Comments on: At Paul Gardner’s Party https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/08/at-paul-gardners-party/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 10 Jan 2020 02:58:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/08/at-paul-gardners-party/#comment-1326795 Fri, 10 Jan 2020 02:58:51 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178918#comment-1326795 “Bloom where you are planted”, Paul. I know you will enrich any community that you are
part of. GA, please keep us posted.

Congrats, and onward and upward!

]]> By: Wendy https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/08/at-paul-gardners-party/#comment-1326722 Wed, 08 Jan 2020 21:55:45 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178918#comment-1326722 Would loved to have been able to help out, but we’re abroad atm. Good luck in your new premises Paul. We’ll be coming over when we’re back. GA – fabulous write up of what looks like a tremendous party.

]]> By: Hilary Bagshaw https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/08/at-paul-gardners-party/#comment-1326721 Wed, 08 Jan 2020 21:55:39 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178918#comment-1326721 Sad to see Gardeners go from it’s home under The Cloisters which it had quietly inhabited from incredibly only 6 years after that was built! No market for him to continue I suppose. Wishing Paul the very best of luck in his new home whilst dreading what may now be taking his wonderful establishment’s place…

]]> By: Peta https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/08/at-paul-gardners-party/#comment-1326720 Wed, 08 Jan 2020 21:41:10 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178918#comment-1326720 I have enjoyed my visits to your shop over the years.
I don’t think you are a simpleton – just a very kind, generous and entertaining person.
I hope to visit you at your new shop. Sorry I missed your speech Monday.
Best wishes Peta B.

]]> By: Lucy https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/08/at-paul-gardners-party/#comment-1326705 Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:26:18 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178918#comment-1326705 Really sorry not to have been there on Monday – and wonder what song Paul spontaneously sang.

]]> By: Eric Forward https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/08/at-paul-gardners-party/#comment-1326697 Wed, 08 Jan 2020 14:47:24 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178918#comment-1326697 As sad as it is to see it close, 150 years is an incredible achievement and I’m so glad it ends with a party & celebration.

]]> By: Linda Granfield https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/08/at-paul-gardners-party/#comment-1326689 Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:40:15 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178918#comment-1326689 Happy and poignant photos of a sad time for small businesses.

All best wishes to Paul and Jane. Quel chapeau!

]]> By: Annie S https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/08/at-paul-gardners-party/#comment-1326688 Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:23:17 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178918#comment-1326688 Lovely!
A great send off to new pastures.
Please do a visit to Paul’s new home after he has settled in.

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/08/at-paul-gardners-party/#comment-1326685 Wed, 08 Jan 2020 09:00:08 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178918#comment-1326685 A lovely send off for a lovely chap!

]]> By: Susan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/08/at-paul-gardners-party/#comment-1326677 Wed, 08 Jan 2020 06:58:41 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178918#comment-1326677 I see that The Guardian did a photo shoot about the closing of the shop. I am so glad that you, GA, have written about Gardner’s so often. I visited from Vancouver, Canada in June, 2018 -it was a lovely experience. Perhaps someday I will show up at the new address. (I may need to win the lottery to do that…)

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