Life in Beckworth » Culture Club http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth Bringing you the (almost) everyday comings and goings of the residents of Beckworth, a typical English market town. Informing you about their lives through the mediums of words, images, an interactive map and stereophonic sound recordings Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:56:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Le Bon Shop Set To Close http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/beckworth-guild-of-trade-commerce/le-bon-shop-set-to-close/ http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/beckworth-guild-of-trade-commerce/le-bon-shop-set-to-close/#comments Fri, 08 May 2015 09:51:19 +0000 a resident of Beckworth http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/?p=4937 Continue reading →]]> Good morning to you. We at the trade guild are saddened to announce that national treasure Simon Le Bon will be closing his shop recently opened Beckworth high street shop, Le BonMarche. Mr Simon faced opposition to his shop from the start when short sighted nimbys decried him knocking down the Grade 1 listed Kitty’s Bakery to build his wonderful emporium. No doubt Mr Bon’s band Culture Club will be giving him a hand at the closing down sale, that is if they can stop singing Do You Really Want To Hurt Me.  Yours sincerely, Valerie Saddleworth CBE. Chairlady. The Beckworth Guild of Trade & Commerce

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(above) A visibly upset Simon LeBon is supported by his band-mates (who also worked as part-time shelf stackers) earlier today

]]> http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/beckworth-guild-of-trade-commerce/le-bon-shop-set-to-close/feed/ 0 Le Bon Set To Open New Store In High Street http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/beckworth-guild-of-trade-commerce/le-bon-set-to-open-new-store-in-high-street/ http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/beckworth-guild-of-trade-commerce/le-bon-set-to-open-new-store-in-high-street/#comments Sun, 06 Apr 2014 08:59:59 +0000 a resident of Beckworth http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/?p=3259 Continue reading →]]> Good afternoon. We at the trade guild are delighted to announce that national treasure Simon Le Bon has been granted planning permission to expand his shopping empire and open a branch in Beckworth. His shop, Le BonMarche, will open on the site of the Grade 1 listed Kitty’s Bakery and demolition work is due to start next week. No doubt Mr Bon’s band Culture Club will be giving him a hand building the new shop, if they can stop singing Calmer Chameleon of course. Yours sincerely Valerie Saddleworth CBE. Chairlady. The Beckworth Guild of Trade & Commerce

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(Above) Simon Le Bon holding one of LeBonMarche’s best selling discreet ladies’ lines

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