Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.eastlancashireon_______ Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, November 9th, 2000
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Marrying the traditional con tem p o ra ry ...
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TASTE and fashion are often no strangers to one another, hut while what is hip one year can be an embarrassment by the next, good taste never goes out of style or fashion, as evidenced by Clitheroe's Emporium. For while this Moor Lane oasis of homeware and comforts acknowledges the need to change, it does so with a grace and subtlety guaranteed to win it more fans. Never slow to
recognise trends or shifts in public priorities, proprietor Mr James Warburton, who launched the Emporium only three years ago, followed just last year by Cafe Emporia coffee shop and wine bar, which has already become one of the town's favourite meeting places, believes the forecasters were
. they will be sur rprised by and on to classical^ what we now have to oner
been to the Emporium... . .n i c y w in
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decorative items from candles and prints to rugs and flowers, has been steadily increasing. While in television terms this
has led to a plethora of DIY, cooking, gardening and life style magazine shows, at the Emporium, what was once a jumbled first-floor area of
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right when they predicted that adults of all ages would increasingly seek to cocoon, that is, make their homes and gardens their sanctuaries. In response, demand for
quality home furnishings, often marrying the traditional and contemporary, as well as
rented bric-a-brac and antiques stalls has been completely transformed into a series of "showcase" rooms, which spoil the visitor for choice in their charms. From the first room, with its
“If someone has never lounge, spiced win * i t , / , T Tm n n r i i im hardwood Indonesian anc
white-washed floor, glass dining table and animal print upholstery through to the exotic, colonial-st vie
In(lian carved furniture British country house
drawing rooms with re claimed pine pieces am
squashy leather or Tetraet settees, shoppers can wande at leisure, without pushy "e)i commission" sales staff, with the knowledge everything they see, includin the larger items, can be bought and taken away immediately
but that
so wished. Explained Mr Warburton
"There is nothing mor frustrating than seein something you like that woui fit perfectly, but then being tol that it will be several week before it can be delivered t you. As the Emporium i completely independent, w are not restricted to what w sell, how and when we sell and at what price. "If someone has never bee
to the Emporium or not bee for a while, I think they will 1 surprised by what we now ha' to offer. While I wouldn't s; there had been a revolutio there's certainly been son
serious evolution!" F or d ow n s ta i r s h a s ali
undergone dramatic chang with the addition of a flow shop. A pebble
and dried
pathway leads past displays beautiful
greens to a pergola, festoon with
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gardening paraphernalia, heady scent is surely that success with Grindleton flor Miss Carol Tomlin in charge Said Mr Warburton: "I fi •st came across Carol when s was working at a florist's Hebden Bridge. I had alrea :i dy and
rist
she in
had the flower shop idea a tried to tempt Carol
Emporium, but she remain i ed loyal. Then, part way throi tgh our the job of creating I he flower shop, Carol walked in and all our problems w re
to the
solved!" Not only does Carol now
serve customers in-store, she and Mr Warburton are seeking corporate clients, have alre idy established a diary foi weddings and other functions as well as set up a phone delivery service. Other changes at ground
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floor level include the opening of the Emporium's Christmas shop, with decorations that are as far removed from "tacky" as possible. From tonight until Christmas, the store is also making Thursdays late night shopping by staying open until
9 p.m. And what better way to
celebrate the conclusion of gift shopping, which can be achieved easily among the prints, pictures, mirrors, crafts and other decorative objects that share ground floor space than by a trip down into the building's basement, where Cafe Emporia sits. A new autumn menu and
wine list, featuring 32 wines chosen for the season by Clitheroe's D. Byrne and Company, award-winning wine merchants, could make it a perfect end to the evening. And why spoil a good time? Mr Warburton has extended the cafe bar's opening hours midweek so that Monday to Saturday, it can be enjoyed from 9-30 a.m. to II p.m. and from 10-30 a.m. to 4-30 p.m. on Sunday. Added Mr Warburton: "The
cafe bar has been the spur for much of the shop change. Keeping to the formula of simplicity, but quality, certainly seems fashionable at the
moment."
And what better
way to celebrate the conclusion of gift shopping...
...than by a trip down into the building’s
basement, where Cafe Emporia sits.
Fantastic Christmas
Offers on all shop floor and ordered furniture
Late night opening on Thursdays til 9 o clock from now until Christmas
Emporium T e l5 4 4 4 1 7 4
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Monday - Saturday 9.30 am - 5.30 pm
Sunday and Bank Holidays 10.30 am - 4.30 pm
Tel: 426612
Shop opening hours 7 days a week
Fabulous Fresh Flowers for all occasions
Hand ties always ready for cash and dash!
Full delivery service available 24 hours orderline
Corporate interiors
Weddings, Funerals and Christenings
Tel: 427166
NEW OPENING HOURS Monday - Saturday 9.30 am - 11.00 pm - Sunday and Bank Holidays 10.30 am - 4.30 pm
• NEW MENU Lots of new sandwiches plus
the old favourites • NEW WINE LIST
32 new wines to tempt the palate • Same great atmosphere
Bookings being taken for parties of 8 or more
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