Waterdale GUIDE
Changes At Waterdale
Amazing Floral Sugar
This summer, St. Modwen, which owns and manages The Village at Waterdale, has started work on the redevelopment of Young Street car park to deliver new and improved retail and leisure facilities to the area.
21 Queensgate, Waterdale, Doncaster
The redevelopment includes plans for a two-storey building, incorporating over 22,000 sq ft of space for a variety of uses, including retail, office, leisure and restaurants. Work is expected to be completed in early 2017. Other improvement works will also take place on existing buildings close to the Young Street car park to improve the retail experience for shoppers and residents. As part of St. Modwen’s ongoing investment in the town, each Friday from 22nd July to the 26th August, The Village at Waterdale will be hosting a free family event to keep the kids entertained during summer. Children will be able to enjoy a range of fun activities, from face painting and balloon modelling to special events in association with Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery and Sticky Mits Nursery. The events include: • 22nd July: Animal Party – youngsters can pet a range of animals, including giant snails, snakes, lizards, hedgehogs and rabbits. 29th July: Balloon modelling. 5th August: Summer crafts and face painting with Sticky Mits Nursery. 12th August: Punch & Judy Show. 19th August: WW1 Children’s event with Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery. 26th August: Animal Party and free book giveaways. Find us on Facebook (The Village at Waterdale) for more information or see the posters around the centre. St. Modwen is also offering free parking in the underground car park on event days and looks forward to welcoming you and your family to The Village at Waterdale’s summer events. (Image: Artists impression of new Waterdale area)
Amazing Floral Sugar is Doncaster’s biggest cake and sugar craft supply shop, which prides itself on its bespoke special occasion cakes and first-class customer service. Shop owner Heather was born in Yorkshire but lived in Kent for several years, where her passion for baking began. After creating cakes for friends and family as a hobby, this quickly turned into a thriving a home business. Heather is now a member of the British Guild of Sugar Crafters and was taught by Eddie Spence MBE, aka The Royal Cake Maker, who was also chairman of the Guild and the artisan behind Charles and Diana’s wedding cake. Heather now has six years under her belt and is one of the most established retailers in the new Waterdale development, which plans to create a home for unique independents. The shop offers everything, from sugar craft tools, tins and stand hire to haberdashery crafts and regular workshops. There is a kitchen on site, so you can order freshly-baked cakes free from additives and preservatives. Heather confesses that she likes a challenge. Her baking skills can accommodate all sizes and budgets. Customers can walk in off the street and work with her to design their dream cake. “My strangest cake has to be a cake for a bowel surgeon retiring from Doncaster Royal Infirmary. It was an upside-down heart representing a giant bowel. The most complex and challenging work comes from modelling in icing. I’ve done everything from coal miners to caravans”. One of Heather’s career highlights so far is appearing on Japanese TV after a woman in Doncaster with a world-renowned 65-year-old easter egg was approached by the production company for an interview. Heather was headhunted and asked to make a replica of the egg for their documentary, which was then broadcasted on TV to thousands of viewers. Heather is certainly one of Doncaster’s hardworking #Girlbosses and recommends that if you’re passionate about something and want to start your own business, “go for it, it will be hard work but it will pay off”. If you are interested in finding a premises for your business in Doncaster, contact Waterdale Developments, Queensgate, Doncaster DN1 3JN.
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