The Stockport shop where nothing is wasted and if you like you can stay for a hug
For those that recall the much-loved British sitcom The Good Life, which first aired back in 1975, the very idea of quitting the rat race and becoming totally self-sufficient, probably seemed like a pipe dream. Though, for Shelley Brown and her sister Karen who watched the series growing up, the show brought “much joy and laughter”, and it also served as future inspiration.
As Shelley explains: “Like many I have become increasingly frustrated with packaging and how hard it is so avoid it. I do my best to recycle everything I can, but is it being recycled? There’s few shops where you can come away with Mojito-inspired kombucha, freshly baked baked goods and utterly delicious homemade samosas, but The Good Life is one of them. There’s also a section dedicated to eco-friendly beauty products and gifts, which along with cards and self-care goods features a mosaic depiction of Pre-Raphaelite painting by Waterhouse created by Mark Kennedy Mosaics, who’s works you may recognise at Affleck's Palace and the Etihad amongst others.
Rather brilliantly, Shelley recently decided to diversify the shop - a move taken by many businesses in these increasingly uncertain times - and opened a ‘honesty cafe’ at the back of the store.
Very much on brand with the rest of the store, to create the space Shelley and the team used old scaffolding from Manchester to create the cafe space, which is anchored by a large communal table and a rose pink dresser. Shelley tells me that despite only being open for a few weeks, the honesty cafe has already been a huge hit with locals, with one woman even telling her “you’ve thought of everything.
The communal aspect of the cafe has also organically brought people from different walks of life together. Shelley tells me that on the day she opened the cafe space, she was almost brought to tears watching two girls befriend an older gentleman who had sat down at the table on his own - she assures me the tears were tiredness induced. For parents as well, the space is seen as a safe space for their children to hang out after school, get something to eat and just chat with friends.
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