Normal Opening hours Monday to Friday 09.00-16.00 hrs and Saturday from 09.30-15.00 hrs
We welcome back all customers and can’t wait to see you . Obviously, with the present guidelines & circumstances and floor space, we can only have one person in the shop at a time (except a child or carer if needed).
We would like to assure you that we have everything in place to be as Covid secure as we can. Hand gel, extra cleaning and Social distancing are just some of the measures we have taken.
As with everywhere, we ask that you do not come to the shop if you are displaying ANY of the symptoms associated with Covid-19, thank you.
Look forward to seeing you all again.
Cumbria Made Cotton Face Coverings are also now available at the Wholefoods shop. A range of sizes from 3 years to Adult. Washable at 60 degrees and have a wire nose piece to aid with fitting. With a variety of patterns to choose from, why not check them out too.
Chrysalis Staff Member standing behind one of the Covid-19 clear protective screens
It is unfortunate that this years Annual Car Treasure Hunt, that is normally held over the Easter weekend, has had to be cancelled.
We would like to thank the organisers for their yearly efforts and their continued support and for making this understandable and practical decision during a difficult time.
We look forward to the return of the Car Treasure Hunt with much enthusiasm and hope that you will be able to join us whenever that may be.
A huge thank you to all those that signed up for donating to Chrysalis in the Co Op Local Community Fund. The grand total donated was £4,674.15. This is far more than anticipated and a very welcome surprise! We will be purchasing a new kiln shortly which was the primary aim of the project! 😍
Sunday 3rd November, is the day to start your Christmas shopping with our fabulous annual Christmas Gift Fair.
At the Greenhill Hotel near Wigton, starting from 10am to 4pm, you will find a whole host of craft stalls, clothes, scarves, gifts, food, jewellery, trinkets and much much more!
So pop along and find some unique gifts just in time for Christmas.
This week saw the grand opening of
our long awaited, beautiful, Sensory Garden. We were lucky that the rain held
off for the ceremonial ribbon cutting, and our guests and members were able to
enjoy meandering along the pathways with the perfume of delicate flowers and
sound of water trickling from the water feature, before having a well earned
rest in one of the many seating areas.
Two years ago we were given a grant
from the Masonic Charitable Foundation of £25,000 to create a sensory garden at
our resource base in West Street, Wigton.
It had previously been a Quaker Meeting House and had a walled back garden. It had the potential to be beautiful but had black tarmac at one end, a plain lawn in the middle, and a roughly graveled area at the far end with very little access to move around the garden.
We launched a competition with
pupils at our local secondary school (Nelson Thomlinson) to come up with an
inspiring design, and it was the winner Toby Cass who’s design won and laid the
foundations of the garden design we see now.
Toby Cass – Winning Garden Design
Two years, and lots of hard work later, with help from professionals, volunteers and staff alike (and the support and generosity of the local community) the garden has been transformed into a wonderful space our members can enjoy all year round.
Our vision is to have all the
sensory factors explored and experienced within the garden: Touch – with running water features and
different textures of plants and installations; Smell – from a variety of scented plants
and shrubs; Sight –
using mirrors, structural planting, light and shade; Sound – encouraging birds to visit the
garden, sound of running water, wind chimes and other installations providing
sound; Taste –
planting a variety of edible flowers, herbs and vegetables.
Garden Welcome Information
Bench Area
Winding Path
Garden Arch
One of the seating areas
The
Masonic Charitable Foundation funding allowed
us to
create the sensory garden with this team of professionals:
Garden design – Lisa
Leonard,Acer Gardens
Pathways resign
bond – Quattro
Water feature
installation – Andy Nicol, ARBMap Ltd
Electrics for water
Feature – Sandy Gasgarth, Abbey Electrical
Plants – David G
Ross, Wholesale Nurseries
Lectern sign – Grafix
Signmakers
Watercolour of
garden for lectern sign – Kevin Nutter, Daffodil Lane Gallery
Ground preparation
and general jobs – Vince Parry
Volunteers
and companies that have given their time, expertise and donations to help
create this beautiful garden:
PPM – for kindly moving the raised veg
beds to their new location.
Mass
planting weekend, Lisa Leonard with her gardening friends Julie
Jackson and Alison Gash, plus Chrysalis staff, Julie Walsh and
Pam Oddy.
Grass
cutting by Tivoli.
Ray Fearon – for general support and advice throughout.
Dobbies Garden
Centre – for
plants and free delivery of large pots.
Sainsbury’s – for donating refreshments.
VV Rouleaux – for kindly donating official opening ribbon.
Cumberland Building Society – loan of large umbrellas.
Futamura –
more umbrellas!
Water Feature
Our members enjoying the Garden and the day
A massive thank you to everyone who voted for us to
receive the grant from the Masonic Charitable Trust, as we would never have
been able to do this without your support.
And finally, another huge thank you to lots and lots
of our Chrysalis members and their support workers for all their hard work in
getting the garden ready for its grand opening by mowing the grass, weeding,
watering and general tidying up!
As the summer holiday season ends and the nights start drawing in, you will be forgiven if your mind starts wandering towards Christmas!
Christmas will be here before we know it, and it’s never too early to start your Christmas cake preparations, you will need plenty of time to soak your fruit to get the extra special homemade cake!
At our Chrysalis Wholefood Shop, King Street, Wigton, we have it all wrapped up for you in our handy Christmas cake packs. At only £10.50 per pack you can start your creating your perfect pud right now!
Christmas cake pack orders will be taken until Monday 25th November, so pop in or give us a call, and order yours now.
