Isle of Wight businesses are among those being featured on Twitter, by the government, to promote Shop Local week.
In a focus on Island businesses, the account for HM Government London & South East has been tweeting videos and backing our smaller sellers.
The move is in support of Let's Buy Local and the Shop Locally campaign.
Among those featured on the social media account this week is Newport's Caffe Isola.
"Our single origin Honduras coffee for example, its a one off and we get their entire crop"
— HM Government London & South East (@HMGLondonSE) August 12, 2020
Meet Dan Burgess from @caffe_isola on the Isle of Wight. The @Island_Roasted coffee is one of the perks you get when you #ShopLocally ☕️
👉https://t.co/SyjQUWHI94#ShopLocalWeek pic.twitter.com/aFKMlW2KZj
Cowes' Wine Therapy also features:
"We're trying to encourage customers to try something a little bit different this summer"
— HM Government London & South East (@HMGLondonSE) August 12, 2020
Meet Nichola from @WineTherapyIOW on the Isle of Wight👇
➡️https://t.co/SyjQUWHI94#EnjoySummerSafely #ShopLocalWeek @iwight @VisitIOW @iwchamber pic.twitter.com/998c2c6JAb
Maybe you had already spotted Councillor Julie Jones Evans - in her Newport shop...
"We're really happy to be apart of this community and support other local businesses too here in Newport and across the island"
— HM Government London & South East (@HMGLondonSE) August 12, 2020
Meet @juliejonesevans owner of Dragonfly in Newport, Isle of Wight👇#ShopLocalWeek #EnjoySummerSafely
➡️https://t.co/SyjQUWHI94 pic.twitter.com/vDa34sz8WG
...and Paul and Chris Griffin from Briddlesford are also taking part (along with their cows).
Meet Paul and Chris Griffin from @Briddlesford 🐄
— HM Government London & South East (@HMGLondonSE) August 12, 2020
Hear what they have to say about the importance of shopping locally👇#ShopLocalWeek #EnjoySummerSafely
➡️https://t.co/SyjQUWHI94 pic.twitter.com/DEnggIzCz1
Last, but by no means least, a bookshop in Freshwater is also getting a spot of government support...
Meet @mrsmiddletons, a local bookshop located in Freshwater 📚
— HM Government London & South East (@HMGLondonSE) August 12, 2020
Hear what she has to say about shopping locally👇
➡️https://t.co/SyjQUWHI94#EnjoySummerSafely #ShopLocalWeek pic.twitter.com/5nJxR06jj9
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