Robertshaw’s is set to open on Thursday morning on the site of the former Keelham Farm Shop in Gargrave Road following a £2.85m funding deal with NatWest and the bank’s asset finance partner Lombard.
James Robertshaw, managing director of Robertshaw’s Farm Shop, said: “It was really important to us to make sure we were in as strong a place as possible before opening the site in Skipton, so we are delighted to be in that position now. We know the local community are as excited as we are about our Skipton outlet.
“The NatWest team have played a vital role in helping us to get to a position where we could purchase and open the Skipton site. Throughout the last year as we have come to this point, they were forward thinking and approachable, and we could rely on their expertise as part of our decision making.”
Mark Forsyth, senior relationship manager at NatWest, who led on the deal, congratulated James and his family ahead of Thursday’s opening.
“As the biggest bank for business in the UK, we know that businesses like Robertshaw’s Farm Shop have an important role to play in their communities through jobs creation and investment, and we wish them every success with the opening of the new site.”
Robertshaw’s Skipton features an on-site butchers, bakery, a delicatessen selling home-made products, fresh fruit and vegetables, a food to go counter, dried goods, beers, wines and spirits, a florist, a restaurant and a cafe.
It opens at 10am on Thursday, and will be open Monday to Saturday from 8am to 8pm and on Sunday, from 10am to 4pm. The restaurant opens at 9am.