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Jun 2020

Last Updated: 16/06/2020

Pateley Bridge shops 'bounce back' from lockdown

by Newsroom

| 16 Jun, 2020
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Shop owners in Pateley Bridge high street have "busiest time" after being closed for nearly three months.

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Pateley Bridge saw the “busiest Monday it has had in a long time” as locals headed to the shops.

The majority of shops opened on June 15 with the rest opening by the end of the week. A number of shop owners said they'd seen a positive response with the majority of customers making purchases rather than just browsing.

Keith Tordoff, owner of The Oldest Sweet Shop in England told The Stray Ferret that he is confident that Pateley Bridge shops will “bounce back very quickly.” He said:

“I think most people realise that we need to not leave it any longer. If it went on any longer there would be a question mark over some businesses surviving.”



Similarly Tim Ledbetter, owner of Sypeland outdoor shop said that yesterday saw “proper customers”, as everybody who went into the shop bought something. He told The Stray Ferret:

“It’s really positive and everyone’s pleased to be out shopping for something other than essentials, everyone is doing what they should be doing. It’s nice to be back. There’s a great community spirit and everyone’s pleased to see things back up and running.”


As well as retail shops, a number of cafés have opened delivering takeaway food and drink. Cocoa Joe’s, a café serving hot and cold chocolate drinks, said its first day back was busier than a normal Saturday.