Mousehole Cafe Opens in 1959 – Basement Buns Opens in 2012

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MOuse Hole to Basement Buns
In the Spring 2009 Town Crier there was a picture of the official opening of the Mousehole Cafe in 1959 with a very early Italian coffee machine.

MOuse Hole to Basement Buns
After the Mousehole closed, the cellar lost some of its sense of fun.
MOuse Hole to Basement Buns
On 8th July 2012, the cellar re-opened as a cafe again, run by Throwing Buns, and called Basement Buns. It seems to have again found that Joie de vivre.

If anybody has any pictures of the days of the Mousehole in days gone by, please let Phil and Kate, from Throwing buns, know. They would like to display some pictures of their heritage.

Bath Street – this summer

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Bath Street Needs some TLC
Bath Street is the one shopping street in the town centre that has not yet been repaved, although the flower beds at one end, and the war memorial at the other have seen improvements.

At the further end of the street shops like Marie and Masons have many followers, but some of the businesses in the middle of the street do not seem to have fared so well.
Bath Street Needs some TLC
The florist has closed, and last week, to add insult to injury, somebody went on the rampage and broke their shop window, and those of some other Bath Street shops.

Bath Street Needs some TLC
Next door, was once a well known letting agency, which has not been re-let. Now, there is a planning application to create more accommodation at the rear of this shop and above. Flats do work and bring in money.

But it is to be hoped, once the nearby precinct work has been completed, that increased customer footfall will benefit Bath Street.

Olympic Torch draws the crowds again

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Olympic Torch
This morning, there was a crowd outside Cancer Research UK where people had the chance to hold one of the Olympic torches. The torches are still doing the rounds as Team GB exceed our expectations. Team GB won three Gold Medals on the first major evening of track finals. Team GB also won a cycling gold and two rowing golds.

But despite all those amazing golds, one things did not change: Team GB lost in the football on penalties.

Quite a turn round since Mid-Week

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Punch Bowl Scaffolding
Now that there is no longer any scaffolding to be seen round the County Hall, the Punch Bowl is taking its turn to use some.

There is a “Business as Usual” sign above the “Celebrate the London 2012 Olympics Here With Coca Cola”.
Punch Bowl Scaffolding
The Team GB merchandise could well have started to fly off the shelves by now.
Punch Bowl Scaffolding
There was a slow start medal-wise – the newspapers had begun to worry mid-week. For example, The Sun printed a large Gold Medal with the words “Wanted Gold Medal. Historic bronze for our brilliant gymnasts but please, can we have just one gold. Any sport. We’re not bothered. As soon as possible. Please, COME ON TEAM GB!”

Oh we of little faith!!! There has been quite a turn round since then led by rowing and cycling.