02/06/2026
An Update on Church Street, Monmouth - Historic Old Town & A Huge Thank You
We want to start by saying a massive thank you to everyone who has recently reached out and offered to help us in so many different ways regarding our continued distruption on Church Street. We truly, deeply appreciate every single one of you. ❤️
Times are ridiculously tough at the moment. It feels like everything is constantly stacked against us—if it isn’t one thing, it’s another. But we are determined to do whatever we can to get through this..
Yesterday’s Meeting: -
Yesterday, we had a meeting with local traders, residents, Monmouthshire County Council, the Town Council, Senedd members, and Heritage & Development representatives.
• The Good News: We finally got answers to some questions we desperately needed addressing.
• The Reality: Unfortunately, the main takeaway is that nothing is going to happen quickly. The issues we are facing are going to take a very long time to resolve.
We are just hoping we can manage to scrape through in the meantime. We genuinely worry that by the time help or solutions arrive, it will be a case of too little, too late—not just for us, but for a lot of other businesses on Church Street too.
Despite the uncertainty, and on top of all the other added stresses currently being slammed onto the UK hospitality sector, we are determined to try and make the best of yet another bad situation...
It is a real shame that the government cannot see the severe damage being caused to high streets, pubs and restaurants like ours by their decisions.
Lets be honest, quite frankly, our government do not deserve the independent businesses of this country.
Thank you all for standing by us. Please keep supporting local, supporting Church Street, and helping us keep the doors open.
Ben, Kenny & the Creates Monmouth Team.
