Jeyes of Earls Barton


And it didn’t stop there. Philippa and Anna vividly


remember watching a item on the local television news about a man who had a working model of a funfair that he’d built himself but for which he no longer had room. T e following day they were busy helping install the funfair in one of the upstairs rooms after Georgina had put in a phone call and dashed off in her car to collect it. “It was too good to miss. T at’s how we got the Rupert


Bear collection, too, someone needing to downsize and looking for a home for it all. I don’t really plan things in that sense, I just get an idea, or get asked to do something, and I go for it.” Behind the conservatory that houses the Apothocoff ee


Shop is the Moongate Garden, perfect for afternoon tea on a sunny day, but also, thanks to the work of Anna and Philippa, is an increasingly popular as a relaxed, intimate and tranquil setting for wedding receptions. The outdoor area also houses the John Clare


Contemplative Garden, the new home for elements of the Contemplative Trail that was created for the Ferry Meadows Wildlife Garden a few years ago, complete with images that can be scanned to hear poems and songs inspired by Northamptonshire’s most famous poet. “T e girls have worked hard on our new weddings


brochure and we’re hoping more couples will come and have their receptions in this beautiful space. T at’s their thing, they’ve taken charge of all that and we’re very proud of what we can off er. “We’ve also done poetry and music events out there,


particularly about John Clare and his work and it’s very atmospheric, particularly at night when the lights are on.”


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