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Tea today! @OctagonT @busclublincs @busclublincs @choosepurpleltd

Vintage tea advert

I had an early meeting today with Nick from JK Sonics to organise some first aid training for the staff at Octagon and order some extra first aid supplies for my walking trips. I then went on to meet with Justin from Choose Purple to chat about our businesses.

Tea today not coffee!

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Home and a visit to StarShipSofa HQ

It was time to drive home today but on the way I took a slight detour and stopped off for coffee and a bacon sandwich with Tony at StarShipSofa HQ.

Highlight of the day was to see (and touch) his Hugo Award!

2010 Hugo Award to Tony C Smith and StarShipSofa for Best Fanzine

2010 Hugo Award to Tony C Smith and StarShipSofa for Best Fanzine

Octagon Technology are 2015 sponsors of StarShipSofa.

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Coffee at Northern Tea Merchants @TeaMerchant with @alexkingsley

I went across to Chesterfield today to see Alex and he took me to the Northern Tea Merchants for coffee and a cake. What an experience.

The first thing you have to do is choose your beans, then they freshly ground your choice before making the coffee just for you. Whilst they make you drink, you take a seat in their “interesting shop” and then your food and drink is brought to your table. No hanging around in that pack of customers waiting for your coffee to be given to you like you get in the chains!

Alex and I chose the same beans and had a cafetière for two (6 cups), a choice of cream or milk, two cakes and change from £7.

Northern Tea Merchants Chesterfield

This is the coffee we chose:

Cuban Serrano Northern Tea Merchants Chesterfield

And I bought some to take home.

Coffee from the Northern Tea Merchants Chesterfield

I have driven past this shop many time when going to and from the Peak District and did not know it was there – but next time I am passing I am going to stop and get a coffee.

They sell tea as well.

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