Business Action | October / November 2019

HIGH STREET
Fill your own containers in Lynton
After visiting local eco
shops, Val Pugsley wanted
to open her own store and so
started researching products.
On 1 September, Val and
husband Steve accepted the
keys to the shop at 1 Lee Road,
Lynton and opened the doors
of Ginger Nut on 2 September.
Ginger Nut stocks home,
eco and seaside goods and
is building up its range to
include cleaning products
from fabric conditioner to
washing-up liquid, hand soap,
laundry liquid, toilet cleaner,
washing and dishwasher
powder and a lot more.
To reduce waste, customers
are invited to bring their own
bottles to refill and reuse their
plastic containers. Ginger Nut
also sells glass bottles with a
pump, spray or pourer, which
can be refilled again and
again. The store’s emphasis is
on products free from dyes
and harsh chemicals and not
tested on animals.
As well as Val and Steve,
the store is staffed by four
assistants include Christine
Bowden, Kelly Peacock and
family members.
The response from the
community has been very
positive and Val intends to
open all year.
■■Details 07811 356711 or
ginger-nut.co.uk
Pannier market plan
Bideford Pannier Market
development officer Helen
Perrson, appointed in August, is
working to increase market use
for businesses and community.
With accommodation for
a potential 17 businesses on
Butcher’s Row, eight marketplace
shops and 35 stalls plus
toilets, baby-changing facilities,
café and food outlets all under
cover, Helen aims to develop
events to attract more traders,
families and shoppers.
“We welcome new traders
who want to be part of a
vibrant market,” says Helen.
The Pannier Market Hall
is open Tuesdays to Saturdays,
9.00am to 3.00pm from
January to March and 9.00am
to 4.00pm from April to
December; the independent
Butcher’s Row and the Market
Place Shops are open Mondays
to Saturdays.
■■Details Bideford Pannier
Market at bideford-tc.gov.uk
Sustainable store: (from left) Christine Bowden, Kelly Peacock
and ginger nut Val Pugsley
Back to nature on the high street
If the high street is at the
centre of the community, then
the community is at the centre
of Nature’s Nutrition in Mill
Street, Bideford.
Not only is Nature’s Nutrition
a health-food store selling
high-quality foods and supplements
for a range of specialist
and regular diets, but it’s also
a co-operative which aims to
support the local community.
Registered as a not-for-profit
community benefit society, individuals
can join as members.
It also strives to care for the
environment and encourages
customers to bring in their own
boxes, jars or pots to fill them
with herbs, spices, cereals, rice,
pulses, dried fruit and other
foods to reduce packaging and
waste. It also stocks refill shampoos,
hand-wash, cleaning and
laundry liquids from ethical
brands including EcoLeaf, Bio
D and Faith in Nature.
There is large range of
products in store, from vegan
protein powders to speciality
teas, and staff are always pleased
to source specific products.
■■Details 01237 425194 or
naturesnutrition.life
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