Take a look inside The Workshop Speciality Coffee House in Padiham

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The Burnley Express were invited to take around Padiham's newest coffee shop The Workshop Speciality Coffee House.

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00:00 Initially, this was my workshop.

00:01 I worked here for six years as a fabricator.

00:03 I wanted to change it over,

00:04 so we took all the machinery out,

00:05 but I've upcycled anything I had.

00:06 So for example, I've got a bit of bench there,

00:08 that my old work bench.

00:09 We've made a lot of the stuff in here,

00:11 the kitchen, we made all the kitchen from start to finish.

00:13 So I wanted to utilize what things we had around,

00:15 and also what people were giving away.

00:16 I find a lot of people give a lot of stuff away,

00:17 which got a lot of life into them.

00:18 So we've upcycled a lot of stuff.

00:21 And this is the space we've got now.

00:22 It makes, I think, a nice creative space,

00:24 and it makes it a little bit unusual,

00:26 and a bit retro-y,

00:27 and just gives it a nice different feel

00:29 from the usual clinical, commercial,

00:31 they say I would do it, I would do it.

00:32 I've just done it a little bit wild.

00:34 We've had a big welcome response from people at Paddyham.

00:36 They've all bought into the idea.

00:38 They're all enjoying my coffee.

00:40 Will do, it's the best coffee you're gonna get.

00:41 They're all enjoying my food.

00:43 Most of them, they enjoy the environment.

00:44 It's a nice place to be in.

00:45 It's a warm place to be in,

00:46 and everybody feels nice and calm and relaxed

00:48 when they're here.

00:49 So I find people coming down,

00:50 chit-chat for a while,

00:51 and then coming back down again.

00:53 So, so far, really good.

00:54 I'm well impressed.

00:55 I've saved this.

00:56 This is a Fiat X19 Bertone.

00:58 Next door, we're gonna scrap it,

00:59 Paddyham Pickers.

01:00 We're gonna scrap it.

01:01 So what I've done is I saved it,

01:04 600 pound, and eventually I'm gonna get it working,

01:06 'cause we're not gonna see another one of these.

01:07 1979, and it's got a tax disc in it.

01:09 No one sees tax discs anymore.

01:11 So that's another thing.

01:12 It gives it something to look at.

01:14 And also, people, old guys like me,

01:15 reminiscing, we're going around going,

01:17 I've never seen these,

01:18 or my dad had one of these,

01:19 my mate had one of these.

01:20 I get a lot of that as well.

01:21 And also, with a tax disc,

01:22 and kids can have a look at it then,

01:23 and have a little bit of something about history,

01:25 and also a bit of connection between adults and kids.

01:27 We've got a lot of space here,

01:28 and it's a nice space,

01:29 and I want to try and give it out to everybody.

01:30 The space is paid for, no matter what.

01:32 So what I'm trying to get is people down

01:33 in the local community to use it.

01:35 So I've got local artists come down

01:36 and show their wares off.

01:37 So we've got some bits of pictures there.

01:39 I'm up for more artists coming down.

01:40 They've got wall space,

01:41 if they want wall space.

01:42 Anybody who's lonely and wants to come down for a chat,

01:44 come down for a chat.

01:45 If there's any big groups of people,

01:46 for example, we've got some VW camper guys coming down,

01:50 we can accommodate for that.

01:51 I just want it to be a space

01:53 where everybody can bob in to,

01:54 get a brew, have a chat,

01:55 and get a group of people together, have a chat,

01:57 have a private event,

01:58 we've got a private event,

01:59 just a place for people to use.

02:00 We're off a bit in tracks,

02:01 it's a bit quieter.

02:02 It's a bit, there's no road noise outside,

02:04 there's no cars or anything.

02:05 So I feel like it's a good space

02:06 for a lot of different things,

02:08 and I'm open for most options.

02:10 I just want it to be used,

02:11 to be loved and appreciated,

02:13 and I want it to be here for as long

02:14 as I can be here for it as well.

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