Closing down

There’s a lovely little deli at the square in Jed and on Sunday there won’t be any more; it’s closing down. Deborah the lady who runs it is going to university and hubby Philip is back to selling insurance. So for the second time since we’ve been in Jed it’ll be just another empty shop.
This is a great pity and not just because we get our cheeses there. If people drive into town and see a chocolate shop, a deli, a butcher, baker and candlestick maker they may decide to stop for a while. If they see a load of closed shops they’ll drive off again and who can blame them?