Stephanie Harris of The Rose Garden Great Bardfield
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Dunmow florist Stephanie Harris has opened a second store, at the Blue Egg in Great Bardfield.
The Rose Garden Great Bardfield has a new full time experienced florist and two Saturday staff. An apprentice will also be taken on.
Stephanie said: It s a different kind of shop to the one in Dunmow, it s not on the High Street, but customers have been coming in and buying all sorts of things, not just flowers.
Stephanie has already carried out three wedding consultations. Customers have bought flowers, gardening gloves, hand tools and potted plants. Door wreaths are also popular.
VENICE â Every word Monica Medina spoke captivated the audience.
She shared what itâs like at 17 living in a violent household for 15 years until her mother died.
âMy mom was murdered by my stepfather in 2009,â Medina told guests at the recent Homeless to Home at Plantation Golf & Country Club in Venice. âMy mom attempted to leave several times in her 15-year marriage . When I realized we were finally leaving I was overwhelmed.â
Monica Medina, author of the new book âThe Third Return,â shares the story of how her mother was murdered after trying to leave a 15-year violent relationship. Medina now volunteers for the Safe Place And Rape Crisis Center in Sarasota helping survivors of violence.
Louise Dunderdale and Will Durrant
Published:
7:00 AM April 15, 2021
Dunmow High Street
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Businesses in Great Dunmow say they are delighted to be back and able to welcome shoppers in person once more, as lockdown eased on Monday.
Stephanie Harris, owner of The Rose Garden florist in Dunmow s High Street, has expanded in lockdown, and opens an additional florist shop at the Blue Egg in Great Bardfield on Monday.
Stephanie Harris of florist business The Rose Garden in Great Dunmow. Picture: THE ROSE GARDEN
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She said: It s absolutely delightful. It s nice to see not just our regular customers but lots of people that are now deciding to support the high street, new faces, that s really good.
April 7, 2021
Always a great opportunity to celebrate the importance of face-to-face gatherings big and small,
Global Meetings Industry Day takes on added significance this year. Just as last year’s all-virtual celebration was a reflection of the pandemic’s beginnings, planned meetings this Thursday, April 8, offer a preview of the future.
Created by the
Meetings Mean Business Coalition in 2016, GMID 2021 “represents a milestone in the safe return of major in-person events and for the people, communities and cities who rely on them,” according to Coalition representatives. Events will occur on three continents, including North America, where the momentum continues to build for in-person trade shows, conferences and other events.
Yara & Jovi: Canât Help Falling In Love
After two years together, Yara and Jovi
still are experiencing cold feet. Joviâs mother Gwen even acknowledges that her son is a âmamaâs boy,â but that itâs time for him to be a husband to Yara.
The couple meets up to travel to the Elvis Presley-themed wedding chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Yara is still worried that Jovi might not be the perfect partner, but no matter what, she wants him to be her husband. They both say âI doâ in front of Joviâs friends and family before heading to a large reception. Jovi admits that their marriage will be âwork,â but that heâs excited to call Yara his wife â and mother of his child!