Village Squire, 1979-12, Page 29UPDATE
Chris and Kathleen Gowers have
Little Inn
gets new owner
recently taken over Hayfield's landmark Little Inn.
The Little Inn of Bayfield has new
owners with plans to change the image of
the village from one of a summer resort to
that of a year-round spot to escape to from
the day-to-day pressure of today's society.
The Little Inn in recent years has been
beautifully restored and furnished in
antiques of an era past, by the former
owner. Mrs. Ruth Wallace Brown, recently
married to London lawyer Norman Brown.
Chris Gowers, the new Innkeeper,
together with his wife. Kathleen, have
quite a few years' hotel and restaurant
experience, gained in a number of first
class establishments in Britain, Switzer-
land and Canada. Since coming to Canada
in 1970. Chris has worked in management
positions with the C.N. Hotels in Halifax
and St. John's and recently was general
manager of Benmiller Inn.
The Little Inn. as it is now known, was
built in 1862 as a coaching inn and has
remained in continuous operation over the
years, providing travellers and vacationers
alike with good. friendly service. It has
particularly been known as a fine place to
eat, specializing in home cooked food,
reflecting- the local atmosphere. Chris
Gowers' aim is to maintain this reputation
and. wherever possible, enhance it through
one or two ideas which he will be quietly
introducing in the upcoming months.
The Little Inn consists of two licensed
dining rooms and ten bedrooms for
overnight guests. The Inn is now open for
morning coffee. lunches, afternoon teas
and dinner - on Sundays there is a brunch
served which is very popular!
The most radical change which is
planned by Chris and his partners is to
extend the Inn's season from a summer
one to a year-round one by offering 'mini
vacation' packages for people who need to
escape and relax in a quiet 'old world'
atmosphere. providing good hospitality
and service. "We particularly feel the
opportunity exists to encourage people to
come to Bayfield for such things as
cross-country skiing, outdoor skating,
ice -fishing or just going for a quiet walk or
browsing through an antique shop out of
season. But in saying this we know that we
have to change a few minds thinking only
of it as a beautiful summer resort".
CENTRE STAGE NOW WITHOUT A
HOME
If Ken Livingstone mentor of London's
centre Stage and other alterate theatres in
the forest city in the last decade ever
decided to write a play of his own he's got
the material close to hand.
Livingstone could write from first hand
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