Heath Hayes residents and shopkeepers reveal what they love most about their area

Express & Star

Heath Hayes residents have detailed what they love the most about their area for the Express and Star's Love Your Neighbourhood feature

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00:00So we're in Heathace with a lovely neighbourhood so we're here with Carys. Carys where are we standing outside of?

00:08This is a community interest company, it's Heathace Community Coffee Shop.

00:13We specialise in helping people with mental health and things like that. We do mental health nights.

00:18That's fantastic. So you can come in, you can get a coffee, obviously you've got events on as well.

00:21We've got the anniversary for the VU Day as well which is really nice.

00:25So what's it like owning a cafe in this community?

00:30Oh it's amazing, everyone here is so lovely. They are honestly some of the nicest people you're having.

00:36I don't actually think I can say that we have bad experience with anyone from here.

00:41I'm Dan, this is Chocolate Treasures.

00:44How long have you been on the High Street for now?

00:46Five years, we've been on the High Street for now.

00:50So what do you offer?

00:52So we are Luxury Belgian Chocolate, we're rolled ice cream, we are bubble waffles, we're hot chocolates, fudge, all sorts of goodies.

01:02That's brilliant. So if I ask loads of people on the High Street, you're pretty much one of the big ones.

01:07Everyone loves you. I can imagine this place getting packed in the summer.

01:10It does get very, very busy.

01:12And you're one of the few people to meet the king as well.

01:15Absolutely. Many years ago, he was just a prince then.

01:19He was just a prince then, he was a king there.

01:21So yeah, we're down here for the lovely neighbourhood then.

01:24So if you could pick one thing that you would like, well one thing that you like about the area, what is that thing?

01:30Most people have probably already said this, but it is the people, as I'm sure everybody has already said.

01:35But the fact that you can walk past, somebody can walk past, they'll poke their head in.

01:39There's no obligation to buy anything for people to just come in and have a chat with us.

01:42And that's what it's all about.

01:44We enjoy that interaction that the community gets behind us.

01:48And then obviously we try and give back as much as we can as well.

01:51Well, I think it's because there's a bit of everything here, really.

01:55I use as much as I can here, buy when I can.

01:59And really it's a lot of people come back to me that actually live in Heath Hines as well.

02:07So that's good.

02:08So here with Georgia, you've lived here four or five years.

02:11So what do you think is the, what do you think, if you choose one thing, what do you think is the best part about the area?

02:17It's peaceful.

02:18Peaceful.

02:19Ah, I like that.

02:20It's peaceful.

02:21It's very very peaceful.

02:22Ah, that's fantastic.

02:23It's a friendly place as well.

02:24Yeah?

02:25Yeah.

02:26What about the community members?

02:27What about the people who live here?

02:28Do you have to say really nice, really nice residents?

02:30It's quite friendly.

02:31Yeah?

02:32Yeah?

02:33Yeah.

02:34And the Ahoy Street range of shops, chocolate treasures.

02:36You've got the couch chocolate.

02:37Oh yeah, you've got everything you want to be.

02:38Don't go far.

02:39Yeah.

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