I recently held a charity event here. I'm disgusted with Sue…read moredowel s behaviour and comments to my guests. I had a few people that came all the way from Holland to attend my event, and sue dowel the new manager was telling people at my event, she was sick of hearing them talking dutch,and that they should speak English when they come over to England. They speak perfect English, but if they want to speak dutch amongst themselves, they are entitled to. Does sue dowel speak in the language of holiday destination s she visits? I had sue dowel shining a torch late at night in my guests faces,when they were nipping out to the toilet, she was demanding to know where they were going and told them they were not allowed back next year. When my guests had left the premises because it was closing, they sat in the smoking area to finish their drinks and chat ,within 5 minutes, sue dowel comes out to collect a few glasses, and then at the top of her voice shouted 'get out,shut up and get out all of you ' I had to apologise to my guests and just hope they continue to support my charity event. Sue failed to tell me they had booked another event on the same weekend as mine. When I arrived to set up,staff at south Wingfield had put a fence up almost half way across the camping field, when i questioned it, I was told it's always there because it stops noise happening at the back of the neighbours. I have never seen this fence up before, wasn't informed about it being put up either, and was lied to about why it was there. I pointed out they had arrecterd 2 huge marquee s at the back of the neighbours plus there was a gazebo there too,apparently for the people of the other event. Which was all directly behind the neighbours houses. So how could putting a fence up halfway across the field prevent noise. We had no access to the electricity cupboard, we had to use the socket through the conservatory window. Sue dowel wouldn't unlock the electric cupboard outside So with our plugs and the food van s plugs all using the same socket the plugs were so hot,and could have melted. Very dangerous. There was no one on site to greet us. When someone finally arrived, I asked for the outside toilet s to be unlocked for my guests To be told they were for the bowling green only I informed him that I had attended event s there last month and for many years and that those toilet s were always used in every event. They eventually unlocked them. We were made to feel very unwelcome. The attitude from sue dowel is one that I've never encountered at any event I've held there in past years. What has happened to the welcoming atmosphere it once held? I don't think sue dowel realise s that many of my guests regularly attend the rallies held there,and all were saying that they will not attend a rally that's held at SOUTH WINGFIELD again. There was 2 reps there,who were checking your venue out to see if lits uitable to hold their meetings there. Unfortunately you've lost their custom too. I had a disabled gentleman in a motorised wheelchair not turn up,due to the fact sue dowel could not give him disabled access to all facilities, and was told he could use the side door s,but once the band was on,he'd have to stay in there because they won't open the doors whilst band was playing. Every venue should have disabled access 24/7 its the law. I asked if I could move the marquees they had arrecterd to another location on the field, and offering to do this ourselves and put them back after the event, just to give the disabled gentleman a clear pathway for his wheelchair, but sue refused flatly. Her words were 'they are staying put' South wingfield never used to charge for camping, because our weekend event s bring in thousands of pounds behind the bar. You tried charging people in the past and you lost the camping event s,and hit financial ruin. Sue dowel has come along, and in the space of a few months, she has put charges in place, and offended guests,been unoccomadating,down right rude. And put off people from attending your regular rallies. You can take my event out of your books,myself and my friends, will not attend any event at south Wingfield whilst sue dowel is running it.