FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY 24TH JULY 2014
CHEWTON GLEN’S LUCY JONES JOINS ‘SQUAD UK’
Lucy Jones and Squad UK colleagues (pictured second from the left)
Following Lucy Jones success in the UK competitions for WorldSkills, she has been
awarded a place in ‘Squad UK’ as part of ‘Find a Future’ and ‘WorldSkills São Paulo 2015’.
Lucy has also been selected to represent the UK at EuroSkills in Lille in October 2014.
WorldSkills is the largest international skills competition in the world. Held every two years,
the competition sees around 1000 young people, aged 18-25, from all over the world come
together to compete for medals in more than 40 different skills including Electrical
Installation, Welding, Web Design, Cooking and Bricklaying. WorldSkills São Paulo 2015
takes place from 11-16 August, 2015. Head Waitress Lucy Jones will be competing in the
Restaurant Services category.
Minister for Skills and Enterprise Matthew Hancock said: “The WorldSkills Competition is an
opportunity for the UK to showcase and celebrate our young apprentices on the global
stage. It goes to show, that for every skill and every vocational area, we can and should
celebrate excellence. The young people who have earned a place on Squad UK are
ambassadors for our country and demonstrate how high quality apprenticeships can lead to
successful careers. I congratulate each and every member of Squad UK.”
Anita Bower, Director of Human Resources at Chewton Glen said: “Lucy’s place in the
Squad UK is a tremendous personal achievement and we are delighted and thrilled for her,
she has shown exemplary skills and real dedication to her professional training. We have
watched her career develop from starting at Chewton Glen as casual member of the team in
2011 working two evenings a week in our staff restaurant, whilst studying for her Diploma in
Hospitality Supervision at Brockenhurst College in the New Forest. She was promoted in
May 2012 to weekend Commis Waitress in our main Vetiver restaurant and then appointed
as Head Waitress in December 2013.
She has continued to excel and received the
Chewton Glen Award of Excellence in 2014”.
Commenting on Lucy’s success Cathy MacArthur, Lecturer in Hospitality Studies at,
Brockenhurst College said: “After leaving school in 2010 Lucy spent 3 years studying within
the Department of Hospitality Studies at Brockenhurst College, and it was evident from an
early stage that she had a talent and passion for the Hospitality Industry and excelled in
Front of House Operations. Lucy is a delightful young lady and I am delighted to have been
able to work with Chewton Glen to support her in the training which has helped her secure a
place in the UK squad for WorldSkills, and I am thrilled that she will be competing at
EuroSkills in Lille in October. We are all very proud of Lucy and Brockenhurst College will
continue to support her as she progresses through the next stages of the competition”.
The 98 members of Squad UK were selected following three days of intense competition.
Squad UK will now spend the next 11 months training in their skill supported by their training
provider, college, employer and a dedicated training manager. In May next year the
members of Squad UK will compete for a coveted place in the team that will represent the
UK at WorldSkills São Paulo 2015.
The training programme for Squad UK includes EuroSkills Lille 2014, Europe’s largest skills
competition which takes place from 1 – 5 October, 2014 and The Skills Show which takes
place from 13-15 November, 2014. They are a spectacular promotion of the professions
which are held every two years in one of the WorldSkills European member states. The 2014
competition will take place in Lille in France and following Lucy Jones success in the UK
competition held in Belfast, she will travel to Lille to take her place alongside hundreds of
talented competitors to represent the UK in EuroSkills 2014.The best of the best young
European professionals will showcase their talents here, it is a total experience and an
inspiration for all.
During the EuroSkills competition the member states, international industry partners,
governmental agencies and educational institutions come together to encourage world class
standards of skill and competences in Europe.
For further press information, please contact:
Angela Day
Head of Public Relations
Chewton Glen & Cliveden House
Tel: 01304 617755
Mobile: 07785 619294
E-Mail: aday@chewtonglen.com
EDITOR’S NOTE:
Chewton Glen is a five-red star privately-owned luxury country house hotel, located on the
edge of the ancient New Forest National Park in Hampshire and just a few minutes’ walk
from sea. Chewton Glen has a world-class spa and leisure activities including a nine-hole
par three golf-course, croquet lawn, indoor tennis centre and outdoor tennis courts. The
hotel has 70 individually designed luxurious bedrooms, suites, and Treehouse Suites, an
internationally acclaimed restaurant, together with private dining, banqueting and modern
meeting facilities.