RESTAURANTS and cafes along with the indoor market and Cinema at Five Valleys Shopping Centre in Stroud are now welcoming visitors back indoors following the easing of restrictions from today (Monday). The Five Valleys indoor market has reopened its communal seating area situated right in the heart of over 20 food and drink vendors. Individual traders are also reopening their own seating areas including Thai 2 Go, Bao Ma, Armadeli, La Cantina, Pieminister and the Artisan Baker. Non Solo Pasta, also located within the Five Valleys indoor market, are now able to welcome diners to eat in their brand new dining area within their fully refurbished unit since expanding their business in April this year.
‘D-Day’ for Stroud with Five Valley’s Shopping Centre reopening
It is difficult to sum up how important retail reopening is for Stroud’s Five Valleys shopping centre and its businesses, but centre manager Dionne Moore captures it well when she describes it as their D-Day.
Dionne Moore, centre manager of Five Valleys in Stroud, with Mark Dransfield, managing director of the shopping centre’s owner, Dransfield Properties.
Dionne Moore, centre manager of Five Valleys in Stroud.
Centre manager Dionne Moore has never shied away from championing Five Valleys Shopping Centre, but now it has reopened she is confident Stroud’s new-look retail destination will speak for itself – as it joins the nation’s retailers reopening for business.
A new greengrocers has opened in Five Valleys indoor market next to the Lily Pad Florist. Oakesy’s is bringing British fruit and vegetables to the shopping centre as well as more exotic produce like plantains and ghost chillies. Owner Michael Oakes has 20 years’ experience in the industry and is well-versed in sourcing local produce such as salads, free range eggs, nuts and spices. “We are delighted to be joining the line up at the Five Valleys Market, we feel it is a fantastic location to expand our business and we are looking forward to meeting our new customers,” said Mr Oakes.
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