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More than 30 year one students from Clements Primary School visited the Days Inn Hotel in Haverhill recently, to make up for their predecessors missing out due to the hotel's famous tornado.

The students were treated to a full tour of the hotel which included the bedrooms, linen stores, conference rooms - Falcon 1 and Falcon 2 - bar, cellar, reception, office area and kitchen.

They were then served a buffet lunch in the Kingfisher Lounge and Bar area and were all given goody bags to return back to school with.

General manager Donna Revell extended the invitation to the school to celebrate the facelift of the Kingfisher Lounge.

Donna said: “In September 2006 students from Clements Primary School were asked to name the hotel lounge and two conference rooms while they were being built ready for the hotel opening in December 2006.

"The students named the conference rooms Falcon 1 and Falcon 2 and the bar and lounge area the Kingfisher Lounge.

"It was our intention at the time to invite the students to visit the hotel but, because we were hit by a freak tornado on our opening night, which caused the roof to come off, that visit never actually took place.

"Now, nearly five years later we have revamped our lounge area with new furniture, voiles, lamps and a 55-inch LED TV and it occurred to me that it would be good for the school to see the lounge that they named.”

Always keen to support the local community and to maintain their excellence in environmental awareness, the Days Inn donated their old furniture to Haverhill Fire Station and 677 SQN Army Air Corps.

Lesley Farrow, head of Clements Primary said: “The year one children were absolutely buzzing with what a wonderful time they have had on their return from the hotel.

"They were thrilled with their bags of presents and were all keen to tell me they had jumped on the beds! Thanks to the Days Inn Haverhill for inviting us and giving the children such a memorable experience.”