A popular hotel and wedding venue in Menstrie has gone into liquidation – leaving couples with wedding plans in disarray, claiming they have been left in the dark over the move.Rumours of trouble at Broomhall Castle began emerging on Tuesday evening on social media, despite no formal confirmation from the owners via any official channel.However, a notice has since appeared at the castle advising that it has been placed into liquidation, with “economic circumstances” being cited as the reason for the sudden move.One couple who were set to be hitched at Broomhall Castle next February told the Observer they only found out about the liquidation after a friend advised them about the rumours on social media.Jennifer Currie from Stirling, who was set to marry partner Rachel Jenkins in a Harry Potter-themed ceremony, then phoned the castle, with a member of staff admitting the hotel was moving into liquidation.Jennifer said: “We went into Broomhall on July 13 to see it and ended up booking it that day and paying the £1000 deposit.“Everything appeared to be fine and we actually went up there last week with some of my partner’s family members and were set to go up there again on Sunday for a menu tasting.Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area.“It all came about on Tuesday night when one of our friends messaged us to say they had read on Facebook that Broomhall had closed their doors.“We phoned them about 10.30pm that night and the poor guy answered and said that was correct and that he was really sorry.“We’re just flabbergasted by it all and it has come as a bit of a shock because there was no indication something like this was going to happen and it has left us having to scrape around for a venue to get married
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