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Inside the shop, from left to right:
Marie, Pauline, Vanessa, David and Barbara.
Vanessa and David
Griffiths – Henllan Shop/Post Office
Why does someone uproot, and move over 100
miles, to a quiet hamlet in North Wales? Perhaps the name Griffiths had
local connections? But no, that was not it, at least as far as David
the incumbent postmaster knew. The deciding factor in coming to
Henllan was a simple preference over another choice location in
Yorkshire.
David and Vanessa
took over the shop at the end of November 2004, having relocated
from Smisby, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire; where they were both
employed in their respective careers, prior to being made redundant.
Having cleared the hurdles of moving, starting a new job and having
a film crew follow them around, (see below) a crisp February day
dawned when their world fell apart.
BT in its infinite
wisdom cut off their phones and Broadband connection to the shop and
post office. Someone somewhere flicked a switch and hadn’t got the
authority to flick it back on again. Days ran into weeks and all
started to fall apart.
Undaunted, they put a
brave face on it and have successfully managed to regain much lost
business and have now started to enhance their original clientele.
Overall, things have proved better than expected.
The future seems to
hold no bounds. Both David and Vanessa are quietly confident of
things to come. They hope to begin soon with more local produce and
have plans for a Tea Room. In association with this they plan a
range of office facilities and in conjunction with the website, a
Computer Café.
The mysterious film crew are part of a Channel
4 Documentary/Reality TV program where 30 couples are engaged in
lifestyle changes. The presenter is Gaby Roslin who was in Henllan, on September
8th, for final recordings. The program is due to air possibly in the spring.
David says that he
can brag that he’s had Gaby Roslin in his bedroom. Now that could
really kick back and bite!
Outside the shop, from left to right:
Barbara, Pauline, Vanessa, David and Marie
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