5/22/2023 0 Comments This One Problem by M.C. Pease![]() I thought taking on the refurbishment of the old warehouse was too much, but luckily a builder friend persuaded me to go for it.” “It was a huge commitment to do what I did, but I was tired of being messed around by landlords. “If we hadn’t acquired the freehold then, we wouldn’t be here now,” the straight-talking Kevin admits. Looking at the neat and well-organised store today, with thousands of lines superbly presented, and 28 spaces in the car park outside, it’s clear that his bold move has paid off. Nobody could ever accuse Kevin of not having confidence in himself. ![]() To convert an untidy three-storey warehouse – formerly the storage unit of a musical instrument importer – and to the knock down the adjacent cinema, he took a bank loan of £260,000, the equivalent of about £740,000 in today’s values. ![]() To the dismay of some in the village near Leeds, Kevin oversaw the demolition of the long-closed cinema in 1991 when he was creating his vision for the business his grandfather had opened in 1918. Nowadays that exact spot is about six feet from the cash desk of his family’s hardware and houseware store, Pease of Garforth. ![]() In 1962, AS a talented 11-year-old, Kevin Pease stood on the stage of the Garforth Cinema playing saxophone in a youngsters’ pop group, entertaining the audience during the breaks at the kids’ Saturday matinee film performance. ![]()
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