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PING Rest of Swansea Bay Team (Dave and Bill) - Pyle Garden Centre
Hi guys
Had a sneaky preview of the "new" Pyle Garden Centre today (in the old Wyevale Place). Bill - the cafe's still there though my complaint about you business types taking all the ground level car park has been addressed and the car park's expanded into what used to be the compost, (broken) pots and (rotting) fencing area. I think there's a lot more stocking up to do but the inside has been fairly well refreshed. The old "upstairs" that used to be pets and fish but became who knows what is sealed off. The outdoor plant area has been thoroughly refurbed and, today, looked smart and I couldn't find any plants that weren't totally presentable, presumably because all the stock is, of course, new (delivered yesterday). Spoke to a few staff and they seemed to know what they were doing. Price-wise, there were a fair few things that were decidedly cheaper than they were under Wyevale. Plants were more or less at usual "local" garden centre prices which tend to be a bit cheaper than the chains. Probably because of the opening schedule there weren't any summer flowering bulbs, plug plants and the seasonal stuff and the seed selection was very small. Anyhow, the "official opening" is set for 11.00 next Saturday. Derek Brockway ("dippy Derek" to many, "bouncy castle" to others and who knows what to his international fan club) will be performing. There are some other BBC celebrities sort of lined up but that's expected I suppose given that the place is owned and managed by a former BBC newsreader. I'll have some pics of the place on my website later in the week. If anyone's planning on visiting, let me know - it would be good to meet up. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling happily from the east end of the totally dry and sunny Swansea Bay. |
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PING Rest of Swansea Bay Team (Dave and Bill) - Pyle Garden Centre
On Mar 24, 10:09*pm, Jake wrote:
Hi guys Had a sneaky preview of the "new" Pyle Garden Centre today (in the old Wyevale Place). Bill - the cafe's still there though my complaint about you business types taking all the ground level car park has been addressed and the car park's expanded into what used to be the compost, (broken) pots and (rotting) fencing area. I think there's a lot more stocking up to do but the inside has been fairly well refreshed. The old "upstairs" that used to be pets and fish but became who knows what is sealed off. The outdoor plant area has been thoroughly refurbed and, today, looked smart and I couldn't find any plants that weren't totally presentable, presumably because all the stock is, of course, new (delivered yesterday). Spoke to a few staff and they seemed to know what they were doing. Price-wise, there were a fair few things that were decidedly cheaper than they were under Wyevale. Plants were more or less at usual "local" garden centre prices which tend to be a bit cheaper than the chains. Probably because of the opening schedule there weren't any summer flowering bulbs, plug plants and the seasonal stuff and the seed selection was very small. Anyhow, the "official opening" is set for 11.00 next Saturday. Derek Brockway ("dippy Derek" to many, "bouncy castle" to others and who knows what to his international fan club) will be performing. There are some other BBC celebrities sort of lined up but that's expected I suppose given that the place is owned and managed by a former BBC newsreader. I'll have some pics of the place on my website later in the week. If anyone's planning on visiting, let me know - it would be good to meet up. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling happily from the east end of the totally dry and sunny Swansea Bay. Thanks for the update Jake. I had hoped to come along but things have croped up so I wont be free, but I'll have to pop over to have a look in the near future. David |
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PING Rest of Swansea Bay Team (Dave and Bill) - Pyle Garden Centre
"Jake" wrote in message ... Hi guys Had a sneaky preview of the "new" Pyle Garden Centre today (in the old Wyevale Place). Bill - the cafe's still there though my complaint about you business types taking all the ground level car park has been addressed and the car park's expanded into what used to be the I think there's a lot more stocking up to do but the inside has been fairly well refreshed. Hi Jake, thanks for the update. BTW I was never a "business type" just a working surveyor lookng for a bit of grub. :-) I actually bought some bits and pieces from the garden centre sa well. Regards Bill |
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Is the ex presenter Jane (formerly Case)
So glad it has gone back to the original name and they are not going to put fast food chains there as originally rumoured. Quote:
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