Chapel Croft, Chipperfield 01923 262822 From this month local residents Neill and Sarah Cronin-Stanley will be the new owners of Brits News, renamed Stanley’s Store and they look forward to meeting all their customers, old and new.
Over the next few moths they will be introducing a number of changes including longer hours, staying open to 9.00pm every weekday evening. There will be a 24-hour answering service for your next morning delivery needs (would you like eggs, milk and bread delivered with your papers?) This service will be free to those over 65 but there will be a charge for others. There will also be a wider delivery radius. Other services will include dry cleaning, photo developing, picture framing, flowers, cards and gifts, lottery and cash-back facilities.
Old-fashioned sweets in the big glass jars will be making a comeback, including pink shrimps, aniseed balls, coconut mushrooms, candy canes and sherbet dabs.
Neill and Sarah will also be providing local farm produce, locally grown fruit and veg and plan to set-up a take-away and outside cafe selling freshly made sandwiches, pastries, cakes, tea and coffee.
The editors planned to include a short profile of Neill and Sarah this month but this will now appear in next month’s issue of Chipperfield News.