The Hospitality Junior Board C.I.C

They say every little helps and as our mission starts with "playing our part in changing the perception of hospitality....." so it is with the environment. As such The Hospitality Junior Board C.I.C is proud to partner with Swinton Estate through their Nourish programme, an initiative dedicated to creating positive environmental impact across North Yorkshire. As part of this collaboration, we’re planting one tree for every cohort member, mentor, and board member who joins the HJB community, leaving a lasting legacy for both our environment and our sector. We were joined by HJB Chair Philip Bolson, along with members Becky Tatham, Ella Caton, and Jack Depledge, to start planting the trees that will make up our own little forest! Next month, we’ll add ten more. By the end of 2026, we’ll have planted 100 - not massive but we are proud of it 😀 This initiative proudly supports York and North Yorkshire’s ambition to become England’s first carbon-negative region, showing how hospitality can lead the way in climate action, community impact, and regional pride. If you want to find out more about The Hospitality Junior Board C.I.C please visit our website; https://lnkd.in/dC6-W6NY or DM us. #hospitality #caring #trees #environment

It was great to see some of The Hospitality Junior Board C.I.C out at the York careers fair a couple of weeks ago. Young people talking to young people about careers in hospitality has to be the way to go. So much more relevant, so much more compelling! Well done team! #hospitality #careers #rolemodel

Now recruiting! We are recruiting for the next cohort of The Hospitality Junior Board C.I.C which will start in November. This doesn't mean the current brilliant cohort has finished yet - quite from it as we meet The Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa next month for the final Board meeting where we will be pulling our learnings together, and prepping for their graduation early December 🎉 If you are interested or know someone who maybe interested please send us a message. Lots more info can be found on our website; https://lnkd.in/dC6-W6NY Your chance to get involved in something special! #hospitality #careers #skills

".....guidance, advice, and a pair of ears to listen...." An important part of The Hospitality Junior Board C.I.C is the community they join and this includes having access to a mentor. Each member of the board has a mentor - someone to talk to about whatever they need to talk about - and of course the topics are wide and impactful. Thank you to Jordan Gray MIH, Ops Manager The Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa who in the attached talks briefly about the role of mentor. It is great to have you as part of the team! Thank you to all our mentors who are helping this programme go from strength to strength. All of them can be seen on our new website; https://lnkd.in/eNmxweiU #hospitality #mentors #careers #skills

Really pleased to "launch" our website this week. Thank you to Punch Hospitality for building this with me and whilst of course we are biased we think it looks great 👏 In the site you will find out about what it is, why it is needed, how it works, and most importantly who is involved including the current cohort, past cohort members, mentors, exec committee, support team, and our sponsors. As it says on the home page we love hospitality and "...are building a movement - one rooted in friendship and kindness, fuelled by peer to peer discussion, and driven by a shared belief in hospitality as a force for good". If you want to chat about it please DM me or complete the "get involved" section on the site. #hospitality #careers #community #skills https://lnkd.in/dC6-W6NY

"I have been around a while and back when I started a 6 day contract and hours AFD (if you know you know) was the norm - things have got so much better" It was wonderful to be interviewed by one of our amazing sponsors RotaCloud recently to talk to Patrick Still re all things hospitality in relation to managing and spotting the signs of stress along with planning for what can be the busiest time for many venues, Christmas... We will share the links to the posts from Rota Cloud as they come out. Thank you to Claire Tuton and Remya George for setting it up. #hospitality #careers

"Never mind that - what is that thing there...." These were the magic words Louise Wright MIH said to me back in the summer of 2023 when I was developing the idea of a Hospitality Junior Board. I was meeting her about something (can't remember what...) and I had the draft HJB document out on the table. Louise quickly realised this was something Punch Hospitality would be keen to support and then became the first sponsor for what we now know as The Hospitality Junior Board C.I.C - the rest as they say is history... Starting up anything new is hard work and as such we all need people who believe in what we do, champion what we do, and more importantly people who then actively support - this is what Louise and the team at Punch Hospitality did. Their support and belief encouraged me to find more support and to launch it in November that year - 18 months on and we are just finalising the website and working on a couple of other exciting initiatives. The down size is that I then ask Louise to do "just a short film" saying why you got involved - easy. However I have to say that this little film is brilliant so thank you Louise 🙏 If you want to find out more about what the HJB is and why we do it then please drop us a note! #hospitality #support

Thank you for your support Punch Hospitality! You were the first to get behind this initiative and believe in the good it can do 🙏 We can’t just leave the future of the sector to the bigger, more traditional organisations - we all have a responsibility to do our part and so this is our #onething Lots of things happening that will be launched soon! #hospitality #careers #skills

"....I found myself in a place full of energy, kindness, and community..." I love this and it reflects all that The Hospitality Junior Board C.I.C is trying to do - build a supportive community that is kind and that reflects the real face of hospitality. In fact we believe "kindness" is the most important thing and as such we think it is a #superpower In this article Alex McLeod, team leader at the York Dungeon, part of Merlin Entertainments and member of the latest The Hospitality Junior Board C.I.C cohort talks about some of his roles (some good some not so much 🤣) and the power it can have on how someone feels, and reflects that it is always the team, the people around him that have made the difference. It is great having Alex on the latest cohort of The Hospitality Junior Board C.I.C bringing a fresh and unique perspective to the world of hospitality that we love so much! #hospitality #kindness #team #careers

It’s always great to catch up with past cohort members of The Hospitality Junior Board C.I.C and today I had the pleasure of catching up with Lauren McCullagh, Group Business meetings and Events supervisor for Hand Picked Hotels It was wonderful to hear about her progress and achievements since being on the last cohort, earlier this year - sounds like the meeting event business is doing well! One of the objectives of The Hospitality Junior Board C.I.C is to build a supportive community. The HJB provides this - a space to just talk, to share, listen, and yes, learn. But most of all to be part of something! It was lovely to catch up 😀 #hospitality #careers #personalgrowth