Faye Barras-Simmons is the owner of The Pad and the main Dog Grooming specialist in the salon. Having completed an apprenticeship upon leaving college, she has been a professional groomer for over 18 years. She previously owned a successful salon in Perranporth, Cornwall for 5 years before
Jonathan Biggs is the fourth generation in the trade and specialises in treen and wooden bygones (over 400 items in stock), with the occasional piece of seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth century oak, country and formal furniture.
This widely known and respected Art Society has historic links to the Burton Art Gallery & Museum in Bideford, North Devon. Members of the Society include painters, printmakers, sculptors, wood-carvers, potters and textile artists.