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Pryors Bank Café officially opens
Thursday 10 July 2008
Pryors Bank Café was officially opened this morning by guest of honour General the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank: "After the tremendous success of the Beef Kitchen, I am pleased to see Pryors Bank Café come to life."
The launch ceremony was attended by supporters of the Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation as well as local residents. The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment from Knightsbridge Barracks attended, diverting the Watering Order daily exercise of their horses in order to be outside Pryors Bank at the opening ceremony. They were accompanied by two trumpeters.
Bob Barrett, co-founder of the café explained: "It is wonderful to see our vision become a reality. Our goal was always to provide a really great café that Londoners would love to visit on the strength of its food, which is all freshly cooked and locally sourced. Along the way we are helping ex-Servicemen and women help themselves by giving them training and a rewarding job in a supportive environment. The fact that our profits go back in to the Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation means a huge amount. All of us want to give something back to the organisation that has helped us so much and we hope this might be the first of many similar cafés."
