Designing with Dignity: Stephen Maley Joins Accessible Hospitality Alliance Advisory Board
The Accessible Hospitality Alliance (aha) is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Maley to its Advisory Board, bringing a global perspective shaped by decades of design and commercial leadership in the worlds of healthcare and hospitality. Maley began his career in the design and manufacture of orthotics and prosthetics for children, a formative experience […]
A Tale of Two Halves, Despite Investment Hospitality’s Mental Health Crisis Deepens
Almost half of respondents say they have a poor work/life balance, and of those, two in three (62%) junior hospitality employees say burnout is just part of the job, reveals a new study from leading UK charity Hospitality Action. The charity’s annual Taking the Temperature mental health and wellbeing survey, conducted in June 2025, also […]
Stonegate Golf Day raises £70K for Motor Neurone Disease Association
Stonegate Group is celebrating after raising £70,000 for the MND Association through a charity golf day, taking the total raised by Stonegate for the cause to more than £700,000. The charity day, which took place at The Grove hotel in Watford, saw suppliers and Stonegate colleagues come together to support the Association while giving generously […]
aha Forum sees new appointment made by event sponsor to focus on accessibility
BB Merchant Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Shelley Cowan as an Associate Partner. A recognised advocate for accessibility and inclusion, Cowan brings nearly three decades of experience helping organisations make inclusion both a commercial priority and a practical reality. Her appointment reflects a growing recognition across the hospitality sector and beyond: […]
Country Range Launches Catering for Dementia Guide
Country Range has published its latest guide in collaboration with International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) Consultant Andy Cullum aimed at helping caterers looking after residents who are living with dementia. The comprehensive guide, which was also kindly checked by Alison Smith, a Prescribing Support Dietician for the NHS and Fellow of the BDA who […]
BM Caterers Turn Forum Words into Action through Appointment of their first Access Champion
The recent aha Forum echoed two powerful words, change and action, ideals that sit at the very heart of Accessible Hospitality Alliance’s purpose: a hospitality world that welcomes everyone. Now, just weeks later, we’re seeing those precise words come to life, at BM Caterers, where change has already begun, with the appointment of an […]
People-First Pioneer Sir Garry Hawkes CBE Joins Accessible Hospitality Alliance Advisory Board
The Accessible Hospitality Alliance (aha) is delighted to announce that Sir Garry Hawkes CBE has joined the aha Advisory Board with immediate effect. His appointment follows a series of other notable additions, as the aha’s purpose — creating a hospitality world that welcomes everyone — continues to resonate with likeminded leaders across the industry. Sir […]
Accessibility a priority at new lodge opening in Loch Lomond
A brand-new waterside lodge is about to open at one of Loch Lomond’s most popular inns – offering hearty meals, cosy rooms and loch views, all while creating new jobs and enhancing its green credentials. The Oak Tree Inn, a long-standing favourite among walkers on the West Highland Way and visitors from around the world, […]
Every Hospitality Business Needs an Access Champion
By GraceWeaverAI: Every Hospitality Business Needs an Access Champion In hospitality, we like to say that everyone is welcome, it’s the bedrock of our industry, the promise we extend to guests in our purpose of being hospitable. But all too often, that promise doesn’t extend to our own teams. People living with disability remain underrepresented […]
Moments that transformed into a movement, what next?
The aha Forum is a gathering of minds and hearts from across hospitality, united by one shared purpose, a hospitality world that welcomes everyone. At its core, The aha Forum exists to lead conversation, debate and action. By bringing people together to address issues driven by inclusive perspective. The inaugural aha Forum prompted attendees to comment […]
