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A new coffee shop with plans to bring Sri Lankan culture and dishes in the heart of Newark is set to open its doors this month.
After the closure of the popular coffee shop Balmforth & Co in Newark in April this year, the building has been vacant.
But now, a mother of two with a long-time dream of opening a coffee shop has decided to bring the space back to life.
Marina Solomon is planning to open Chebrew, a name inspired by the combination of her children’s names, Chelsea and Chael, in the middle of November.
The family, who moved from Sri Lanka over 30 years ago, lived in Lincoln for several years, until their son went to Loughborough University and the whole family moved to Leicestershire to be closer to their son.
But dreams of opening the coffee shop in Newark, a town that was familiar to them, made travelling expensive so they then made the move to Newark.
She said: “It's very exciting because now it's the Christmas season and I'm really looking forward to decorating everything Christmassy.
“We believe this will bring something new to Newark, I don’t know how it is going to work out yet but we want to bring some Sri Lankan culture into the space.”
The café will be serving hot and cold drinks alongside pastries, cakes and sweets, but in the future, once the kitchen is fully re-done, breakfast and lunch will also be served.
Martina and her family are now moving to Nottingham, and said to be ‘really looking forward’ and ‘excited’ to open the new space and bring something new to the town centre.
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