Coffee Republic celebrated its first anniversary by raising funds for the Earl Mountbatten Hospice. Pictured, from left, Katie Hole and Abi and Steve Chiverton. Picture by Peter Boam.
THE owners of a Newport coffee shop are full of beans after raising hundreds of pounds for the Earl Mountbatten Hospice.
Coffee Republic, in Pyle Street, celebrated its first year in business by holding a Halloween themed day for their customers and other fundraising activities.
Cash was raised by donating 10p from every cup of coffee sold, with the proceeds of a raffle, with the prize of a year’s free coffee up for grabs.
Staff, who wore scary Halloween costumes, also sold hospice T-shirts, calendars, diaries and flowers and gave away double loyalty points to customers.
Abi Chiverton, who co-owns the shop with husband Steve, said the Saturday was a lot of fun and they were confident of raising at least £200 this week.
She said: "It has been a fantastic year for us and we wanted to celebrate by putting something back into the community. We have had close family looked after there, it is a charity very close to our hearts."
Reporter: jonm@iwcpmail.co.uk