2020 The beginning

I started my hospitality career full-time by opening Spoons of Dorset in 2020.

The decision to open an Ice Cream Parlour was something new for our beautiful town.

'Spoons' as the locals call us opened as Covid hit but I decided to stay open through it all abiding by the Government rules. This was a fabulous decision as the locals had somewhere to go and I got to introduce myself and all my ideas for my new venture.

Being such a wildly creative person the ideas for expanding the Parlour just kept coming and so did the customers.

•Light lunches, hosting parties, themed evenings. 

•A menu of 30 flavoured Milk Shakes in the summer.

•Opening Christmas Day & Boxing Day two years running 

•A menu of Hot Chocolates including a HC Bar in the winter serving Slow Cooked Hot Chocolate.

•Cookie decorating competitions 

•Pumpkin Carving

•Bubble Waffles

•Bubble Tea

•Candy Floss with or without Ice Cream 

•Father Christmas & Elves with Snow

I could let my imagination go crazy with food and drinks providing fun delicious creations and happy memories for my customers.

A few highly memorable moments.

During Covid whilst no one could go to work and money was scarce in our pockets, I decided to prepare food packages and give them out around town to the children at the Skate Park, walking around the meadows or town. This was not only one of our first acts of kindness but two young volunteers helped to share them out, one of those volunteers Cerys still works alongside me today. 

Friday night, treat nights aka help yourself to sprinkles and sauces loved by the kids who came in for their end of week treat after school. I can still remember which ice cream was their favourite.

Hot chocolate bar, I prepared my own recipe of Hot Chocolate and kept it warm all day in the slow cooker. Toppings galore, syrups a plenty and gallons of whipped cream were enjoyed. At Christmas we would make chocolate bombs to purchase as gifts. 

Gaining new nicknames "The Ice Cream Lady" & "Mrs Spoons" from the children. 

All the amazing customers who came from a coffee or had asked us to host a Birthday Party or Baby Shower, each one is still fondly remembered today and remained a friend. Thank you 🫶