Guests invited to a pre-opening trial at a hotel have checked in more than £1,000 for the appeal launched by Rothwell's own Jane Tomlinson before her death.
The Village Hotel Leeds South, which opened in September, held an initial trial week prior to the launch to enable staff to fine tune the hotel's restaurant and leisure facilities as well as the 115 bedrooms.
* Click here to have your say on stories and issues in Rothwell, Oulton and Woodlesford.Guests were invited to make donations to Jane's Appeal, the hotel's nominated charity, in specially marked individual envelopes which totalled £1000.
* Click here to sign up to free news and sport email alerts from Rothwell Today.General Manager of Village Leeds South, Christopher Hartley, said: "The weeks in the lead up to our pre-opening are crucial to us as this is the time that our staff teams can put their training into practice and fine tune their skills before opening to the public. Our staff here at the Village are all extremely experienced in this sector so we were proud to open our doors a week prior to opening to specially invited guests who set about putting the hotel to the test.
"The week went very smoothly and we are very grateful to our guests for their input and of-course their donation to Jane's Appeal. I wish Mike Tomlinson and his family the very best of luck with future fundraising activities in 2009 and would like to offer our continued support."
The charities that have benefited from Jane's support cover all areas including medical research, cancer treatment and specialist care. To date some £1.85 million has been raised and Jane's family led by Mike Tomlinson is determined to continue the great work started by Jane and drive the amount raised above £2 Million and beyond.
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