Molly and I took a day out to visit the new Chelmsford Community Pop-up Shop. Where we found Cherry and a hard working gang of volunteers still trying to sort everything out.
This Community Pop-up shop has been running for over a year now. It's fab because it helps a charity
Getting Around and promotes local artists.
High Chelmer Shopping Centre have provided an empty shop, however, this does mean that the Pop-up shop has to move when the shop we are using is let.
It was obvious that this has been a mammoth task, fitting a triple size shop stock into a mini size new shop. Plus they have now also got a Vintage shop as well. Pictures of this next time I visit. So I have to say a huge thank you to all those that completed or helped with the move.
Look at all the wonderful craft items on offer.
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| Very Beady Beads to wear. |
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| Beautiful scents to pamper you |
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| Flower power posies |
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| Pretty cushions and toys for big softies |
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| Mannequin central and Cherry lovlies |
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| Deck the hall with loads of bunting |
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| Vamped shoes |
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| The shop window, right on Market Road - opposite the library |
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There are a lot of lovely paintings on sale as well. I hope you can pop in to the Pop-up and say hello.
Molly was a really good girl so she went for a good romp on
Galleywood Common. Whilst there we checked out the Heritage Centre and found a photo of my old home - once the Admiral Rous pub mentioned in the linked article. It was taken around 1930.
When we owned this property in the 1960's we also had a tea rooms, serving sandwiches and cakes all made by Mum or me. With sweets and ice creams. We also had a huge orchard, a real Victorian greenhouse, 500 chickens and thousands of daffodils. Now it is a posh des res possibly worth £1/2 million. Since the A12 access was put in property prices have shot up in Galleywood.
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Thanks for blog post and popping by - Always a Delight to see you xx
ReplyDeleteWhat fun to take me out and about with you as you inspect the new shop, and see a photo of your old home and tearoom. I thought those shoes were fun.
ReplyDeleteI love your book cover collages. They are not just well done, but show your clever use of vintage goodies, as well as your humor.
I actually stopped by to thank you for cluing me in to why my painted wood didn't crackle properly. It makes me feel so much better!!
Glad I was of help and thanks for stopping by.
DeleteWhat a fantastic place to shop, I can imagine spending hours getting lost in there having a good look at everything. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteI love the photo of your old home. The pop up shop looks like lots of hard work but fun too.
ReplyDeleteJan x
What a lot of goodies. The shoes are a good idea - might have to give that a go sometime. :)
ReplyDeleteOhhh I could spend hours browsing in the pop-up shop!! Lovely pic of your old home :-) Simmi x
ReplyDeleteReally interesting post. Thank you for the tip over on my blog. x
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