RNS No 8296w
INSPIRATIONS PLC
18th August 1997

                              
 Not for release, publication or distribution in or into the
          United States, Canada, Japan or Australia
 
 
       Carlson Leisure Group (UK) Limited ("CLG(UK)")
                 Recommended Cash Offers for
              Inspirations plc ("Inspirations")
                              
          Acceptance Levels and Extension of Offers
                              
At  3.00pm  on  15  August  1997, valid  acceptances  of  the
Ordinary  Offer  had been received in respect  of  25,597,744
Ordinary Shares representing approximately 80.4 per cent.  of
the  issued Ordinary Share capital of Inspirations and  valid
acceptances  of  the Convertible Offer had been  received  in
respect   of   12,222,684  Convertible  Shares   representing
approximately 96.5 per cent. of the issued Convertible  Share
capital of Inspirations.
 
Prior  to the announcement of the Offers on 24 July 1997  CLG
(UK)  did not hold any Ordinary Shares or Convertible Shares.
Since  the announcement on 24 July 1997 CLG (UK) has acquired
2,429,413 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 7.6  per
cent.  of  the issued Ordinary Share capital of Inspirations.
By 3.00pm on 15 August 1997, therefore, CLG (UK) owned or had
received  acceptances  in respect of a  total  of  28,027,157
Ordinary Shares representing approximately 88.0 per cent.  of
the issued Ordinary Share capital of Inspirations.
 
The  Convertible Offer has become and the Ordinary Offer  has
been  declared unconditional as to acceptances.   The  Offers
will remain open for acceptance until further notice.
 
Enquiries :
 
DLJ Phoenix Securities Limited                0171 638 2191
John Craven
Andrew Sibbald
 
The definitions set out in the offer document dated 25 July
1997 apply in this announcement.
 
DLJ Phoenix, which is regulated by The Securities and Futures
Authority Limited, is acting for CLG (UK) and Carlson and for
no one else in connection with the Offers.  DLJ Phoenix will
not be responsible to anyone other than CLG (UK) and Carlson
for providing the protections afforded to customers of DLJ
Phoenix, nor for providing advice in relation to the Offers.
 
 
END


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