HOWDEN GARDEN CENTRE GETS REVAMP WITH NEW OWNERS

The California Lodge Garden Centre has recently been taken over and has had a re-vamp! The garden centre is now open and is the perfect trip out on a sunny day to get all your essential for your garden or if you fancy a coffee and bite to eat at The Olive Tree coffee shop

Our Goole had a chat with owner Cameron Holroyd to find out more about the garden centre and what the plans are for the future.

When did you buy the garden centre?

We purchased the garden centre business at the start of this year.

What made you buy?

We bought the business as we could see great potential. It is positioned in a great spot with lots of passing traffic and is ideally placed with good car parking facilities.

What challenges have you faced?

We have had to replace the roofing, redecorate the coffee shop and restaurant along with new furniture etc. We have also rebranded the business, increased the stock holding tenfold, given it a full spruce-up and general clean of all areas of the business.

What can people expect when they visit?

New stock lines have been bought in. People can expect to be greeted by pleasant, knowledgeable staff and a garden centre that is easy to walk round and find things that they want. It is well sign posted and well stocked.

What is your proudest achievement?

Our proudest achievement is getting the business back up and running in a short space of time and recruiting more staff from the local

HOWDEN GARDEN CENTRE GETS REVAMP WITH NEW OWNERS

area as we continue to expand.

What are your plans for the future?

Our plans are to continue the expansion, recruit more staff and make the customer visit an experience and a pleasure as they walk round what is a traditional garden centre. We also plan a new restaurant over the coming couple of years. Mike Waugh, General Manager, added: “We want to give people an excellent traditional garden centre experience but run in a modern way. We want customers of all age groups to enjoy coming to California Lodge. “We are here for customers to speak to our knowledgeable team regarding anything garden or gift. We believe there is no such thing as a stupid question and will aim to answer any gardening question put our way. “Our proudest moment is the amazing turn around in the centre. This has happened by hard work, teamwork and daily planning that goes into everything we do but I believe we have many more proud moments to come with all the plans we have going forward. “Our buying team are hard at work as we speak planning for the next spring/summer season to ensure we have the best products at the best price with a large range of garden furniture, BBQs, and all the items the core gardener needs and some amazing gifts. “Christmas is the next thing on the radar here now and we are looking at making it bigger and better than it’s ever been before with a Christmas themed walk-through kingdom starting in the snowy wilderness right through to a traditional Christmas setting.”

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has joined a national campaign that is bringing together people and organisations from across the country to take a stand against anti-social behaviour and maming the communities safer.

The council has joined forces with the police and other community partners to run several street surgeries across the East Riding to mark the launch of the UK’s first official ASB Awareness Week. All areas of the East Riding had huge success. In Goole, ASB officers from the council met with the public at Widop Street to give information to anyone interested in becoming an NWG coordinator. Residents in Goole with ASB concerns also informed officers of problems on the day. Kerri Harold, portfolio holder for public health and tackling inequalities at the council, said: “Anti-social behaviour can have a devastating impact on the lives of residents in some communities. That is why our hardworking ASB team at the council are having a strong presence on streets across the East Riding this week to give our residents the opportunity to speak to an officer face-to-face about issues they may be aware of. “ASB is always a challenge but by working alongside the police and other community partners, we believe we can make sure the East Riding remains a safe place for our residents to live.” Rebecca Bryant OBE, chief executive of Resolve, said: “We need to change the way we think about ASB. It is not low-level crime. It devastates the lives of victims and communities and can be a precursor to more serious crime. “As the nation begins to recover from the impact of the pandemic and our society and economy celebrates the start of a return to normal life, it is important that the challenge of ASB continues to be given the priority it needs so that people feel safe in their homes and communities. “We are delighted to have East Riding of Yorkshire Council involved in this hugely important and successful campaign. It is vital to develop partnership approaches across communities to deal with the growing challenges around ASB. “Everyone has the right to feel safe in their home and community.”

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Property expert David Leake of Housesetc talks to us about how important it is to choose sustainable garden furniture

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This month, Jobcentre Goole talks to our readers about the opportunities in social care and how they might appeal

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