The Wheelhouse
Sarah Squire co-owner of the Wheelhouse Fish and Chip restaurant with her brother Jonathan Walker, said that they were really pleased with their rebuild. They were the first of the fire-affected businesses to reopen on the May Bank Holiday.
“Our workmen have done a fantastic job and we are really pleased with the look of the restaurant. “When it first happened the problem seemed insurmount- able – we never thought we’d open for the May Bank Holi- day – but it’s lovely to be back. When we opened despite everything it felt like we’d never been away. It seems all our old customers have come back and been lovely. We opened over Music Festival and it was brilliant, people queuing out the door and we had a lot of lovely comments. “We are so chuffed to be back. We have got the interior to look really nice - it’s made a huge difference and we now have a higher ceiling and a light atmosphere, deco- rated with Nigel Evan’s wonderful pictures. “We need to pay thanks to the hard work of Emma Dixon at Blue Sea interior design and much of the work
Mark Goodwin of Higher Street Gallery opened the doors of his business for the June Galleries Night - but
opened full time from June 16th .
“It’s been a difficult time,” he said. “But walking back in here has been wonderful and strangely familiar! I have been very lucky with the support I’ve received from friends and family. Virtually all of the art- ists and makers who I was exhibiting before the fire have provided work for me to sell when we reopened which is a very lovely thing. “Lea and his team did a marvelous job and
was completed by Adrian and Wayne of Rendle and Elliot Carpentry and Joinery. People have been so impressed with the way the restaurant now looks, its wonderful. We also couldn’t have opened on time without the help of Toz- ers doing our menus! I also want to thank my husband Dan for his hard work and dedication in making sure the work was done and finished so well.”
although there is a lot which is new it still feels like home. “It is wonderful to find things coming back to normal. I ran the gallery for many years and to have it taken away from you almost in an instant was very difficult. It is great to be back in the old routine!”
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