A little praise. I was at the Celtic Manor yesterday for a (successful) meeting. For those who may not know, the Celtic Manor Resort is where the Ryder Cup Golf tournament will be held in 2010. I’m not into golf (hitting a non-moving object seems a bit boring to me), but the venue itself is great for meetings and events and is local to me.

In the centre of the main reception area is a sunken area, which currently hosts their Christmas tree, and a huge Christmas train set. In an era of inflatable santas, neon house decorations and an amazing amount of Christmas tat (that usually starts being deployed in September), I wanted to take my hat off to the Celtic Manor for a tasteful, and beautifully turned out Christmas display. We all moan and whine a lot about how bad this is, or how that has deteriorated, well sometimes it is not so.

Class act – well done!