A NEW business will be opening in what was previously Barron’s of Chard at number 2 Holyrood Street.
Cris Wootton, 37, and his husband Jason, 48, originally from Chard, will be opening their new business Health and Remedy in September.
In an interview with the Chard and Ilminster News, Cris said: “We are very, very excited to be starting a new chapter of our lives but also because we had a call from the builder yesterday to tell us that John from Barron’s turned up and it turned into him giving his blessing to the new business and telling us about all the quirks in the building."
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The married couple moved to Chard on Friday, July 25, with their 10-year-old adopted child and received the keys to their new business premises on Sunday, July 27.
They are currently putting the flooring down and are waiting for their shelves to be delivered before they can start stocking up the store.
Prior to this, they both lived in Nottingham and worked in global health and started moving into health food shops two years ago.
Due to enjoying this process so much, they took over ownership of both shops they opened through their previous company and are now opening their third store in Chard.
Cris said: “It just got a lot for us. We went through the adoption process six years ago.
“We said, do you know what? We need to change our lifestyle. We need a complete change of pace.
“There was a lot always happening and we had no real support network there.”
Jason said: “It’s really weird actually, it’s like a full circle. I am originally from Chard, grew up here moved away, lived in Manchester, moved to Spain and now I have a family and I’ve come back.
“Chard has changed a lot there are a lot of independents and its quite buzzing now which is exciting.”
Both Jason and Cris have reported already receiving a lot of positive feedback from the Chard community both online and in person.
Cris said: “This seems genuinely like people are hoping we succeed.”
Jason said: “It’s been brilliant, and we are not Holland and Barrett, we are not Grape Tree, we are local based and just have some really good products
“People have been brilliant, the amount of people we have seen just being in the shop wanting to see what it is. People have been really excited.”
“We just want to get it up and running.”
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