00:00It is the end of an era for a treasured shop in Raynham.
00:04Trish has been here in the heart of the town for 31 years and over these years she has
00:09built a loyal and wide community that she has helped to educate and support.
00:13The sewing centre has always been a welcome place for people of all ages to get involved.
00:19Particularly the young, because now I see some of them that came in with their mums,
00:26they've got children, but they're still coming back to teach their children.
00:30And after speaking to Trish, it is evident to see how important this place is for the local community.
00:37It's a place not just where you come to buy fabrics, but a place where you can come to chat,
00:41whether that be about sewing, arts and crafts or simply just life. It is a place for the community.
00:47The retirement was announced on social media and the community flooded the comments with words of praise and appreciation for
00:54Trish.
00:55She is keen to keep the youth engaged with arts and crafts and hopes she has educated people as best
01:00she can.
01:02Many of the community described her shop as a hidden treasure and described Trish as a person with great advice.
01:09There isn't anywhere like this, to be fair. This is a this is a one off.
01:15You know, you can't get this on the Internet. You can't get personal advice and you can't, you know, talk
01:21to someone.
01:22You know, you phone someone and you're on hold, you're on a call centre, whatever.
01:26You come here and you speak to a real person, give you real advice.
01:30This sort of thing is definitely dying, unfortunately. But yeah, Trish will be around for a long time, I'm sure.
01:38Though the traditional sewing shop is slowly on the way out, the hobby is actually becoming more popular among the
01:43youth.
01:44The sense of community that cannot be achieved online helps encourage younger people to attend classes and converse with the
01:50older generation.
01:51And it's only the probably the slightly older generation that are the ones that can encourage, not say what to
01:59do, but just encourage and say, oh, you know, shall we do this? Shall we do that?
02:04For them to be able to interact with their children, because there was an awful lack at one stage of
02:11generations meeting.
02:15Trish will retire on the 28th of March after serving the sewing community for over three decades.
02:20And though she will be deeply missed behind the counter, the community she has helped to build is here to
02:26stay.
02:27Leo Thorpe for KMTV.
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