Come to The Hub@Stalbridge on Saturday 17th March from 10.00am to 12 Noon for our Coffee Morning and Marmalade Sale. There will be Cakes, Preserves and a Raffle, so join us for a fun morning! 
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Removals, Clearances or Waste Disposal can be a hectic task if you are not well-trained or equipped to do the job. It is always better to hire professionals who can undertake all of your Removal, Clearance and Cleaning & Carpet Cleaning needs. We really are a one-stop shop! Our Ethos is also 'Reduce, Reuse & Recycle' - with our Clearances we do whatever we can to reduce Landfill Waste. Back2Market are an innovative, forward thinking company, bringing new, cost effective and different ways to help house owners remove unwanted waste from their property, without the costly purchase of skips. Your Removal, Your Way At Back2Market we understand how stressful moving can be. So, our Removal Service is very flexible and has a range of options to meet your needs. From the first contact you have with us, to the build-up to moving day, moving day itself, right through to after your move, we're there with you every step of the way. We'll give you information and advice if you need it. But we won't impose our ideas on you. We're at the end of the phone or email for you. We can come and visit you again to go through any last minute changes or just to reassure you. We really do have your needs at heart... Full Range of Clearance Services Houses, Flats, Bungalows Offices Industrial & Commercial Premises Gardens Garages, Sheds & Outbuildings Attics & Basements Furniture Clearances Carpet Removal & Clearances Single Item Clearances Building Waste/Rubble Clearances Rubbish/Waste Clearances Quality Items - We Pay You! Professional Cleaning Services We offer a range of Professional Cleaning Services that can be used on their own, or in conjunction with our Removal and Clearance Services; Deep Cleans Carpet Cleaning One-Off Cleans Oven Cleaning - in conjunction with another service We provide you with a free, no obligation quote for how we can meet your needs. End of Tenancy/Removal Cleans Interior Cleaning Carpet Cleaning Waste/Rubbish Disposal Exterior Cleaning Can include weeding/gardening 'Kerb Appeal' Service As well as assisting Private Customers, we work with a large number of local Estate Agents and Letting Agents to provide Cleaning and Carpet Cleaning Services to them, their Landlords and their Clients. “Excellent work on both occasions. Firstly, a deep clean to put the property back on the market, was carried out by friendly, courteous and helpful staff for which nothing was too much trouble. On the second occasion, they cleared the property and continued to be as pleasant and helpful as on the first occasion. We would definitely recommend this company and would use them again if the situation arose. Thank you Paul, Ayden, Chris, Dave and Nathan for the wonderful support you gave us at this difficult time.” Mrs S, Hampshire 0800 2425012
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The Stalbridge Singers next performance is on Sunday 25th March 2pm at Stalbridge Primary School. We will be singing and smiling and hopefully raising lots of money to help purchase a new sound and light system for school productions. Please come along and join us. Tickets are £5 for adults and £3 for children under 16, available from The reception at Stalbridge Primary School during schools hours. For more information please contact Becky Rocheleau on 07957 133 317 
There are still old ten pound notes in circulation, even though the new plastic tenner has been in use for some time now, but you need to spend these before Thursday 1st March when the old tenner ceases to become legal tender. You will be able to bank your "old" tenners at your bank for some time after this. Only problem is finding a branch that is still open near you, that doesn't cost a tenner to get there! The new plastic £10 note featuring Jane Austen came into circulation in September of 2017, replacing the Charles Darwin version.
Did You Know? The words on a bank note "I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of ten pounds" date from long ago when our notes represented deposits of gold. At that time, a member of the public could exchange one of our banknotes for gold to the same value. For example, a £5 note could be exchanged for five gold coins, called sovereigns. But the value of the pound has not been linked to gold for many years, so the meaning of the promise to pay has changed. Exchange into gold is no longer possible and Bank of England notes can only be exchanged for other Bank of England notes of the same face value. Public trust in the pound is now maintained by the operation of monetary policy, the objective of which is price stability. 
Stalbridge Players present their 2018 panto Puss in Boots, with evening performances at Stalbridge Hall on Thursday 22nd March, Friday 23rd March and Saturday 24th March at 7.30pm. There will also be a Matinee performance on Saturday 24th March, starting at 2.30pm.
Tickets @ £8.00 adult, £5.00 u16 Available from Gray's gift shop in Stalbridge. Grays of Stalbridge, High Street, Stalbridge DT10 2LJ Opening Hours Mon-Closed, Tues-9am-5pm, Wed-9am-1pm, Thurs-9am-5pm, Fri-9am-5pm, Sat-9am-1pm, Sun-Closed 01963 365800 This version of Puss in Boots was scripted by Ben Crocker. Last year Ben's panto scripts were performed all over the UK and Ireland - and in Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Greece, Belgium and France. The quality and sheer sense of fun know no boundaries! Ben writes modern pantomime scripts which feel fresh, funny and new - yet retain all the traditions which make pantomime such a winner with all audiences from 3 to 103! "The wittiest and most original writer working in pantomime today." AS Magazine 
Love live comedy? Well you're in luck. Comedy Hotspot are bringing four fantastically funny comedians to Stalbridge Village Hall on Sat 28 Apr, doors open at 6.30pm and the laughter starts at 8.00pm. What standard are our comedians? They regularly play at the very best comedy clubs in the UK, Julian Deane has recently played to 10,000 people at Wembley Arena and appeared on The Russell Howard Hour and Nick Page won the 2017 English Comedian of the Year competition - and we're bringing them to Stalbridge Village Hall. We're helping to raise funds for BooBs - Breast Cancer Awareness, please spread the word, please come along and make this a fantastic night. Tickets cost £12(£14 on the door) and are available from Williams Florists, Station Road, Stalbridge or online by clicking on the button below:
Comedy Hotspot uses the best acts in the UK to create the finest line ups anywhere and we bring them to your local communtiy. You no longer have to travel long distances to see the best live comedy available, it's on your doorstep. Thank you for supporting live comedy. 
Stalbridge Community Office are hosting a Book Fair in The Hub@Stalbridge on Saturday 24th March from 10.00am to 4.00pm. The Fair will include A BOOK SALE with antiquarian book section MEET OUR LOCAL AUTHORS STORY & RHYME TIME FOR CHILDREN , in the Library during the morning Pre-school age from 10.30am, Primary School age (5+) from 11.15.am. Refreshments will be available 
Stalbridge & Marnhull Veterinary Surgery has recently seen several suspected cases of Alabama rot and is advising dog owners to be particularly vigilant in checking their dogs for the clinical signs described below.
What is Alabama rot? Alabama rot is a disease that causes skin and kidney damage in dogs. Scientists still do not know the cause. There is no vaccination to protect against the disease and no treatment except supportive. Sadly, 80% of cases die from the disease. Dorset is one of the counties with the highest number of confirmed cases. What are the signs of Alabama rot? Skin signs – open sores on the feet, legs, lower body; and around and inside the mouth. Kidney signs – lethargy, not drinking or drinking excessively, vomiting and diarrhoea. What can I do to prevent Alabama rot? While there is no way of preventing your dog from catching the disease, investigators suspect there is a link to walking in muddy, woodland areas or areas with running or standing water, particularly between November and March. Washing your dog after a walk, to remove any mud, may be a sensible precaution. Please remember… Whilst Alabama rot is a horrible disease, it is very rare, and we encourage you to continue exercising your dog. David and Sally Scott Stalbridge & Marnhull Veterinary Surgery 
Stalbridge Community Information Office in The Hub@Stalbridge will be changing its opening times from 1st March 2018. The new opening hours will be: Monday & Friday afternoons from 14:00 to 16:00 Wednesday & Saturday mornings from 09:30 to 12 Noon Closed – on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Public Holidays 01963 364177 Email: CIOstalbridge@mail.com Did you know that the Stalbridge Community Information Office in The Hub@Stalbridge, just off Station Road, has an excellent, up to date selection of tourist information leaflets and brochures for all the family, including travel timetables. And did you know... The Hub@Stalbridge offers:- Free WIFI access and computer use with the full Microsoft Office package networked to a printer for the general public to use. (Charges apply for printing, photocopying and laminating). This facility is available when the team are at The Hub. 
Every month the Benefice of Spirehill produces a monthly magazine. In addition to church news (from all the local churches), there is news from local societies in Stalbridge (Women's Institute, the Garden Society and the Community Office).
The monthly benefice magazine is available in each of the parish churches, and in these retail outlets in Stalbridge: Dikes, the Post Office and Stalbridge Pharmacy. You can also download it by clicking on the button below... 
In a new series of blogs for Stalbridge Info Julian de Bosdari of Ashridge Nurseries gives us some very useful advice on the pollination of fruit trees.
All fruit trees need to be pollinated in order to carry fruit. Cross pollination happens when two fruit trees of different but compatible varieties are in flower at the same time and the pollen from one fertilises the flower of the other. There are several "need to knows" here. By and large, fruit trees should not be planted in windy locations or at high altitude (above about 600ft to be safe) because the bees that do the hard work of carrying pollen from tree to tree find it hard to fly in these conditions so pollination will be less reliable. Second, just because two trees of the same type (e.g. 2 x apples) are in flower at the same time does not mean they are compatible. So it is important to pay attention to parentage and to pollination group as the fertility "window" of some varieties is very limited. Our tool does that for you. Third, account needs to be taken of sterile (known as triploid) trees. The best known of these is probably the Bramley. It can be fertilised by a wide range of other varieties but it fertilises nothing in return. So if you are growing a triploid fruit tree, you will need two other varieties to pollinate each other as well as the triploid thereby making sure all your apple trees crop to the maximum. Finally, some fruit trees are described as being "self-fertile". This is correct but to varying degrees; most plums are perfectly self fertile while almost no apples are and so crop better if they are cross-pollinated by another variety. But if you only have room for one apple tree..... Julien de Bosdari Correct Pollination of your Fruit Trees Increases crop Size. To aid gardeners Julien de Bosdari has produced an online pollination checker on the website of Ashridge Trees. Just select your chosen fruit type and variety in the drop-down lists on the page and click "Find Pollination Partners". You will then get a list of the compatible varieties available. Click on the button below to visit Ashridge Trees website and try out the free online pollination checker.
Did you know that the award winning Stalbridge Supermarket Dike and Son has TWO online shopping sites?
Julien de Bosdari of Ashridge Trees presents some Monthly Advice for February Jobs in the Garden
FEBRUARY IN YOUR GARDEN Hedging This is a tip that will be repeated several times here and next month. The best months for planting most bareroot hedging, if you did not get it in in November are February and March. Spring kicks the plants into growth and they do not spend too long in cold wet soil. As in January, beware snow. It is heavy, as anyone caught in an avalanche can tell you. It weighs down and can snap young branches, especially if they are coming into bud and leaf towards the end of the month, so sweep any snow off your young hedges as soon as you can. Older hedges that have overgrown or been neglected can be tackled now. Deciduous hedges and broadleaved evergreens like Laurel can be pruned hard and into shape ready for a growth spurt in spring. Yew can also be pruned back hard, even into old wood, and will recover. For these hedges (Beech, Hawthorn, Hornbeam, Privet, Yew and the like) you can follow our instructions on pruning an overgrown hedge. However any other conifer (like Leyland cypresses) need to be regularly and lightly trimmed. A severe haircut on these plants will result in bald patches for ever, and ever, and ever… If any conifer branches have become bent down or misshapen over winter, the best thing is not to cut them off which will leave a gap but to tie them back up again. Use plastic coated wire to attach the drooping branch to the trunk of the tree to restore the balance. Pad where the wire encircles the trunk using an old rag to protect the tree. Keep any newly planted conifer hedges protected from the drying and defoliating effects of cold winds using polythene or hessian barriers set against the prevailing wind. To read more of this blog, including advice on fruit trees, garden trees, roses, soft fruit, climbers, bulbs, olive and bay andmore please click on the button below... About Ashridge Nurseries Hi, we are Ashridge Nurseries, founded in 1949 with our headquarters outside Castle Cary in beautiful Somerset. Our business is a high quality mail order plant nursery where you can easily buy plants from us online safely and conveniently. We deliver to customers across mainland England, Scotland and Wales and also to the Isle of Wight. Our high quality products are varied and largely fall under the following categories: Fruit trees Hedging Lavender Ornamental standards Planting accessories Rose bushes Soft fruit bushes Here at Ashridge Nurseries we believe that selling plants online well is dependent as much on good gardening advice and excellent service as it is on high quality plants. Our web site provides for you as much information as possible. We also understand that sometimes you need to speak to a real person who has the answers you need so we believe we have the most highly trained and professional staff in the industry to give you a helping hand when needed. With a combination of quality products, professional service, competitive pricing and a top notch team of experts we think that Ashridge Nurseries is the best online nursery in the UK and actually many of our customers think so too. ...I received my 6 fruit trees which I ordered online. They arrived as arranged and I am absolutely delighted with them. They really are lovely trees. Your customer service is excellent and it has been a pleasure doing business with you. I would not hesitate in recommending you... Lesley Bacon ...Just a quick email to say thank you for the three fruit trees and the fantastic service we had. Ordering, delivery and planting was all done in three days!... Debi and Martin Willis ...I just wanted to send you a quick message to let you know how very impressed I am by the roses that I purchased in the spring. I've grown roses for many years, but the quality and number of blooms on those purchased from Ashridge have surpassed them all. Many thanks!... Mrs M Kelly You should be delighted... We think it is critically important that when you order and buy plants online your requirements are dealt with by people who really care that you are served as well as possible. The objective, quite simply is that you should be delighted with the plants and service you get from us and, as a result, return to buy more again and again. If you need to get in touch you can contact us on: 01963 359 444 or email us at support@ashridgetrees.co.uk Directors: Julian de Bosdari & Frances de Bosdari 
Dike & Son, the multi award winning supermarket in Stalbridge have a new promotional offer if you use their online shopping delivery or click and collect service right up to the 4th March 2018. They deliver across North Dorset and South Somerset, within a 15 mile radius of the store. Click on the button below to get started...
"We're giving you a whopping £25 off your shopping when you spend £100 online! Just enter "SHOPLOCAL" at the checkout. And you can enjoy this discount EVERY time you shop online until 4th March! Simply go to www.dikes-direct.co.uk and start shopping – you can choose a local delivery slot, and we will bring it round to you. But don't worry, if you aren't in our delivery post code area, you can still choose Click & Collect and pick your shopping up at a convenient time (eg on your way home from work) from our Stalbridge store.
Terms and Conditions: Customers must spend £100 or more in a single transaction at our online grocery store to qualify for £25 off, by using the code SHOPLOCAL at the checkout. This offer is an online only offer and applies to Local Delivery and Click & Collect baskets, but not to mail order purchases. It is valid for four weeks from Monday, 5th February to Sunday 4th March. Offer excludes cigarettes & tobacco, gift vouchers or Lottery purchases. The management reserves the right to amend or withdraw this offer at any time. " 
The Next Swan Quiz Evening is on Tuesday 27th February 2018 Join us at The Swan on the last Tuesday of every month at 8pm for our QUIZ NIGHT. Get your thinking heads on. Come on people of Stalbridge get your teams together as we need a minimum of 5 teams of 4 people. Existing teams more than welcome. Looking forward to seeing you for a night of laughter and competitive enjoyment. Andy and Alison 
This Saturday the 10th Feb come join us at the the Swan for a fantastic night of music and dancing to the legendary Matt the Disco man look forward to your company - Andy and Alison xxx 
Sturminster Newton Amateur Boxing Club presents A Night of Amateur Boxing at Stalbridge Hall on Saturday 24th February. This Annual event brings the best young local boxers together to face opponents from near and far. Doors open at 7.00pm. Tickets on the door only - £12.50 (£6.00 concessions). Bar and Hot Food available on the night. Come and join the great atmosphere and witness this excellent sport.
The Sturminster Newton Boxing and Fitness Club was set up in 2001 by Shaun Weeks. So far the boxing club has produced 26 Western Counties Champions, 10 National semi-finalists, 4 National Finalists & 1 national minors champion.
We endeavour through the Olympic sport of amateur boxing to promote fitness, discipline, friendship, fair play, respect and confidence, increasing quality of life by providing a constructive alternative to anti-social behaviour such as drug and alcohol abuse for the local youth living in Dorset. We also provide positive role models and social inclusion through interaction with our coaching staff and other young boxers. We have a full committee and currently have four qualified coaches at the club all of whom have to attend certification courses every three years to maintain the highest degree of competency at every level. They all have to be qualified in first aid and CPR and of course, CRB cleared. We operate child safety policies and have our own child welfare officer. The club has recently moved to a dedicated business unit split over two floors. We rely purely on grants and donations from the public, keeping the membership fees and weekly cost to a minimum. Please get in touch through the contact us page on our website if you would like to make a donation or have any fundraising suggestions. 
The Octagon Academy is the place to sing, dance and act with the emphasis on fun and enjoyment. With 18 classes to choose from for all ages and abilities. So if you love to sing, were born to dance or want to get fit The Octagon Academy has something for you!
Most classes run term-time with some classes continuing through the school holidays. Participants in our classes perform regularly both at The Octagon and other events. The Octagon Choir
If you love singing, then why not join our choir! Make new friends and generally have fun. The ability to read music is an advantage but is not essential, first and foremost we want people who love to sing. Toddler & Parent Dance Fun filled music and movement classes for toddlers from 15 months and their parents. The classes aim to improve co-ordination and basic movement skills in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Pre School Ballet These classes are based on The Royal Academy of Dance Pre Primary Ballet Syllabus. They are carefully structured to inspire young children, to promote creativity and to make them aware of their bodies and how they move. The class teaches the basic Ballet positions, steps and techniques in a fun filled, imaginative way. Street Dance Energetic, lively, structured classes which improve fitness, flexibility, co-ordination, muscular strength and confidence. Learn the latest funky moves, routines and dance styles with all your favourite music. Octagon Tappers Get those toes tappin' with these fun sessions, great for developing rhythm, co-ordination and keeping fit. Monday Movers A weekly dance class for anyone 45+. Using a range of dance styles and musical influences, focusing on strengthening, toning and well-being. A wonderful way to kick-start your week. No previous experience necessary. Advanced Street Dance This class is by audition and is suitable for dancers aged 10 - 14 years. For more information, please contact Keri Hill kerihilldance@gmail.com Jump Start Boys Dance Company For boys who want to dance! Be inspired in a friendly and fun boys dance group. All abilities welcome. For more information contact Katy at inspired@takeart.org or call 01460 249450 Latin Fit Join the fitness craze that is sweeping the nation! Blending Latin-inspired dance-fitness with red-hot international music. The Dance Factory Festival Team Children who attend learn solos, duets, trios and group dances which are entered into regional dance festivals in association with All England Dance. In order to enrol please contact The Dance Factory on 07426197169 or email dancefactoryyeovil@gmail.com Castaway Theatre Group Drama and singing. We perform two shows a year to help raise money for St Margaret's Hospice. Run by Lynn Lee Brown, Musical Director Helen Green. For more information please contact castawaytheatregroup@outlook.com or call 01935 414662. Castaway Pure Drama Our syllabus will include looking at different scripts, improvisation through imagination, voice projection and techniques, audition process and of course lots of fun! For more information please contact castawaytheatregroup@outlook.com or call 01935 414662. CLICK ON THE BUTTON BELOW TO VISIT THE WEBSITE AND LOOK AT THE TIMETABLE AND DATES OF CLASSES 
The Trooper Inn at Stourton Caundle We are looking for people to help in our Coffeehouse and Bar. Duties will include interacting with customers, taking orders & serving food & drinks. Various hours available please contact us for details. Call 01963 362405. 
Thyme After Time Cafe in Stalbridge presents
A Thoroughly British Evening Friday, 23rd February at 7pm We have cooked our way around some of the mosty popular cuisines of the world but do you know what?? Sometimes we need to remember we have some great heart warming, homely and tasty food right here in England. So that is where we are heading on our next evening event. I have written a menu that I hope you will appreciate- Sharting platters to start- Mini Toad in the Holes Homemade Sausage Rolls Our handmade Oven Baked Scotch Eggs Mini Homemade Beans on Toast with Cheese. Main Course Buffet Hearty Beef and Vegetable Stew and Dumplings Shepherds Pie (with lamb) Butcher's Sausages and Mash Macaroni Cheese (Vegetarian) Selection of Traditional Seasonal English Vegetables to accompany Dessert Buffet Homemade Arctic Roll Steamed Jam Sponge Lemon Meringue Pie Banoffee Pie Coffee Course Americano Coffee served at your table £29.50 per person, payable upon booking. You are welcome to bring your own alcohol on the night, we simply charge £1 per person to cover glass washing and bottle disposal. We ask that soft drinks are strictly purchased from our cafe please. We have a great selection to choose from. Tickets can be purchased by ringing through to our Cafe on 01963 362202 to pay by card or call in and you can pay by cash or card or simply head over to our web site and purchase your tickets on line 24/7. Their normal opening hours are - Monday- Fridays 8.30am- 4.30pm Saturday breakfast club 8am-2.30pm Please note we are closed Sundays and Bank holidays We serve hot food from our menus Monday to Friday 8.30am -2.30pm after which the kitchen is closed but we still serve a selection of cakes, scones and freshly baked goods. Saturdays we serve from our breakfast/brunch menu only from 8am-2.30pm. Cafe Address- Thyme after time, Spire Hill Farm, Thornhill, Stalbridge, DT10 2S Landline number is 01963 362202 
There's still time to get you tickets to see Griff Rhys-Jones - "Where was I" at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil this Saturday. Join the star of Not the Nine o'clock News, Smith & Jones and Three Men In A Boat as he airs stories, anecdotes, reminiscences and outright lies – from forty years of travelling - down rivers and up mountains, into Africa, out of India, and across the arid wastes of the BBC canteen. It's a career, if you mean bouncing chaotically downhill without a map.
SATURDAY 10TH FEBRUARY 2018 AT 7.30PM - OCTAGON THEATRE YEOVIL. TICKETS £19 
Pancake Family Fun Day
at Thyme after Time Cafe Tuesday, 13th February, 9.30-11.30am and 2-4pm (Lunch Service as normal). It does not happen often but Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday if you prefer has fallen in half term week………SOOO We have decided to hold a family day at the café with- -Pancake Racing -Egg n’ spoon racing (Winners get FREE luxury hot chocolates and pancakes with lemon and sugar or syrup) -Face Painting and Glitter Tattoos by Stalbridge based ‘Glitter Pirates’ -Doodle Table -Colouring in -Giant Jenga -Pancake Day Menu (Sweet and savoury for parents and kids to enjoy) -Special Pancake Day Luxury Hot Chocolate There is no entry fee, just turn up unless you would like to reserve a table for breakfast or lunch, we will be running races in the morning and the afternoon. We hope you will come along and join us for some traditional family fun! If you think you might come along to this event, we would appreciate an expression of interest just to give us some idea of numbers for the event as this is a completely new event for us. It is not obligatory but just very helpful for us. Their normal opening hours are - Monday- Fridays 8.30am- 4.30pm Saturday breakfast club 8am-2.30pm Please note we are closed Sundays and Bank holidays We serve hot food from our menus Monday to Friday 8.30am -2.30pm after which the kitchen is closed but we still serve a selection of cakes, scones and freshly baked goods. Saturdays we serve from our breakfast/brunch menu only from 8am-2.30pm. Cafe Address- Thyme after time, Spire Hill Farm, Thornhill, Stalbridge, DT10 2S Landline number is 01963 362202 
Stalbridge Cancer and Recovery Support (SCARS) present a "once in a blue moon opportunity" to be part of their Charity Evening of Mediumship with Mitch Garlington at Stalbridge Hall on Sunday 18th March 2018 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Tickets are £7 to include a glass of Prosecco. Available by emailing contact.scars@gmail.com. This evening is in aid of the SCARS organisation. SCARS is a local organisation set up by Tracy White in September 2014. As a cancer survivor herself, Tracy decided to set up SCARS with the sole aim of offering a safe and confidential environment to anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer, is a survivor, carer, friend or family so that they could feel supported and not alone. Please click on the button below for more information about this worthy cause.
Mitch is a Spiritual Medium Tarot Reader who uses his gifts to connect the two worlds together. Mitch’s readings leave people feeling at peace knowing their loved ones are still with them. Mitch works in love & light. He also works with Tarot as a way to give insight on areas that need guidance. Past, Present and Future. Please click on the button below for more information about Mitch Garlington. 
Gray's of Stalbridge is an Aladdin's Cave of beautiful gifts Gray's is always full of wonderful little surprises...I really enjoy going on buying trips to stock the shop with all the gifts and homeware- there are many different styles, materials and colours of the items that are on offer, so there's always something nice to buy, and I try to source items that are reasonably priced - you don't need to spend a fortune getting beautiful gifts for your friends and family! - Jude Newport All about Gray's...
Gray's of Stalbridge opened in November of 2015 after the Family shop became vacant at the same time as I became redundant from my work - So I thought I'd have a go at running my own shop!
The premises in Stalbridge High Street have been in my family for over 70 years. It started out as a butchers shop, run by my parents and I first worked there when I was 14 years old. When my parents retired the shop was rented out and has been used for many things, including a Hairdressers. Now it is my turn! I really enjoy going on buying trips to stock the shop with all the gifts and homeware- there are many different styles, materials and colours of the items that are on offer, so there's always something nice to buy, and I try to source items that are reasonably priced - you don't need to spend a fortune getting beautiful gifts for your friends and family! Since the shop has been open I have really enjoyed the social side of running the business- meeting and chatting to regular and new customers and the community spirit that flows from this. I now run regular craft workshops at Gray's, getting people together to learn something new and fun, always accompanied by Tea and my homemade cakes! And new for this year we will be having a 'Drop-in' coffee, tea and cake day, one Thursday a month from 9.00am to 1.00pm. Do come and join us for this and perhaps pop a few coins in the collection box for the charity we support - Retinitis Pigmentosa. You can find out more about this very worthwhile charity by clicking on the button below. I do hope to see you soon... Jude Newport Grays of Stalbridge High Street, Stalbridge DT10 2LJ Opening Hours Monday-Closed Tuesday-9am-5pm Wednesday-9am-1pm Thursday-9am-5pm Friday-9am-5pm Saturday-9am-1pm Sunday-Closed 01963 365800 |
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