THE PERFORMANCE OF RETAIL VIC COOPER HAS US ALL COO-ING
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Coo Corner sounds like something out of a fantasy book, yet The Shop … at Coo Corner, in Fownhope, is filled with more than fanciful things. Each creative and purposeful item is selected for its ethical roots and deeper meaning, resonating with proprietor Vic Cooper’s own philosophies.
Vic was born in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, but has not the hint of a Welsh lilt. She learned to play the drums at school, is not keen on swimming (she’s scared of sharks, even in a swimming pool!) and she is dyslexic.
While living in London freelancing in her original design business, she was chatting to a client, “I live with my Siamese cat, waiting to meet my hubby to move me to the countryside” and the client said, “Well my brother’s single…” and that customer is now Vic’s sister-in-law. The Brother, Mark, was travelling the world and country enjoying careers in outdoor pursuits. He’d based himself in Herefordshire for its convenient location between sites and to begin with their relationship was long distance. “We moved to Fownhope in 2011. Neither of us had any real connection to the area, and to be honest hadn’t realised quite how amazing the village was, until we got here. We wanted to find a home and a community to have a family, in a rural setting and do up a house, we fell in love with the friendliness of Herefordshire. We feel lucky to be custodian of our 400 year old cottage and have worked hard to retain its historical features.”
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Having met Mark when she was 34, daughter Bea (Beatrix) was born when Vic was 39.
THE JUGGLE Vic is a busy person, her mind never stops, ‘What needs doing now, what have I forgotten, maybe this would look better like that …’. She appears effortlessly glamorous, yet frets about every detail ‘should the necklace sit inside or outside of her dress collar?’ The battle with the crippling anxiety and depression of her twenties still lingers.
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