22/02/2025
Well that’s us over and out. The coffee machine is off, and our door closed for the last time. Thank you so much Kingsbridge. It has been an incredible 15 years, and the love that you’ve shown us and the team over the last couple of weeks has been amazing.
We couldn’t have embarked and survived this wonderful coffee journey we’ve been on without you all coming through our door every day. It means the world to us that you have supported us, many of you from the very beginning. So, we thank each and everyone one of you from the bottom of our hearts - including those that are sadly no longer with us - for helping us to achieve our dream. Coasters became more than we could have ever imagined, and has been a huge part of our lives. We will miss you all ❤️
There have been many suppliers who have provided us with fantastic products over the years, but we’d also like to say a special thanks to some who have helped us in our journey to provide Kingsbridge with the best coffee we could. So thank you: the late Roger Trembath for taking a chance on us and letting us take the unit on in the first place!; Ian and family for letting us loose at their cafe on ‘work experience’ all those years ago; Ed and all the team at for their introduction to such fabulous coffee and supporting us so well over the last 15 years; for helping us develop our offering and take it to the next level and for generally being such an inspiration and always willing to take time to chat all things coffee. And of course, the cakes…. Thank you .hq & for creating such delicious bakes!
And we can’t say goodbye without a big thank you to our wonderful team members throughout the years, who without a doubt have been such a major part of making Coasters, ‘Coasters’. From Betty, Sarah & Daisy in the early days, who made our first tentative steps in being employers easier than we had imagined. To the current team - Janet, Alex and the legend that is Charlotte - you guys have been such a joy to work alongside over the last 18 months or so. Keeping smiling and being so supportive, especially throughout the uncertainty of the last few months. You have been absolute stars.
Thank you 🙏
Paul & Jackie
PS - if you want to follow us in the future you will find us over at TaskHub Kingsbridge - launching in June 2025 once we’ve had a bit of a break 🙂