Daily Archives: November 19, 2012

UKHA Olympics

On the 5th October 2012 at the Millennium Copthorne and Chelsea Football Club, the UKHA held their first Housekeeping Olympics competition. The day was a wonderful demonstration of excitement, competitiveness, enthusiasm and hard work from all who entered. The UKHA thanks all the athletes, the hotels, the sponsors and everyone who supported the first UKHA Olympic Challenge.

The winners are: Teresa Kwiatkowska, Jacky Butler, Kathrina Polido, Jamie Burke from Coworth Park Hotel! The runners up were from the Mandeville Hotel.

The UKHA also presented a “Rising Star” award, the award was presented by Adam Sargeant, General Manager of the Hospitality Guild. All Athletes were contenders for this lucrative prize and recognized by all the Judges and the winner was Alise Jurane from the Doubletree Hotel in Leeds. Congratulations to Alise! The quality and skills of the Athletes was outstanding. The  National & London & SE Chairman, Anne Britton said: ” We all know that our business successes begins and ends with the quality, commitment and aspirations of our teams and the job that they do. It was a pleasure to see our upcoming Housekeepers compete and realised our future is in good hands.”

For more information visit: http://www.ukha.co.uk

Coworth Park 1st - Mandeville 2nd - Dorchester 3rd

Coworth Park - the winners

Mandeville 2nd place

Bedmaking

Quiz Time

Toilet roll throwing contest

Vacuuming

Each team had to make something from 2 towels for the end of the bed - this is Coworth Park

In the stands - Chelsea football club