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Thursday, May 20, 2021

Newbury Weekly News

NEWBURY NEWS

Ye Olde Sweet Shoppe back in town centre Popular national franchise Mr Simms returns to Northbrook Street

Local National Trust properties reopening

BASILDON Park and The Vyne are among properties that have started to reopen and welcome visitors back this week. National Trust staff and volunteers have been work- ing hard to get the properties ready to reopen safely with so- cial distancing in place. Some small properties or rooms which can’t accommo- date social distancing will reo- pen at a later date, once Covid restrictions are lifted or when repair work is completed. Bookings for weekends, bank holidays and school holidays are recommended to guarantee admission, but it is not usually necessary for mid- week visits. In all houses masks are mandatory – unless exempt – and Track & Trace details will be requested. Basildon Park will be open every day except Wednesdays, from noon until 5pm. All the staterooms are open on the first floor of the house with volunteer room guides to provide information about the

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By CHARLIE MASTERS charlie.masters@newburynews.co.uk @charliem_nwn

It is good to welcome something new especially during the pandemic and sweets do bring joy to people

Basildon Park

house and its history. The second floor remains closed and there’s a one-way system for visitors to follow. The grounds are already open at both Basildon and The Vyne in Hampshire. And from this week the ground floor of the Hamp- shire house has also opened up, every day from 11am until 3pm. Entry arrangements for houses will vary so please check property web pages be- fore visiting. www.national- trust.org.uk

MR Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe has made a welcome return to Newbury. The new store was opened by Newbury mayor Billy Drummond on Friday in Northbrook Street, in the premises of the former Ernest Jones store. Tony Chan, who is direc- tor, head of franchising for Mr Simms in the UK, said: “It went really well. We had a good reception from the pub- lic and it was nice to have the mayor there as well. “Mansoor Khan, the fran-

the pandemic and sweets do bring joy to people.” Mr Simms, which has around 70 stores nationwide, is returning to the town having previously been based at the other end of Northbrook Street. Mr Chan said there were still a few things to finish on the ex- terior of the shop, awaiting list- ed building consent before they could be completed.

Mayor Billy Drummond opens Mr Simms on Friday

in Henley last year. “It is good to welcome some- thing new especially during

chisee, was very happy. He had hand-picked Newbury himself having opened a shop

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