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Friends take 'leap of faith' to open dream gift shop in leafy village

Surrey Advertiser

November 07, 2025

'WE FELL IN LOVE WITH BUILDING STRAIGHT AWAY'

- By JOSEPH BICKLE

Friends take 'leap of faith' to open dream gift shop in leafy village

GETTING your first business off the ground is always quite the challenge, with a mountain of logistics and responsibilities on your shoulders.

This is a “leap of faith” in which two Surrey friends, Liz Pearman and Sally Cousens, have decided to be brave, launching their new gift shop in a “leafy” Surrey village of Bramley not far from Guildford and Godalming.

The idea started out as a mere dream amongst the two friends, who had worked alongside each other at Ashtead Park garden centre for two years.

This dream has since become a reality as the pair opened their gift shop, The Vines, in the village on Saturday (November 1).

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