00:00I think it's, I think it's so refreshing to see a couple, like a young couple
00:06starting a business together. I think that's definitely been the sweetest
00:11response from all of the the regulars nearby. It helps create like a really
00:15homely environment on the cafe. I don't think we can have a dog on the screen
00:18without asking the name. Gorgeous. Oh this is Dolly. Hi Dolly. Has she been on the bus?
00:25She has, she has. She's one of the only dogs allowed on the bus. A special
00:31exception, all right. Right, let's talk about this planning permission. The
00:34council says you need it. What do you currently have to operate there? Because
00:39of course businesses need the relevant permits to be where they are, whether
00:44they move or whether they don't. We are, we're fully registered as a mobile
00:48vendor. Obviously the idea was to take it to festivals, events, stuff like that.
00:56Being able to be on this private line was a massive help, obviously before we
01:00knew we needed repairs doing. And now that we know that we need repairs doing,
01:05we're having to jump through all of these hurdles, quite unexpected ones as
01:10well. And quite, it's quite nerve-wracking, like it's quite a baby business. Well the
01:17council is saying you need to stay there, if you want to stay there
01:21permanently you're going to have to have planning permission. So are you thinking
01:24of going through the planning permission route or are you going to move on? What's
01:26what's the next step for you? It just wouldn't, it wouldn't be ideal, it
01:30wouldn't be reasonable because it's not a permanent location anyway. The planning
01:34permission is probably going to cost more than what our repairs would cost.
01:39And just as a business decision, it's not, it's not smart and it's not
01:46helpful that the council have put us in this position. What is your solution then? What
01:50will you do? We, we had a lot of regulars come and ask us if there was a
01:55petition going and we hadn't thought to start a petition. So in the, in the days
02:01that we didn't hear anything back from the council, we started a petition and
02:04got over 700 signatures in 24 hours. We're close to a thousand now, which is
02:10really sweet, it's really, really good. So that is just going to buy us time, it's
02:15not, it's not necessarily money that we need, it's just the time to find
02:19our footing. Yeah, we're looking at some of your videos on the screen now, I think
02:23it really goes to show just how popular you guys are. It's no surprise that
02:26you've got this backing from some of your, some of your followers and some of
02:29your regulars. Tell us about the repair side of things then, because you're
02:34taking on it on a new venture like this, I suppose lots of unexpected costs do
02:38come up. How tricky is it, how difficult is it to keep a converted double-decker
02:43going? Honestly, our bus is in really good condition. We failed on one thing, we
02:48failed our MOT on just one thing. It's gonna be pretty simple to fix, but again
02:55it's, we're gonna have to close for a week to get it fixed and it's all the
02:59complications that come with closing the store whilst we get the repairs done.
03:04Yeah, it's an interesting conversation because you've got this new venture
03:09that's done really well on social media, but then you have the real world, the
03:13offline issues of things like planning permission as well. So I suppose, what
03:17would you say to the council, because the council's position is that they
03:20require all businesses if, you know, in this scenario to have planning
03:23permission. It's not targeting you, it's, it's kind of just the rules. What I would
03:29say is that obviously as a double-decker cafe, we are quite a niche and there are
03:35a lot of guidelines that might need to be written for us and I think that the
03:39council and councils across the UK have an opportunity to help create new
03:46guidelines for people who have new ideas for businesses instead of putting them
03:53off starting them in the first place. Okay, well best of luck to yourselves and
03:57the future of the business. What's the plans for today? Are you still serving at
04:00the moment? You got anything fun going on? I saw some of those cakes on there, they look very lovely.
04:05Yeah, when I leave this call we'll be heading straight to the cafe. Okay, better get a
04:11move on then, if you pardon the pun. Niamh, thank you very much for your time today.
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