Living

and working in France but with family and friends between Portsmouth and Bath,

you may wonder why on earth I am writing about and, extolling the virtues of,

Hedge End – well it is all because of your superb shopping facilities with

everything I miss in France just a moment off the motorway and still a well

kept secret from most of the people who cross the channel!

 

Living

abroad changes you and you life a great deal and it is a wonderful experience

but there are just some things you simply cannot do with out despite wonderful

food, hypermarkets and chic clothes! For us, the things we miss include Cheddar

cheese, bacon, crumpets and for me, Marks and Spencer!  Your excellent shopping facilities in and

around Hedge End fulfill all these needs and have the added bonus of being near

to the port, with good parking and opening hours that suit our needs when we

are dashing to the boat and the situation is on our perfect route to the

family.

 

However,

and much as I would personally regret it, I think you need to advertise your

facilities to those people zipping past on the motorway. Hidden away off the

junction, with little indication of what is there, I think you miss out on a

great deal of business and I know that some people would be far happier on the

ferry having had a good shop and the ability to stop and have a nice coffee

together with a very cheerful welcome from the staff in your shops!

 

Keep up

the good work!