Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The Archbishop of Canterbury visited the Amberley Shop and Café on Friday – and even tried his hand at making a latte in the kitchen.
The Most Revd Justin Welby was on a three-day tour of the county, which included a visit to the Grace Network at Brimscombe Mill on Friday evening where he had dinner. The Amberley Shop and Café opened last year inside Holy Trinity Church, after years of hard work and fundraising by a dedicated committee.
“It was about seven years ago that the shop in Amberley closed, and it was going to leave us without any sort of village shop at all,” explained Neil Truphet, who project managed the build.
“A few of us got together and we thought, hey, let's think about setting up a community shop. We then needed to try and find a venue - that wasn't quite so easy.
“I was talking with a past Dean of Gloucester Cathedral, Nick Berry, who said, why don't you ask whether you could take up residence in the back of the church? It seemed like a great idea, and we asked the question of Rev John Spiers, who was the priest in charge, and off we went.”
The shop opened last summer and is approaching its first anniversary. The Archbishop was accompanied by the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, the Bishop of Gloucester during the blessing of a new upstairs gallery, dedicated to the late Rev John Spiers, former minister at Holy Trinity.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury visited the Amberley Shop and Café on Friday – and even tried his hand at making a latte in the kitchen.
The Most Revd Justin Welby was on a three-day tour of the county, which included a visit to the Grace Network at Brimscombe Mill on Friday evening where he had dinner. The Amberley Shop and Café opened last year inside Holy Trinity Church, after years of hard work and fundraising by a dedicated committee.
“It was about seven years ago that the shop in Amberley closed, and it was going to leave us without any sort of village shop at all,” explained Neil Truphet, who project managed the build.
“A few of us got together and we thought, hey, let's think about setting up a community shop. We then needed to try and find a venue - that wasn't quite so easy.
“I was talking with a past Dean of Gloucester Cathedral, Nick Berry, who said, why don't you ask whether you could take up residence in the back of the church? It seemed like a great idea, and we asked the question of Rev John Spiers, who was the priest in charge, and off we went.”
The shop opened last summer and is approaching its first anniversary. The Archbishop was accompanied by the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, the Bishop of Gloucester during the blessing of a new upstairs gallery, dedicated to the late Rev John Spiers, former minister at Holy Trinity.
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For the latest from Stroud Times visit: stroudtimes.com
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Stroud Times - the independent community-based news website.
Encompassing the Stroud locality the team aim to provide engaging human interest stories, comprehensive sports coverage, and championing local businesses' success.
Living in the community they serve, editor Ash Loveridge, journalist Matt Bigwood, and photographer Carl Hewlett have joined forces to provide free-to-view local content devoid of a clickbait agenda and pop-up adverts.
