Sarjeants Chocolates Closing Down
September 11, 2009 by John · 10 Comments
Sarjeants Chocolates is closing down and is currently running a clearance sale. I also gather that they have also closed their store at Carr Farm garden centre in Meols. Sad news really.
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Now that is sad news indeed. No doubt to be replaced by some generic franchise.
Hi Darren
Yes, real shame – it’s individual shops such as these that give a local high street character.
It is sad. Does anyone remember Wilmotts the grocers who preceded Sarjeants in those premises?
Yes it is sad and no it WILL NOT be replaced by some generic franchise, or a restaurant, bar, cafe, off license or take away, or a card shop!
Very sorry to read this news, we took over the CM Wilmott business in July 1983 and initially restored the fortunes of the Grocery operation before starting up the chocolates venture 3 years later. Read Judith’s comments about our early days with fond nostalgia. We came to Hoylake with an idea, it worked out well and after 16 years, in July 1999, we were also really pleased that Tom took it on. Assuming that is Chocolate Tom of this blog then he would seem to still have intentions for 28 Birkenhead Road – lets hope so for his and Hoylake’s sake.
Our fond regards to Hoylake – our 16 years were very happy largely because we were made to feel so welcome.
Roger & Wendy
hi Roger & Wendy
It has been a fantastic 10 years for me and one of the best things I have ever done, I managed to take the business up to having 5 staff, 3 of which were manufacturing & packing chocolates for the Atkins diet (we were the only supplier in the UK), we were manufacturing 1500 bars a week and we did know this would be short a lived production line esp when the supermarkets got on to it, but it did take them 2 years. I also started another shop 3 years ago till Jan this year,when I gave that up to concentrate on Hoylake shop and try to turn its fortunes around. unfortunately the recession has been to tough for chocolate in Hoylake. I have won several awards in the chocolate making including best chocolate in the north west for 2 years in a row, awards of excellence and from the great taste awards a couple of bronzes.
it has been a fab time making chocolate and I thank you for the opportunity of buying your business
Choc Tom
Wasn’t there a sign in the window a few weeks ago,stating that it was closing in order to update some machinery or something similar???
Hi Mike,
Don’t know about that sign, but shop is certainly closing down now.
John
Nooooooooooooooo!!!!! Thats the worst news Ive had all week!! I love that shop, how long have I got left to stock up on the best choccy ever!!
Oh1 thats bad news, another empty shop. I used to work for Roger and Wendy Sarjeant when they first opened up, they sold Becks bread, bacon, huge selection of cheeses and other more select groceries, however that was only ever part of Rogers plan to make the best handmade truffles in this region. We did not have any machinery other than a microwave to melt the choc and a dipping fork and if we got the tempering wrong in the cold water, he had a mass of spoilt Belgian choc on his hands as when it set it was dull and streaky!