Stitch Station coffee shop in Great Sankey is now open

Stitch Station, on Station Road in Great Sankey, is now open and as well as their food and drinks, they will nod to their past from 30 years ago with an upstairs wool shop.

“This is the next stage of my life,” Diane Hughes, who retired from the school in March, said.

“We were very proud to open. Dot, who used to run it as a wool shop, came to visit us. She was sat in one of the comfy chairs in the window. She was saying that ‘it was lovely to see and it’s a real community hub’.”

“We didn’t have anywhere to go on a walk like a coffee shop so we didn’t have a destination. Hopefully, we will become that destination when locals are out on a walk.”

And funnily enough, it was on a walk with her son James Hughes over Christmas where the idea came about. They saw that the former Castle Computers was up for sale and they wanted to restore the shop back to its roots.

Stitch Station team (left-right) Zoe Green , Diane Hughes, Diane Thompson and Cheryl Lowry

Some of the wool on offer

Diane, who has lived in Great Sankey for 35 years, added: “It’s reverted back to its former self, it’s got full circle but we have given it a modern twist.

“That would suit you for a wool shop mum, he said. From that walk, I was looking at just a wool shop and I thought if I was just going for wool, I would expect more and to have maybe a coffee and a cake as well to make more of an experience of it.”

Customers are welcome to come for a coffee and cake or just to get involved with their yarn and wool, or both.

The shop also showcases some of the artisans in Great Sankey and Penketh, and have gone green by upcycling where it was possible in a nice, modern touch.

“We are powered by Ecotricity and full green energy. We have a working business model to reduce, reuse and recycle with the help of locals.

“All our furniture has been recycled and our cosy chairs have been bought second hand. Our barista bar has all been made of upcycled pallet wood. We’ve not wasted anything we have just reused what we already have.”

The shop is open Tuesday - Saturday from 9am until 5pm.

Diane's Stitch Station will offer coffee and cake downstairs

A look inside of the upstairs in Stitch Station

All of their furniture has been upcycled to keep it as green as possible

Their mascot