Blossom and Adi Walder in the soon to open Blossom Records in Bridewell Alley, Norwich. Photo: Steve Adams
New record shop to open in Norwich
Lucy Wright
Monday, February 11, 2013
1:44 PM
Eight months ago Blossom Blois worked on the checkouts at Sainsbury’s.
Harbouring a passion for music, Blossom would listen to her favourite tracks during the 45-minute walk to work.
But after a conversation with her close friend, the 25-year-old has taken the plunge and followed her dreams to open her own record store. “Walking to work became my favourite part of the day,” she said. “I love music – there’s something out there for everyone.” In August last year, Blossom Records was born when she set up a stall on Norwich Market with her close friend, Adi Walder. But it was a conversation in January that inspired Blossom to sell some of her most treasured possessions in order to raise enough money and open her own record store in Bridewell Alley.
“Adi asked me what I really wanted to do and this is it,” she said. “There isn’t anything else I would rather do.”
They scoured car boot sales and eBay, where they collected 3,000 vinyl records.
The pair sold treasured possessions, including Blossom’s beloved Gibson Thunderbird bass guitar and diamonds which were gifts for her 18th and 21st birthdays, to raise enough money to invest in the shop. “We have been living on porridge,” Blossom said. “But none of this would have been possible without my grandmother, Kathleen, who believed in us.” The shop will sell vinyl records and vintage clothing.
Blossom, who has a first class honours degree in visual studies from Norwich University of the Arts, added: “We want to make people smile. There will be a sofa and it will be a place where people can come and listen to music. I want it to be a place where people can find themselves.” Adi praised the traders in Norwich Lanes who have welcomed them with open arms.
“There is a lot of passion behind the business,” he said. “We have manufactured something from nothing. It will be a place where people can dress how they want and where people can feel comfortable being who they are. We want it to be a place where people can be inspired.”
Blossom, who lives above the shop in Bridewell Alley with Adi, said: “If I can do it, anyone can.”
Blossom Records is due to open next week.
Are you starting a business? Contact Lucy Wright on 01603 772439 or email lucy.wright@archant.co.uk
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33 comments
No suprise that a positive story about someone following a dream is ruined by nrg and whiley.
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Horatio
Friday, February 15, 2013
Whiley B, I'm not hear to gain likes or dislikes. However, your new old lady friend Larson, had you down as a norton sock puppet in a previous comment...can you have your pooping thingy removed as it keeps making me ampmpl :-}
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nrg
Thursday, February 14, 2013
I agreee with LARSON.E - nrg, you idiot.
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Whiley Boy
Thursday, February 14, 2013
It was a spelling mistake nrg, not an attempt at comedy.
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Whiley Boy
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Whiley B, ssshhh...you will alert the comedy stasi....your pooping thungy will be on the internet 4ever...lol.
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nrg
Thursday, February 14, 2013
@nrg I meant to write popping. Your comment is tasteless.
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Whiley Boy
Thursday, February 14, 2013
I truly know when I've kippered you old girl,you trot out the wtf norton thingy....another big fat cigar day for my fine self.....back to tpb forum...parp! parp!
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nrg
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Whiley b, is your Val Doonican another name for number 2's, seeing as you will be pooping in the store??? I know they're shutting public loos...but come on, its a record store!!!
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nrg
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
I will be pooping in there at the weekend. Hopefully I'll uncover a Val Doonican or two! Regards, Whiley.
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Whiley Boy
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
I will be pooping in there at the weekend. Hopefully I'll uncover a Val Doonican or two! Regards, Whiley.
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Whiley Boy
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
I will be pooping in there at the weekend. Hopefully I'll uncover a Val Doonican or two! Regards, Whiley.
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Whiley Boy
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
nrg : "...End Game result for nrg and tpb...". Hard to believe nrg ( aka J Norton ) is a grown adult and not an eight year old child isn't it ? Probably some form of Asperger's syndome.
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LARSON.E. WHIPSNADE
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
You're " waiting " are you nrg .....presumably outside someone's house so you can break in and " share " their property.
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LARSON.E. WHIPSNADE
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tick!
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nrg
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tock!
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nrg
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tick
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nrg
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
larson old girl...could you name one of those modest income artist whose torrents are up on tpb site...I'm waiting and its lunch time.
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nrg
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tell us where you live nrg and we will come round and steal your TV , stereo , car etc. Or in your language " share " them with others. Pirate Bay are a bunch of crooks who deprive artists , many of whom have modest income , of royalties they need to help pay the rent. Archant newspapers should not be allowing you to promote and advertise a criminal outfit.....which is why your posts on this subject will continue to be removed..
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LARSON.E. WHIPSNADE
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
old farts don't get the internet!!!
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nrg
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Pirate Bay is a criminal , illegal outfit whose founders were quite rightly sent to prison in Sweden . If everyone used the services of these crooks ( who breach copyright and pay no fees to the artists ) there would be NO music industry at all. Archant newspapers should not be allowing half wits like nrg to promote the activities of thieves and prison fodder like Pirate Bay.
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LARSON.E. WHIPSNADE
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Cold, Larson sounds just up your street...hope you both be very happy together.
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nrg
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Cold, the cloud is there forever. However, I still have hard drives and ipod thingys. The pages for torrent sites are mirrored hundreds of times over, tis.. why we be pirates.
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nrg
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
So what do people listen to when the web goes down, and the cloud evaporates?
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COLD
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Couldn't agree with you more LARSON.E.
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COLD
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
There used to be some good record shops in the Lanes - there was Andy's and what was the other one -Backs? It was just a stones throw from Bridewell Alley and you could get your gig tickets there. Anyway, good luck!
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oldowl
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Cold, you need to listen in flac, I binned (charity shop) most of my vinyl after ripping and converting them to flac. dBpoweramp does the biz, while cd's are ripped by Exact Audio Copy. 2TB of flac floating around on a cloud or in torrents, is far tidier than a zillion stacks of vinyl and cd's
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nrg
Monday, February 11, 2013
Some not so helpful comments on here, but at least they are following their dream rather than just taking the easy way out. I hope you succeed. I was recently listening to some digital Black Sabbath, and Led Zeppelin, and thought there was something wrong with the player, then I put a proper album on a turntable and everything came alive again.
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COLD
Monday, February 11, 2013
Another charity shop in waiting.
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Colonel Grumpfuttock-Horseposture (retired)
Monday, February 11, 2013
Fantastic story. Well done guys. I wish you nothing but success
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Che
Monday, February 11, 2013
What a bad time to open a Record shop especially when the likes of HMV are going under. You will need to have some very unique products as you have a lot of 2nd hand records shops which are more established .
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chebram71
Monday, February 11, 2013
wish you good luck,maybe some cd's also.will surely visit when in uk.
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grasshopper
Monday, February 11, 2013
nrg.....you idiot.
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LARSON.E. WHIPSNADE
Monday, February 11, 2013
all that studying and then it comes to all this, money for old rope or updated steptoe ?
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nrg
Monday, February 11, 2013