A Northwich business has praised the people of the town and the community spirit amongst retailers after their store was named as the winner of the Best Dressed Business competition.
It was run in conjunction with the townβs entry into RHS North West in Bloom and saw a range of Northwichβs retailers decorating shop fronts, gardens, bars and shopping areas to catch the eye of visitors.
Mother and daughter team Joan and Louise, who run Crafty Stitches, were delighted when the results of the poll were announced via the Visit Northwich Facebook page. Bella Boutique came in second place, while Nigel Bailey Hair followed in third.
Commenting on Crafty Stitchesβ success, Louise said: βWinning the competition has highlighted what wonderful people we have in the town β from those who voted for us, to those who helped to make our display. We have seen such love for our little shop this summer and itβs been fantastic.
βWeβd love to thank everyone that has helped to make the display, everyone who voted for us, the BID team for creating such an amazing summer and for all the other shops who took time to take part in the competition.β


Louise also praised the community spirit between different traders in the town and revealed that they all support and praise each other, which helps create a great atmosphere.
βWe have such a great community spirit between the businesses in town, weβve always helped and praised each other. So when something like this competition comes along, although weβre all competitive and want to win, we appreciate the hard work going on behind the scenes to make a beautiful display.
βItβs also lovely to bolster each other, as itβs been a tough few years, so just a little love shows that others care.β
The summer of 2018 has been a very positive one for Crafty Stitches so far with their competition display drawing a lot of interest, and attentions are also starting to turn to how their unique knitted flower arch can be further put to use.
βOur flower arch has attracted so much attention this summer, weβve had lots of people just pop their head in to say how wonderful it is and to take photos. Itβs had such an amazing response, that weβve been overwhelmed with how much itβs brightened up the summer shoppers. Itβs even been used at a wedding as a photo booth!
βWeβre working on what to do next with the flower arch, but our floral themed window continues for the next month too.β
Keep up-to-date with the latest developments from Crafty Stitches on theirΒ Facebook page.