Latest News March 2010 - Four Nominated for Liverpool Ambassador Awards Four members of the conference centre team were recently nominated for the Liverpool Ambassador Awards which recognise excellence in customer service. Nicola Worral and David Cadwallader were nominated in the Outstanding Customer Service category for the exceptional service they provide to delighted customers. Mark, our wonderful chef, was once again shortlisted in the Chef of the Year category and George, our caretaker was deservedly shortlisted in the Unseen Hero category.   The winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony which takes place at the Crown Plaza on 23rd March 2010. 14 November 2008 - Academy of Excellence Nomination The conference at LACE has an outstanding reputation for wonderful food and we are delighted to announce that our chef, Mark Bond, has been nominated for the Academy of Excellence Chef of the Year award. Manager Nicola Hitchen comments 'We are really passionate about food and it's widelly acknowledged as one of our greatest assets. The awards have given us an opportunity to recognise and reward Mark's contribution. Well done Mark! 29 May 2008 - Excellence in Business Tourism Award The Conference Centre at LACE won the prestigious Excellence in Business Tourism Award at a glittering Mersey Partnerhsip Awards ceremony which was held in the new BT Convention Centre last night, where we were presented with a specially commissioned award. Manager, Nicola Hitchen, says, 'This wonderful achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the team and it rewards the exeptional levels of service and standards that consistently exceed our customers expectations.     11 January 2007 - WI FI Active The Conference Centre at LACE now has fully integrated wireless internet access FREE for all LACE customers for the duration of your event. Please contact the conference centre office for usernames and passwords on arrival.     16 August 2006 - Healthy Eating at LACE The Conference Centre at LACE was presented with the prestigious Greater Mersey Food Charter Award on Wednesday, 16th August. The Charter, which has been developed by Heart of Mersey and Liverpool John Moores University, recognises the need to offer people healthy choices when eating away from home. The daily menu at LACE always includes healthy options such as salmon, asparagus and yellow pepper crepes. Chef Mark Bond says ‘healthy eating must be encouraged as an essential part of modern living. We deliberately widened the range on offer in our salad bar in response to the trend and it is proving to be immensely popular.’     16 August 2006 - Healthy Eating at LACE LACE has received a four star rating under Liverpool City Council’s ‘Scores on the Doors’ website. The site publishes the results of environmental health inspections and has had more that a quarter of a million hits since it launched last September. Environmental health investigators check the way food is prepared, the standards of kitchen hygiene and overall conditions of kitchens. Chef, Mark Bond says ‘The inspection has revealed that we do take hygiene very seriously and we are delighted with the result.’ Address: The Conference Centre at LACE. Croxteth Drive.  Sefton Park.  Liverpool.  L17 1AA Tel: 0151 522 1002 | Fax: 0151 522 1003 | E-mail: bookings@rcaol.co.uk © 2006 the conference centre