The Four-Ale Taproom, Bostin Choice Café

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	Gosport Waterfront Festival 2018 at Walpole Park, Walpole Road due to open 5.30pm Fri 27 July check website for updates www.gosportwaterfrontfestival.com en-gb.facebook.com/gosportcommunityfestival


	New to Stoke Road	and a bit of history


	Micro-pub has opened at 45 Stoke Road The Four-Ale Taproom Shannon Bull, 20, has opened Gosport's first Micro-pub, at 45 Stoke Road Click image above to read Daily Express article at express.co.uk	At no 45 in the thirties was W & R Fletcher Ltd, butchers, which in later decades became Dewhursts
	has opened at 6 Portland Buildings, Stoke Road Bostin Choice Café	At 6 Portland Buildings in the 1930s and beyond was E J Percival, Tobacconist and Hairdresser.
	has opened at 115 Stoke Road Cash for Clothes	Fluxs Gosport Steam Laundries was at 115 in the thirties, and Chidlow's Chemist in the fifties and beyond
	has opened at 79 Stoke Road Alison Hicks	The Gosport Wireless Relay Company was at no. 79 in the 1930s, and in the 1950s it was the Radio Relay Service, but it was a different building back then
	has opened at 1 Stokesway, Stoke Road Kate Preston Salons Ltd	In the 1930s the Stoke School for Boys was on the site where Stokesway now stands
	at 11 Stoke Road should be fully open for business in the summer Crystal Rose Ltd	In the 1930s and beyond, Mr J Colbern, fishmonger, was at no. 11
	ArKs Hair Studio has moved across the road to 13 Stoke Road ArKs Hair Studio	At no. 13 in the 1930s and beyond was George Wall, Fruiterer
	The Armed Forces Shop Ltd has moved across the road to 40a Stoke Road The Armed Forces Shop Ltd
	The Rose & Crown public house at 59-61 Stoke Road has re-opened
	Shop Small Extract from a Gosport Borough Council press release: Gosport Borough Council is actively encouraging local residents to shop local, and businesses to source local to help local businesses, the local economy and the community. • Research shows that for every £100 spent in a local business, £68 is likely to stay in the community helping the local economy. • Independent shops create a distinctive and diverse shopping experience. You might be surprised by the range of products, services and gifts available in your local shops • More people shopping locally will not only help existing independent shops to continue trading but also encourage more local businesses to start up — you will be helping to sustain and create local jobs. • Local businesses support a wide range of community causes. Supporting local shops, therefore, provides a financial benefit for your local community. Small businesses are very important to a town, providing jobs and services, so residents are encouraged to support them whenever possible. You can find out more about providers located at our main local shopping centres by visiting them physically or virtually at: • Gosport High Street www.gosporttowncentre.co.uk • Stoke Road www.stokeroadgosport.co.uk But let’s not forget the other small shopping centres across Gosport, the lifeblood of our communities, as are small businesses everywhere.