of Worcester's new shops A Closer look at some


T e city centre can be a place for young children as well, now Shakeey’s is up, running and bouncing. Based in Trinity Street, Shakeey’s off ers a large indoor space for young children and toddlers to soſt play. Open seven days a week between 9am to 10pm, Shakeey’s provides many diff erent play ac- tivities and four diff erent party options for groups with a minimum of eight children. T ere is a café which caters for all ages and a plan to open a crèche soon, giving parents a break. Admission prices range from free for under six months to £5 for three years and above.


Amongst the doom and gloom of austerity, many town and city centres have declined as places to live, work and shop. However, Worcester has managed better than most urban areas to cope with the economic downturn as was recently demonstrated by coming fi ſt h in the Great Brit- ish town centre category of the Great British high street competition. Evidence of Worcester as an attractive place for new and diverse business op- portunities can be illustrated by the opening of three new and diverse city centre additions; Rhu- barb, Shakeey and Hanbao.


Rhubarb is a family run shop selling bespoke giſt s to suit diff erent homes, occasions and personali- ties. A wide range of contemporary, shabby chic and vintage designs are available in lines such as plaques, crockery and quirky items such as egg holders for the kitchen. T e store is also currently developing a new fun line in wedding, stag and hen party accessories, which will soon be available to buy instore. Rhubarb is located in the popular Reindeer Court shopping arcade within the core of Worcester retail.


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Opened by two local brothers, Hanbao (Manda- rin for burger) is a stylish hamburger and cocktail restaurant and bar. Boasting a modern industrial style interior, Hanbao off ers a big city ambience in contrast to most other local venues. T e menu is based on an Asian fusion/hip hop theme, off ering ten unique burgers with colourful names such as ‘Piggie Smalls’ and ‘Mac Daddy Kane’. At the front of house is a cocktail bar by night, serving a wide variety of exotic drinks and a café by day. Hanbao is open from midday to 10pm to eat and the cock- tail bar stays open until midnight on Friday and Saturday night. Stuart Bryan


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