On Sunday, after a pleasantly rainy night, we awoke to a beautiful sunny day ....
I had seen a local antiques and collectibles fair advertised so we decided to make the most of a gorgeous morning and check it out. Some stalls were laid out in the courtyard but it was very windy and quite chilly. Squally showers kept the stallholders on their toes covering up their goods at a minute's notice to avoid getting everything drenched. I felt sorry for them because, after all, this kind of event is not cheap and they are here to make a profit if not a living. There were many more stalls inside the building and Gray and I spent a long time happily browsing the items for sale. I felt a bit too self conscious to take any indoor pics, sorry 😳
We didn't buy anything antique or vintage but the cost was:
Parking £4.50
Entry fee £6.00 (£3 each)
Tea and hot cheese pasty each £9.00 (eaten in the coffee shop)
We shared the cost between us and afterwards we went for a walk around the park to stretch our legs and get some fresh air. It smelt lovely after the rain.
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The day before, I needed to post a few cards and things, and drove to the Post Office in the village which is located within the Co-op food store. I was shocked to discover that the store was closing at 10pm that evening due to being taken over by another company. The shelves were half empty. The closure of the store means that there is now no Post Office and no fuel station at least until the refurbishment has taken place. I have no idea who has bought it but you can bet your bottom dollar that it will be even more expensive for food than the Co-op
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Stay safe and well wherever you happen to be,
Angie 💗
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It's always a shame when events get washed out or blown away especially after the weeks of good weather.
ReplyDeleteClosing down without any notice given? what a shock.
Some Co-ops located on the outskirts of towns in Suffolk turned into Morrisons Local others have become Premier - expensive. The nearest garage for fuel here has just opened a Budgeons - it's all change everywhere.
That's so true...and I hate change 😒 I will have to go to the next village to buy fuel now and there's no Post Office now as well as no bank 😕 What is the world coming to?
ReplyDeleteOur corner shop has appeared to have been rebranded several times, but everything apart from the name has stayed the same. When we arrived it was in a dreadful state, selling out of date cheap and nasty food. When the man who ran it left the new owners made huge improvements; clean, friendly, well-run. Hope your changes are for better, not worse.
ReplyDeleteI do hope so, Kirsten, I miss the Post Office and petrol station the most really. There's nowhere to withdraw any cash 😒 or get parcels sent off.
DeleteFingers crossed it is a change for the better and that the Post Office remains in situ once it opens again.
ReplyDeleteI do hope so, Sue, because there will come a time when I don't have a car. I always withdrew cash from the post office to use in the village. I miss it already.....
DeleteI'm sorry to hear that you might not have a post office and fuel station with the closing of the Co-op food store. But, hopefully, the new owners will continue to keep things operating as usual.
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