There’s been a buzz around town this week about wonderful new things happening at our local IGA. New Manager Neal Griffiths had officially been managing the store for only six days when interviewed, yet the changes happening were already evident. Continue reading
Our featured Business of the Month for May is Four Sisters Coffee Shop. The much loved coffee shop has been operating in Walpole for the past two years. I met owner Alicia Johnson on her last day of work as she prepared to go on leave for the eminent arrival… Continue reading
Husband and wife team David and Liz Edmonds started the successful venture twelve months ago, launching the gallery on the 16 April 2016, which also happens to be the date of their wedding anniversary! Continue reading
WalpoleOnline.com is your local online business directory and to start the year our February business of the month is Top Deck Café. Top deck Café locally known as ‘Top Deck’, is a popular place to dine in Walpole. Dale Jardine has been Top Deck’s owner-operator for the past eight years.… Continue reading
During December we feature Walpole Quality Meats as our business of the month.
Business owner and butcher John O’Brien has been operating in Walpole for thirteen years. Continue reading
This month we have selected a truly fantastic local business, Walpole Pharmacy. Walpole Pharmacy opened its doors in 2002 and now performs an integral role in the provision of health services to the community and our many visitors. Emma has been our Walpole pharmacist for approximately 12 years, and her… Continue reading
With the opening of the yachting season approaching, it would seem to be a good time to look back at the start of the very popular Walpole Yacht Club. A certain tourist holidaying at Rest Point in 1956 probably had no idea that he would be indirectly responsible for the… Continue reading
An anonymous handwritten note left at the Visitors Centre c 2008 describes the early days of what became known as Horseyard Hill. All spelling and grammatical errors are as they were written on the note. In 1931 I started to work on Bridge Road, it was then going by the… Continue reading
Adapted from a contribution by Julie Benson to the August 19, 2015 edition of the Walpole Weekly: This week I had the pleasure of meeting a Swedish relative of the Benson family. Carl (Charles) Albert Benson was a pioneer of Walpole & Districts after starting life in Gothenburg with his… Continue reading
A children’s fancy dress ball held in Walpole was a story of public interest for the Albany Advertiser on Thursday, October 21, 1948: As a grand wind up to their fine sports day on Friday, a Fancy Dress Ball was conducted for all children from near and far in the… Continue reading
