The Village Tearoom on Main Road, Duston, which was known as Number 50 Tearoom until May 2025, closed its doors for the final time at the end of March.
Owner Jodie Roberts took to social media to announce the decision after much consideration, telling her followers it was time for a new start and fresh beginning.
Jodie will continue to run its sister business Wootton Coffee Shop, formerly known as Number 50 Coffee Lounge, while her daughter Sophie Francks launched brand new business Nourish last weekend.
With a soft launch on Saturday (April 25) for family and friends and the launch day to the public on Sunday (April 26), photographer Kirsty Edmonds paid a visit to capture the brand new offering.
“We knew the tearoom had the potential to be something bigger,” Sophie previously told the Chronicle & Echo. “With the upcoming trend of matcha and acai, we knew it was the best time to do it.”
The hospitality industry has always been a big part of Sophie’s life due to her mother’s business ventures, with memories of her interest in making coffee from as young as 11 years old.
Wootton Coffee Shop opened when she was 14 and she began working there officially two years later. Sophie is now 19 and began training to be a primary school teacher at university last September.
She continued working at Wootton Coffee Shop alongside her studies as she enjoyed it so much, which led to the realisation that this is what she wanted to do with her future.
Sophie took the lead on the highly popular introduction of acai at Wootton Coffee Shop last August, and this is now a permanent offering on the menu.
The 19-year-old left university last month to pursue the opening of Nourish at the heart of Duston village, with the determination to make her vision a successful reality.
As well as specialising in coffee, matcha and build-your-own acai bowls, the brunch and lunch menus feature toasties, bagels, sourdoughs, sandwiches, build-your-own pancakes and fresh smoothies.
Take a look at what is on offer at the newly-opened Nourish at the heart of Duston village…
9. The former tearoom has been transformed into trendy new business Nourish
The venue specialises in coffee, matcha and build-your-own acai bowls, with aesthetic decor choices to make this a new go-to spot at the heart of Duston village. Photo: Kirsty Edmonds
10. The former tearoom has been transformed into trendy new business Nourish
The venue specialises in coffee, matcha and build-your-own acai bowls, with aesthetic decor choices to make this a new go-to spot at the heart of Duston village. Photo: Kirsty Edmonds
11. The former tearoom has been transformed into trendy new business Nourish
The venue specialises in coffee, matcha and build-your-own acai bowls, with aesthetic decor choices to make this a new go-to spot at the heart of Duston village. Photo: Kirsty Edmonds
12. The former tearoom has been transformed into trendy new business Nourish
The venue specialises in coffee, matcha and build-your-own acai bowls, with aesthetic decor choices to make this a new go-to spot at the heart of Duston village. Photo: Kirsty Edmonds