THE Mayor of Bridgwater officially opened a store this weekend - on its first birthday.

The Bed Shop, on Taunton Road in Bridgwater, opened a year ago on October 9 but could not hold an official opening due to the coronavirus pandemic.

And so, they decided to hold an opening ceremony on the first birthday of the opening instead.

Mayor of Bridgwater, Cllr Leigh Redman, cut the ribbon on Sunday (October 10).

He also enjoyed a tour around the shop and tried out some of the beds for sale.

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Mayor of Bridgwater Leigh Redman
Sophie Lockyer [The Bed House]
Ashley Lockyer [The Bed House]
Karenza Davies [Director ; The Bed House]

“I was so pleased to have been asked to cut the ribbon on this business, we missed the official opening due to Covid, so to celebrate the first birthday was a great idea,” he said.

“This is a family business who worked hard to reclaim this building and The Bed House is a great option for anyone looking for a new bed.

“I love being able to remind everyone that Bridgwater is open for business, the town council want to do everything they can to support traders and business in our town.”

Ashley Lockyer from The Bed House said it was ‘great’ to finally be able to hold an official opening.

“We think it’s brilliant that the Bridgwater mayor is getting out and about to show his support for local businesses and were honoured that he could officially open our shop on our first birthday,” he said.

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Karenza Davies [Director ; The Bed House] 
Sophie Lockyer [The Bed House]
Leigh Redman [Mayor of Bridgwater]
Ashley Lockyer [The Bed House]

“The Mayor was excellent and we gave him a tour around our shop and he got to try out some of our beds.

“We would like to thank him personally for taking time out of his schedule to come and visit us.

“We also want to thank everyone that came to see us over our birthday weekend, it was really good to see so many people turn out and support a local business in Bridgwater.”

To find out more about The Bed House in Bridgwater, visit thebedhouse.co.uk.