EDITOR ’ S CHOICE
The Belfry celebrates construction milestone with unbelievable golf stunt
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The Belfry Hotel & Resort , in West Midlands , has celebrated reaching the highest point in the construction of its flagship events venue , The Masters Suite , with a Topping Out Ceremony which included a golf stunt to attempt to drive the 10th Green of The Brabazon from the roof .
The ‘ Topping Out Ceremony ’, which took place on July 15 , saw construction experts VINCI Building welcome 40 suppliers and contractors to tour the build of the new events space . Standing on the highest point of The Masters Suite , The Belfry were presented with a plaque to mark the completion of the most elevated part of the project . Those attending were invited to drive the 10th green of the world-famous Brabazon golf course from the roof which stands 17m high with a distance to the green of over 240m . and we can ’ t wait until guests can experience this for themselves and discover the exceptional events that can be created in this space .”
At 852sqm , and with 149 additional bedrooms , The Masters Suite will be The Belfry ’ s biggest events venue yet when it opens in autumn 2025 and is the centrepiece of a wider £ 80million development project across the whole resort . Designed to host 648 guests for banqueting , and with a max capacity of 920 , it is expertly placed to host conferences , product launches , mini expos , award ceremonies , charity dinners and banquets for 600 people or more .
Tony Grindrod , Regional Director at VINCI Building , said : “ We ’ re delighted to be working on the build of The Masters Suite , and reaching the topping out stage of the structure is a great achievement . The work is progressing at pace and all our designers , supply chain and project teams are pulling together to ensure we deliver a first-class venue .”
Chris Eigelaar , Resort Director at The Belfry , said : “ Watching The Masters Suite materialise in front of our eyes is thrilling . The team at VINCI Building are doing an incredible job , and to have reached the topping out milestone exemplifies the diligence , expertise and passion with which they are working . The venue ’ s potential becomes clearer with every passing day ,
For more information , please visit : www . thebelfry . com / development /
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