Sarah and Neill Cronin-Stanley, the new owners of Stanley’s Stores, are both local people. Sarah was born in Rickmansworth and has lived in the village for 9 years. Neill’s family moved to Watford when he was two years old and he has lived in Chipperfield for 4 years. They married in 2003.
Both have travelled widely. After school, Sarah left for a three-month Gap Year project and returned two and a half years later! She became actively involved with the community in Kitale, Kenya, which has a scattered population of about 12,000 people. Residents may remember Sarah’s fund-raising activities over the past 4 years, which has provided support for a hospital, a primary school, a clean water project and an Aids awareness programme. Sarah speaks Swahili fluently and has been initiated into the Nandi Tribe. She visits Kitale about 5 times a year but still finds time to take part in Chipperfield Theatre Group productions.
Neill is also active in CTG, helping backstage. He took his first flight when only eight months old and since then has travelled, independently, throughout the world. A life-long supporter of Watford Football Club, Neill hopes to play cricket for one of the village teams.
Both look forward to meeting new and existing customers at Stanley’s Stores.