News & Views from Readymoney Beach Shop

The Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature runs from 6th to 14th May this year and to fit with the general literary theme across the town during festival, we've arranged some special visits to Readymoney from some of the talented local authors whose books we stock in the shop.

Over recent months I have been working with a team from across Fowey to help plan a weekend of brilliant community events to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Events are being focussed in different areas of Fowey on different days and on Saturday 4th June, the focus is on Readymoney for the Big Jubilee Sandcastle Competition and Big Jubilee Swim and Lunch. Read on for more information about each

When the UK went into it's first countrywide lockdown in March 2020 I decided to launch a community project designed to bring some colour and positivity into our lives during what turned out to be a REALLY long and difficult Covid-19 pandemic. That project was the Readymoney Bunting and oh my word, it's something I'm so proud to have curated. 

Welcome to my new blog feature where each week I spotlight a small business and their products, from my own suppliers to fabulous small businesses which I love in the local area. Read all about the wonderful craftspeople and suppliers who I work with and meet the people behind some of Fowey's own amazing small independent businesses. Take a look below at my featured business for this week!

There's quite a lot going on at Readymoney at the moment so I thought it was worth a quick roundup of our latest news. Don't forget that the beac...

"People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy." - Anton Chekhov As the weather starts to turn and the nights dra...

Victoria's top tips for how to spend the perfect day in Fowey: where to visit, what to eat and where to shop.

How I've approached the growth of my online business, promoting a carefully curated collection of small-business sourced gifts from across Cornwall and beyond, whilst not losing sight of my desire to run as sustainable a business as possible when it comes to packaging orders.

My musings over the Covid restrictions and how they affect my staff and my business.

January 2021: Lockdown 3. What's keeping you occupied during these dark winter days and how Peloton and a bit of old fashioned needlework is saving me from death by homeschooling.

A 2020 Success Story? How the challenges and resulting necessary adaptations of the 2020 Covid-19 lockdowns have changed the way we shop and enabled small independent businesses here in Cornwall and further afield to rise up against the corporate giants.

On Sunday 13th December 2020 we had a very special Christmas visitor to Readymoney Cove, bringing magic to local children, despite the best efforts of the winter weather!