Jun 10, 2026 · 1 hr · 15 segments
Send us Fan Mail Episode 6 of Series 3 brings you a conversation with Andy Barwell, the Founder of AZALEA, highlighting the work the company has done to provide for their clients in the sports scene…
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Andy BarwellGuest
Niall FlanaganHost
And, um, last, uh, last two years have been quite exciting period for the club in as much as the, um, the club has applied and been successful with planning permission to, um, to develop itself into essentially a resort.
Um, you know, both have hosted, you know, major, major events, whether it's the kind of Volvo World Match Play or the Kazoo Classic on the DP World Tour.
Um, but no, exciting times for, for these guys because they've got a lot of space here, a lot of land, and I think it was really driven by the fact that, um, in terms of kind of d- decent accommodation, a golf resort, there's not actually a lot in Kent.
Kent is, Kent is known for some incredible world-class golf with what goes on down on the coast with, um, Royal St George's-
And he was saying that the problem is we don't have five-star accommodation very close to the club.
You know? So from an American perspective, it's not as busy as it maybe could be, and that's what they're looking for.
And, and so listen, it's w- it was a, a, a big, ambitious plan, um, that kind of got, got put forward.
So what's eventually we've ended up with here is a, is planning permission for, um, for a 252-bedroomed hotel.
Um, 80 lodges as well, um, for, for again, for sort of staying guests, families, golf groups, couples or whatever.
Um, a full-on leisure facility, which includes paddle, tennis, gymnasium, uh, a new golf academy as well, driving range.
And you may notice just at the back of the clubhouse is a listed building called South Ash Manor.
And, um, last, uh, last two years have been quite exciting period for the club in as much as the, um, the club has applied and been successful with planning permission to, um, to develop itself into essentially a resort.
Um, you know, both have hosted, you know, major, major events, whether it's the kind of Volvo World Match Play or the Kazoo Classic on the DP World Tour.
Um, but no, exciting times for, for these guys because they've got a lot of space here, a lot of land, and I think it was really driven by the fact that, um, in terms of kind of d- decent accommodation, a golf resort, there's not actually a lot in Kent.
Kent is, Kent is known for some incredible world-class golf with what goes on down on the coast with, um, Royal St George's-
And he was saying that the problem is we don't have five-star accommodation very close to the club.
You know? So from an American perspective, it's not as busy as it maybe could be, and that's what they're looking for.
And, and so listen, it's w- it was a, a, a big, ambitious plan, um, that kind of got, got put forward.
So what's eventually we've ended up with here is a, is planning permission for, um, for a 252-bedroomed hotel.
Um, 80 lodges as well, um, for, for again, for sort of staying guests, families, golf groups, couples or whatever.
Um, a full-on leisure facility, which includes paddle, tennis, gymnasium, uh, a new golf academy as well, driving range.
And you may notice just at the back of the clubhouse is a listed building called South Ash Manor.
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