Menu -
- The Westminster's Wedding -

Reception tent, 800 places.

Presence of a carousel and fairground games.

Outdoor concert and fireworks


Lancashire Crisps & dried fruits (peanuts, pecans, etc.) (V)

Banderillas (composed of guindilla or ancho pepper, olive, bell pepper, gherkin and small onion in pickles) (V)

Onion Rings with Dip sauces (V)

Nachos with chili con carne & cheese
(with chipotle sour cream, guacamole, cilantro, pico de gallo salsa)


Halloumi sandwich (with green salad and Tsatziki sauce) (V)

Tandoori vegetable skewers (V)

Trilogy of mini peppers stuffed with artichoke, garlic, fingerling potatoes, mozzarella, parmesan and spinach (Lady Di recipe) (V)

Ground Beef Kofta with Melitzanosalata (eggplant puree with yoghurt)

Smoked Back Bacon chops on the grill with BBQ sauce

Smoked salmon on a cedar plancha

Steak pizzaiola (prime sirloin, tomato sauce, roasted onions, mozzarella, potatoes in the bag, asparagus or green beans)

Banger & Mash with onion gravy
(Cumberland Sausages &/or Lincolnshire Sausages)
(Glamorgan sausages) (V)
(Creamy mashed potatoes & mushy peas)

Shrimp skewers, Chimichurri sauce

Spanish Lamb Burger:

(butcher-style Chester ground lamb steak cooked with garlic, paprika and cumin, grilled mild chorizo, Manchego, lettuce leaf, piquillo relish, malossol pickle rings, raw red onion rings, sauce Andalouse, brioche and toasted bun bread, with French fries)

* Spicy vegan portebello Mexican Burger (V)

Pulled chicken sandwich

Green salad, Italian dressing or Ranch dressing
Coleslaw

* Dîme delice variation of spicy dark chocolate in different textures

* Lemon from Menton (France), yuzu and mascarpone delight

* The olive oil is from Kalamatas, the Kefalas cooperative produces organic, extra virgin olive oil, mainly from crushed Koroneiki and Athinolia olives.

Red wine vinegar from Banyuls, south-west of France
(5 years old)

Nyetimber classic cuvée 2007, brut, sparkling English wine

Giffords Hall LVII-XIX Pinot Noir 2020 (red wine)
Domaine Watson, Chably, 2019 (white wine)

Beers

Bloody Mary arrangé (vodka, jus de tomate, sauce bbq Kentucky, worcestershire sauce, jus de citron, Texas red sauce, jus de céleri, sel fumé)
Virgin Mary (sans alcool)
Mojito
Nojito (Mojito sans alcool)
Téquila sunrise
Margarita
The Emma Spritz (with Renais Gin)

Highlands water, Perrier, coca-cola, jus de pomme du Cheshire (Ollie's Orchard), limonade citron artisanale, Tonic, Robinsons, Orangina, Ginger ale, Irn Bru, jus de fruits

Champomy

Jamaïcan Blue Mountain "Wallenford", Colombian Aguadas Rainforest Group, Mexican Décaféiné bio Altura.

Thé de Ceylan (plantation du Duc d'Edimbourg, Pedro Tea plantation, Nuwara Eliya).

Earl Grey

Matcha Japonais (thé vert)

Servi avec sucre de cane en cristaux/cristaux de sucre, crème.

Cognac, Penderyn wisky, armagnac, Masseney vieux calvados, scotch Ecossais et Irlandais, cherry brandy, porto, vin de xérès
(fin de repas)

May, 10th, 2023

- Eaton Hall Pre Wedding Dinner -
- The Westminster's Wedding -

https://youtu.be/-ZvsGmYKhcU

Our Pre Wedding Dinner has been designed for the inhabitants of our Estates, for our employees and their families in order to express our Love and our thanks to them, to break with two years of difficulties linked to the Covid which have seen many bankruptcies in this country , tragedies and loss of hope.

We wanted to be present to try to make the right decisions for the present and the future, sometimes with avant-garde measures, necessarily subject to criticism. We tried to support our local economy, your jobs, your health and no one had to take a pay cut, there were no job losses, our businesses weathered the storm. It was about our honor and the trust that had been established for more than three hundred and forty years between you and us.

You will surely remember my first steps, our first meetings, my sincere interest in you, everything we have done since that Christmas two years ago, that famous evening when Hugh and I kissed each other inside the family chapel and the next day when I asked him to make certain promises to me at the grave of the late Lord Gerald, his father and shortly after in front of her family.

I would have liked to have some friends there this weekend, but they will be on tour and I know that sometimes freeing up for the people who matter most to us can be impossible.

However, you may remember the festivities organized by Hugh for his 21st birthday - the only discrepancy that made the headlines in your presence. Some of the biggest names on the British scene came to host the evening. I remember because I was there that night.

Today, I have the pleasure and honor to inform you that our evening will be hosted by the Chester Philharmonic Orchestra, but also by friends and distinguished guests:

Adele
The Corrs
The Piano Guys
Coldplay
Alan Walker
Sir Paul McCartney
All Saints
The Spice Girls
Pharrell Williams
Muse

With all our respect and love,

E & H (on behalf of the family)