Wye is no more !

If you remember a while back , I posted here  about Wye Needlecraft packing up shop and leaving Bakewell . After a bit of searching I discovered that they had moved to Mansfield , which was a hurrah for me as I can get there by bus .
 I said I would check out the new shop and post a review , but sadly that didn't happen . I did manage to fit in a quick visit , but the shop seemed unfinished , and to be honest I wasn't very impressed.
 To be fair , I thought I would give them another try later and then post a review.
 I went over a couple of weeks before Christmas , and found the shop closed. At 11 ish on a Tuesday morning. I did find that a bit odd to say the least , but sometimes things happen beyond the control of us mere humans , so no worries ,will try again next time .
 Sadly, it is not to be . I received an e-mail from Wye last night stating that they have decided to become an on-line store only.
 Now , I will be totally honest , I have always found them to be on the expensive side , and of recent years , the stock has been reduced to far less choice than I remember from when I first went in there , but it is nice to have a bricks and mortar shop to go to. Whilst shopping on-line is infinitely cheaper nowadays , sometimes you just want to browse and rummage and feel the silks and fabric.
 I am now pretty much limited to Hobbycraft when it comes to craft shopping, so it looks like more on-line stashing for me , and more than likely not from Wye , as I am fairly sure I will find better prices elsewhere.
 Still , -tis a sad day .

Cath

GONE !

Breaking news ...

 We popped into Bakewell today ,as you do , just to have a mosey round and the plan was to call into a friends' shop and then I could mooch around Wye Needlecraft .
 It was a bust on both counts. The friend wasn't at her shop and Wye Needlecraft has gone .

 So ,as soon as I got back I googled their website , which is still up and running  and they have moved to Mansfield.
 Now this is good for me ,as I can get into Mansfield on the bus a lot easier than Bakewell .
So , I feel a journey is in the air for some time next week , all in the interests of my followers and readers of course. I will give you a review as and when .

 Thanks for dropping by .
Cath