Keeeps pottery store to open on Marlow High Street

Keeeps will take over the White House store this autumn selling unique, handmade pottery with an upstairs workshop where visitors can get hands-on with clay.

There are plans for talks and demos, as well as pottery parties, with an online booking system due to launch in the coming weeks.

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Founder, Tamra Booth, said the response to the pop-up window was “overwhelming” with local orders being delivered every day.

She said: “It really helped prove to me that there is a market for what we’re offering.

“Once up and running, we plan to provide a real pottery experience, not just selling ceramics, but getting people into pottery.

“Downstairs the shop will be fun and interesting, while upstairs our workshop will be an authentic, inevitably dusty space where visitors can see it all happen and even get hands-on with the clay.

“We want to create something really engaging for visitors and hope it will encourage people to fall in love with pottery just as we have.”

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The store will also be offering pottery classes and workshops for all ages in its upstairs pottery studio, with local potters acting as tutors for the sessions.

Rob Martin, Leasing Manager at Sorbon Estates, said: “The White House is a beautiful and prominent building on Marlow High Street, so it was important to us to find a special tenant who would bring something different to the town.

“Keeeps is the perfect fit, offering something completely fresh that goes beyond a purely retail offer to give locals and visitors a real experience.

“Marlow is a thriving high street with a great mix of quality brands and we know that Keeeps will be an exciting addition to the community here.”