Weston High Street, just before lockdown.
- Credit: MARK ATHERTON
Two Weston business owners who threw open their doors in the midst of a pandemic have described what it has been like to trade and run a new company in lockdown.
Daniel Strange and his partner of 18 years, Sarah Moseley, own The Strange Catch in West Street. In March 2020, their lives were turned ‘upside down’ when Shapwick School, where they worked and lived in Bridgwater, was shut down following the announcement of the first coronavirus lockdown.
Daniel Strange of The Strange Catch in West Street.
- Credit: Daniel Strange
Daniel said: “The school closure left us and our three children with no home, Sarah and I with no job and very few options for our family. With very little employment or housing available and after 30 plus interviews for jobs, we had to look at other options.