The Medicine Garden "well-being hub" opens in Bridge Street

* From left, Chris Baker, who ran the previous Zingiber health food shop,  hands over his famous apron to the new team at The Medicine Garden, Zoe Blackwell and Charlotte Lawrence. With them is Tony Phillips who will be helping out in the shop.

A new "hub of well-being" which aims to support the local community has its official opening today (Saturday).

After weeks of preparation The Medicine Garden has taken over the premises in Bridge Street previously occupied by the popular Zingiber health food store operated by Chris Baker for over a decade.

The new business is being run by Zoe Blackwell and Charlotte Lawrence as a Community Interest Company (CIC) working not for profit but for the benefit of the Llangollen community.

Zoe explained: "All our profits are reinvested into our project and we even ask our customers to guide us to re-stock the shop with what they have requested us to sell by filling out a request slip.

"The CIC status allows us to be able to offer treatments and training sessions at reduced cost so they are affordable for all.

"With a collective of natural health practitioners we hope to be a hub of well-being."

She added: "Our approach to health treats you as a whole, considering the function of the physical body, the impact of food, nutrition and lifestyle, your state of mind and spiritual needs.    

"We aim to improve your access to wholefoods and non-toxic choices for the home and body, education as community workshops, courses and retreats in a many different subjects including herbal medicine, Reiki and meditation, and low-cost appointments for a range of practitioners."