MARY BERRY TO OPEN MELLS CAFÉ

TV chef Mary Berry, judge on BBC’s Great British Bake Off and author of the indispensible Aga Cook Book, will open newly-built Mells Café at 12 noon on Easter Saturday, 23 April – the culmination of the community’s campaign to secure amenities and a social hub for Mells and the surrounding villages.

Mells Village Shop has gone from strength to strength with a full range of basic groceries and household goods as well as fresh produce and delicatessen items.  Its aim as a community shop is to provide what its customers want and to source it locally if possible.
And now the villagers’ dream of a café has become a reality, providing a much needed focal point for the local community and facilities for walkers, cyclists and tourists. Thanks to  generous grants from local funding bodies including the RDPE’s Community and Social Enterprise Fund, a doorway in the Shop leads into the stylish beamed café serving delicious local food. The space will be available to local people out of hours for clubs, meetings and small parties – contact Manager Mike Phypers on 812 251 or mvshop@btconnect.com for details.

Mary Berry