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Cafe Expects Siele Of Approval

Michelle Douglas Allison opened what will be Trimdon Station's only coffee shop on Monday, December 22, 2008. 

Michelle, 30, opened Café Siele in Commercial Street, Trimdon Station with help and support from SASDA Limited, the Development Agency of Sedgefield Borough. The launch of the coffee shop, which Michelle opened in tribute to her late grandmother, will mean that residents and employees of Trimdon will no longer have to travel out of their way to enjoy the café experience.

“When my grandmother, Elsie, was alive we couldn’t go anywhere without stopping by a coffee shop, she loved them. We’d go shopping together and often spend more time sitting in cafes than we would in the shops,” explained Michelle. “She was my inspiration for starting up a coffee shop of my own.”

The opening of Café Siele- an anagram of Elsie- will seat around twelve people and will provide a takeaway service.  Customers will be able to enjoy a range of different coffees, tea, hot chocolate and hot and cold meals and snacks- all of which will be made fresh in the shop.

Michelle grew up with Elsie’s home cooking and will be making sure her grandmother’s favourites, tiffin cake and apple and blackberry pie, are available in  Café Siele.

Michelle worked in training and management for telecoms firm Orange for seven years before leaving to set up a business in personal development consultancy. She is also a partner in a stage hire business.

She added: “I’ve already got plans to offer services that go that extra mile once Café Siele is up and running.

“I’m planning to offer a web-based ordering service so that people can place their order online in advance of their visit. I’m also looking into a meal delivery service which would be a huge benefit to those people that might not be able to get out to the café.”

http://www.cafe-siele.co.uk/


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