Local volunteer DJ

Local Volunteer DJ Turns Her Talents to Property Sales

A volunteer DJ for community radio station Glastonbury FM, is turning her talents to property sales by joining Meyers Estates as an associate. Wells based Sara Benham, who regularly gives up her time to broadcast a radio chat and music slot called the ‘Big Air’, will now be responsible for helping the Meyers team market houses in Street, Glastonbury, Wells and Shepton Mallet.

Sara Benham confirms: “The past year has been tough for many people. I tried to start an event business at the beginning of 2020 but like many others, lockdown forced me to change my plans. Having been an estate agent in the past, I ultimately decided to go back to what I know.

“For the past couple of years, my day job has been a Ghost Tour Guide at Shepton Mallet Prison! I loved this experience, but I was keen to start my own business. Moving to Meyers means I’m now on parole!

“Meyers Estate Agents is an extraordinary company and the team genuinely care about the clients they work with. Over the past ten years, the franchise network has raised over £250k for more than ten local charities and I wanted to feel I was able to give something back as well as become self-employed. I’m also very much looking forward to connecting more with my local community and contributing to some local charity projects too.”

Sara who has also worked for Wookey Hole Caves as a tour guide and counts stand up comedy as one of her hobbies, will continue to broadcast regularly on Glastonbury FM as she pursues her estate agency career.

Mark Meyer, principal, Meyers Estate Agents comments: “Having personally been a leading agent in the Somerset area for a few years at a previous firm, I’m now looking forward to having our own Meyers agent cover the region. Sara embodies our true business values and the sense of community sprit we encourage in all our franchisees and staff. 26 As we expand and take on new team members and franchisees, we continue to recruit people who are prepared to go the extra mile and contribute to the wellbeing of the local people in the areas in which we work. We are pleased to welcome Sara and look forward to supporting her on her journey with Meyers.”

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Launch of second show home marks successful first phase at The Chocolate Factory

A new show home has been launched at The Chocolate Factory development in Greenbank as the first phase is now almost completely sold out.

With only one home remaining at £395,500 on the first phase, the new show home will give house hunters an idea of what is to come at the development before the next larger three- and four- bedroom homes with parking are released.

The three-bedroom show home has been designed by award winning Bristol based designers Main Interiors and offers a different perspective to the two-bedroom show apartment they completed recently in Elizabeth Shaw House.

Jasmine Main, head interior designer at Main Interiors, said: “We were so excited to be asked back by Generator South West to create a new show home at The Chocolate Factory. “This is a new build home, so very different to the apartment we did previously. These three- bedroom houses were a dream to style, with extra wide staircases and curtain windows letting in lots of light - quite the opposite of many of the Victorian terraces in the area. It’s no surprise they have been so popular with buyers even before they had a chance to view a show home.

“The inspiration was ‘Japandi’, a mixture between Japanese and Scandi styles but we’ve also tried to incorporate inspiration from the local BS5 community with the colourful artwork and the sustainable products used throughout – something we know is increasingly important.

“The tones are very monochromatic black and beige with lots of brightly coloured accessories to give a relaxed and modern look alongside plenty of foliage to add life to the rooms. We dressed the three-bedrooms as two doubles and a home office to show people how the space could be used in different ways but we also show how an area of the living room could be used as a work or play area – the internal design of the house has the flexibility to adapt.”

Having laid derelict for years, developers Generator South West are breathing new life into Greenbank and once complete The Chocolate Factory will boast apartments, houses, a public landscaped square, café/ bar, community hub, retail units, workspace and direct access to the Bristol and Bath Railway Path.

Mya Castillo, sales and marketing consultant for the project, said: “It is exciting to be opening our new show home at The Chocolate Factory. New homes provide a fantastic blank canvas for people to make their own mark on but it’s sometimes hard for buyers to envisage themselves living in an empty house. Furnishing and styling a house really helps create a vision of what their home could be like.

“There is a real mix of homes at The Chocolate Factory from factory conversions to new build and we are seeing good interest from buyers looking to purchase the next phase off-plan.

“Six of the first seven homes are under offer and the next phase will be launched shortly. BS5 is a hugely popular location in terms of proximity to the city centre, access to fantastic schools and a lovely community spirit so we expect interest to be high.” The Visitor Centre and Marketing Suite will be open Thursday – Monday from 22nd April with viewings by appointment.