Florist shuts down station shop after more than a decade |
Nicole Rivett, who runs Flowers Nicole, brought down her shutters at Norwich railway station one final time on Saturday and has moved completely online.
She said: "I loved being on the concourse but it was our decision to go.
The kiosk on the station's concourse has closed (Image: Newsquest)
"Greater Anglia is doing refurbishments and they were going to move us to a position that was not as good as the one we had so it just did not feel right."
The decision to close her shop comes less than a month after Ms Rivett was issued an eviction notice by Greater Anglia.
Ms Rivett said bosses of the train operator told her they "required the space for an alternative use".
The kiosk at the station closed on Saturday, February 21 (Image: Ben Fieldhouse)
But in a shocking U-turn, she was then told she could stay.
She said: "After that, the public really helped us get a meeting with Greater Anglia but they told us we've got to change and we were going to be moved to a position that was not as good.
"I know it's life but it does not make it any easier. We see the result of our work. The number of times I've seen people stand here with flowers behind their backs as they wait for their loved ones to arrive, it just makes it all worth it."
Flowers Nicole is now completely online (Image: Ben Fieldhouse)
A spokesman for Greater Anglia said: "Greater Anglia has been working with the operator of Flowers Nicole in relation to planned improvement works at Norwich station, including agreeing a temporary relocation of the kiosk with no additional cost so the business could continue trading.
"We also discussed working towards a potential permanent location elsewhere within the station once space becomes available, although no final commercial terms had been discussed or agreed.
"The decision to vacate the station was taken by the business owner and was not a requirement of the refurbishment works."
You can order from Ms Rivett at www.flowersnicole.uk