20/05/2026
🚨 BIG NEWS 📰
‼️ HUGE NEWS 🗞️
Sometimes in life I honestly sit and think… where on earth have the last 37 years gone?! It feels like 5 minutes ago I was a little 5-year-old running around my great grandma’s house with her tea cosy on my head, hosting tea parties and serving tea and cake like I owned the place ☕🍰😂
Looking back now, that was probably the very first sign that hospitality was always going to be my path — owning a restaurant was never just a dream, it was THE dream.
And then… 10 years ago… that dream became reality when The Old Bank was born ❤️
I never take for granted the sacrifices this industry takes. The long days, the missed family time, the exhaustion… but it’s also taught me exactly what hard work, passion and consistency can achieve (a word I never fully understood until I became my own boss!).
10 years in business is something I’m incredibly proud of — and despite the hard days (trust me, there’s been plenty 😅), I still genuinely LOVE what I do. Seeing customers happy, hearing your experiences, watching people make memories in a place we created… that’s the reward for me. It’s never been about money — it’s about passion.
BUT…
We’ve been keeping a MASSIVE secret 🤫
Something I honestly never thought I’d even consider… but life’s too short not to take opportunities when they come along!
So… from July 1st 2026 …�The keys to 48 Warwick Road will officially be in my hands 🔑✨
And a brand new chapter begins…
Now before anyone panics — The Old Bank is going NOWHERE ❤️ I’ll still be there, still in the kitchen, still putting my whole heart into it every single day and plate.
But when an opportunity came up that was simply too good to say no to… we had to grab it with both hands 🙌
A huge thank you to Simon & Robin from The Halston for giving us this opportunity and welcoming us onto a street full of amazing businesses — many of whom we’re lucky enough to call friends.
Thank you to my family and friends who’ve had to listen to me go on and on and ON about this for months 😂
And the biggest thank you goes to my husband Matthew and my little boy ❤️�You’re my world, my reason, and the people I do all of this for. None of this would be possible without you both.
Now then…
What are we doing with it?! 👀
Wellllll… you’ll have to wait a little longer for that one 😏
But I promise you this — we are ready to give it absolutely EVERYTHING and bring something to Carlisle that’s been missing for a long time.
Watch this space… 🚀
