A new cafe is set to open in a former bank building in Sutton in Ashfield. After the town's Yorkshire Bank branch closed, the building was renovated by Ashfield District Council, who split the ground floor into two commercial units.
These units have been let to local entrepreneur Tricia Ironside, who also runs the popular Mill Waters Cafe at Kings Mill Reservoir. From Friday, June 2, she will be opening Rendezvous Café and Bar at the site.
The cafe will also act as a social enterprise, offering training and work experience for learners from Portland College and Vision West Notts College as part of their curriculum. Tricia has worked with students from Vision West Notts College to design the menus and upcycle the furniture for the café.
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She has also taken on three hospitality students from Portland College who will be gaining valuable experience in the café working on food preparation, customer service, and waiting tables. The cafe will serve a range of contemporary breakfast and lunch options, including loaded open sandwiches and rainbow pizzas.
Tricia said: “I am so happy to be able to open another business in Ashfield, working with the council. They have been a great support and I can’t wait to welcome you all to my new café. We are hoping to offer something a little bit different in Sutton and I am proud to be able to work with students from Portland College and Vision West Notts College to give them valuable opportunities.”
This is the first of two Future High Streets Fund projects on Low Street. Renovations are due to start soon on the former YMCA shop.
Cllr Matthew Relf, Executive Lead Member for Regeneration and Planning, said “The first of our Future High Streets Fund projects is now officially completed and it’s great that the building will be back in use so soon. Rendezvous will be a fantastic new addition to Sutton and the fact that Tricia is able to offer real life experience to the learners from the two colleges is just the icing on the cake.
"The council is proud to support this project and we are extremely pleased that the former Yorkshire bank will once again be a key part of the high street in Sutton.”
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