09/06/2021
It is with much regret that we are no longer able to trade from the premises, The Coffee Tree Xperience, at Guyhirn. We want to thank all our customers family and friends for their wonderful support over the past eight years. This has not been our choice to close. It has been forced on us by the landlord Mr Sejpal of Platinum Retail Ltd who bought the property in 2018. We cannot tell you anything about him or his motives as we have never met him. Mr Sejpal has never been to the shop and has never responded to requests to contact us even when the back wall of the building was in danger of collapse and the car park was in a dangerous state.
We have during Covid lockdown been unable to trade and like many business in this dreadful time, pay the rent. However, not until the lease was due for renewal in March this year, was contact made by his solicitor demanding rent but with no guarantee of a new lease. We have tried to negotiate with him but his response has been to change the locks and keep all of our personal possessions and the property of the company including our mascot gorillas, Winston and Clem, together with the charity boxes and money collected before the pandemic.
We can only hope Mr Sejpal will appreciate how much money and effort we have put into the building and business and have a change of heart, and acknowledge how much this has affected the community and all our customers.
Once again thankyou all for your support.
Jo and The Team