Nelson Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
wednesday 9 February 2022
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Max Frethey and Sara Hollyman Hospitality owners say the latest Covid-19 rules have made it worse for them than lockdown and with no financial support available some are on the brink of closing. Staff across the industry are working longer shifts and opening hours are being cut as opening understaffed becomes the norm. Founders Park Cafe owner Amie-Jo Trayes says she is working for no income just to keep her staff in work. She says they have a group of four core Two years ago, we were open seven staff which she does days, now we’re not want to lose, but considering a fivedoing just half the day week. trade as the previ- Mama Cod owner Nick ous year, pennies are Widley. tight. “Ethically, I have to give them hours, I know they would find other work but I don’t want to lose them.” Last year Amie-Jo renewed her teaching licence and went back into the education industry so she had extra money to pump back into the business. But with children to settle back into school, she is currently working at the cafe, drawing no income.
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Brothers Finn, 13, and Niko Sorensen, 15, check out one of the classic cars outside the replica of Bay View Service Station at the Nelson Classic Car Museum. Photo: Andrew Board.
A new glimpse of Nelson’s past Nostalgic Nelsonians have a new venue to reminisce with. The Nelson Classic Car Museum is currently building replicas of businesses from around the Nelson region, stretching back into the mid-twentieth century. The museum on Quarantine Rd houses the third-largest collection of classic cars in the country with more than 150 on permanent display. Until
mid-2020 the museum shared the building with the WOW Museum but with the latter moving out during the first Covid-19-induced lockdown, it allowed more classic cars to go on display. As a result, the showroom is being transformed with displays highlighting a previous era. So far the art-deco-inspired Bay View Service Station and an old Four Square
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building have been completed, with a Fish ‘n’ Chip shop and cinema next in line. Bay View Service Station was lcoated where the Sands complex is now, on the corner of Rocks Rd and Bisley Ave. Marketing coordinator at the Nelson Classic Car Museum, Sarah Wilson, says the new features are designed to keep in theme of the cars. “We also have a display of the Tahuna
Beach races with video footage and we’re trying to use Nelson buildings and events as much as we can.” The replicas are available to be seen during the museum’s opening hours. Do you have any information on the old Bay View Service Station? If so, we’d love to hear from you. Email editorial@ nelsonweekly.co.nz or call us on 548 5900.
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