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Colman’s Mustard Shop and Museum celebrates Christmas

Tuesday, 15th December 2009

Colman's Mustard Shop and Museum is celebrating its past on Thursday, 17^th December, with a festive day taking inspiration from times gone by. Staff will be dressing up in Victorian clothes, in-keeping with the replica Victorian trade premises the Shop is based in, and handing out free warm spiced apple juice and mince pies for customers.

It is the first Christmas since the transfer of the shop from previous owners Unilever UK & Ireland to Norwich Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust (HEART) earlier this year.

Christina Lister, Communications Manager at Norwich HEART, said: "The shop has been really busy in the run-up to Christmas - people are placing a lot of value on buying gifts with a strong local connection, and our exclusive and nostalgic products are proving to be really popular."

The shop stocks an extensive range of powder and prepared mustards, including a number of specialities made exclusively for the shop. There is also a wide selection of mustard pots, spoons, tea towels and Colman's memorabilia. It also contains many items on loan from the archives, covering all aspects of the history and production of Colman's mustard.

For more information please visit www.mustardshopnorwich.com and www.heritagecity.org.

The Shop is based in the Royal Arcade, by Norwich Market. There will be free warm spiced apple juice and mince pies for customers from 9.30am to 8pm on Thursday, 17^th December, while supplies last.

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For more information please contact Christina Lister, Communications Manager at Norwich HEART on 01603 599570 or email christinalister@heritagecity.org

About Norwich HEART

Norwich Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust (HEART) is a private, charitable trust set up to act as an umbrella organisation for all of the heritage on offer in Norwich and to be a best practice exemplar internationally for heritage as a social and economic regeneration vehicle.

http://www.heritagecity.org/

About Colman's Mustard Shop and Museum

The Colman's Mustard Shop and Museum was opened in 1973 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Colman's. The shop stocks an extensive range of powder and prepared mustards, including a number of specialities made exclusively for the shop. In addition, there are a wide selection of mustard pots and spoons, together with tea towels - not to mention a broad range of Colman's memorabilia.

The shop, housed in the historic art nouveau Royal Arcade, is a careful replica of a Victorian trade premises. It also contains many items on loan from the archives, covering all aspects of the history and production of Colman's mustard.

http://www.mustardshopnorwich.com/