Great Yarmouth jam shop closes as new business moves in

The signage outside of Norfolk Preserves on Hamilton Road is in the process of being changed, as a new business called Mervin's prepares to open.

At the end of last year, Mervin Arulanantham applied to Great Yarmouth Borough Council for a premises licence in respect of 82 Hamilton Road, with the sale of alcohol between 6am and 11.30pm every day.

Norfolk Preserves' former shop will be a store called Mervin's. (Image: James Weeds)Norfolk Preserves continues as a business, but owner David Channell, 72, said it would currently only be available for local deliveries.

"We sold the building, sold our house and are moving to Oulton Broad," he said.

"I just had enough of doing it from a shop, really. I've been there for more than 30 years and wanted to wind it down a bit."

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David Channell plans to move to Oulton Broad, but Norfolk Preserves is still in existence. (Image: Submitted)Originally, Mr Channell started at the premises carrying out radio repairs and made marmalade as a side project.

"Then my accountant told me I'd make more money from jams and marmalades," he said. "So I refocused and the repairs became the side project.

"I started making marmalades on a little cooker and the business just grew and grew."

For more information, visit www.norfolkpreserves.co.uk