The loss of this valued wool shop that I have relied on over the years is soon to close, really saddens me.
There just aren't may of these old fashioned, friendly and very helpful shops left.




https://www.warwickcourier.co.uk/news/business/warwick-store-set-to-close-after-decades-in-the-town-1-8802641

I can't remember the last time I saw one.

Do people still knit? I always preferred jumpers knitted by my mum to the shop bought ones. Not only were they warmer, they lasted longer.

A real shame, and the district council doesn't seem to have helped matters.

Knitting is probably not as widely popular as it used to be, though when I used to visit the wool shop there were usually several customers ahead of me waiting to be served, rarely I went in there and was first to be served.
I still knit when I get the chance, I have a jumper on the needles at the moment , and I also knitted a few poppies for St. Mary's Church in Warwick. They received all in all about 70,000 poppies. I didn't knit
near 1000, but I donated what I knitted. There is a craft club, including knitting in Leamington which I was thinking of joining, so I can meet some knitting ladies.

Thankfully, there is still a good shop in Leamington that sells wool and fabrics, which I use all the time if I am making curtains , etc. But I still think the wool shop in Warwick were the cat's whiskers.

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My old shop -an art shop -is now a wool shop and appears to be doing well. I hoe so we were there for 35 years.

Looks like a lot of good has come from your's & others' efforts, Margaret: https://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/cheques-to-be-presented-from-funds-raised-from-warwick-community-project-1-8812752

A good start to the fundraising effort: https://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/warwick-poppies-team-delighted-with-first-sale-days-1-8848566