Message just in from Calladoodles:

“The bunting’s up, the balloons are out and the bubbly’s on ice… It’s party time at bang-ontrend Calladoodles, which is celebrating five years since opening its welcoming doors tochampion independent designers, makers and publishers on Carshalton High Street. March also sees a brand-new look for the beautiful boutique-with-a-twist, which works closely with local and regional small businesses to provide quality and unique products, making it your one-stopshop for the best of British giftware, décor and cards. The store’s new sign will, of course, still feature the famous ‘Duck of Carshalton Ponds’, symbolising the shop’s local, community-based ethos. ‘Calladoodles has its roots based firmly in Carshalton. It’s a hub for the local community,’ founder and manager Clare Callanan explains. ‘We are proud to be working hard with neighbouring shops, with whom we re-energised the Traders Association, to keep Carshalton High Street alive and vibrant.’ The association, headed up by Andrew Candy from the creative space and art gallery and Chris Blanks from Elwyns Windows, works tirelessly on new initiatives, such as Carshalton High Street Market, which launches on Saturday 28th February and where you can check out Calladoodles stall. The business that brought handmade to the high street has come a long way since its humble beginnings, when it introduced the concept of showcasing home-grown British talent from micro and small businesses. In just five short years, family-run Calladoodles has evolved from an indoor design market to an established, immensely-popular gift shop specialising in high-quality cards and paper products that also focuses on affordable, cutting-edge design.

For more information, contact: Manager, Clare Callanan / Shop owner, Liz Killick Calladoodles, 18 The High Street, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3AG, tel: 020 8395 1693 / 020 8669 6219 Email: calladoodles@gmail.com Facebook page: www.facebook.com/calladoodles Twitter page: https://twitter.com/Calladoodles Website: www.calladoodles.co.uk Louisa Grace: Seven Acres, Carshalton Road, Woodmansterne, SM7 3HR Media Enquiries: Angela Sara West: angela@angelasarawest.com