A growing trend in people wanting to make handmade gifts and enjoy crafts has resulted in a pottery painting shop having to move to new, larger premises.

The Glazey Place was launched in White Hart Street, Mansfield, in March 2012.

Owner Sue Nelson wanted to bring something different to Mansfield town centre. She created a venue where people, young and old, could go in to paint their own designs on pottery items that would then be fired in the shop’s own kiln.

The White Hart Street shop proved to be popular, holding parties for young children and adults-only sessions in the evenings, where people could paint, talk and enjoy a glass of wine.

Its popularity forced Sue to move to refurbished premises in Leeming Street. The new venue is twice the size of the original shop and provides the opportunity for people to make their own Teddy bears.

Sue said: “People have taken to what we have been offering and it has been a success, hence the need to move to bigger premises.

“There are a lot of people who want to return to what might have been previously seen as old-fashioned. They also want to put a little bit of themselves into presents and can socialise when doing it.

“I am grateful to everyone who has helped us move.”

Sarah Nelson, manager of Mansfield Improvement District, said: “Sue hit on a wonderful business idea that has really taken off, helping to attract people into the town centre.

“We wish her all the best for a great future in her new premises, which she has worked really on to get ready.”

Sue Nelson is pictured with her daughter, Hannah Brown, and Chloe Hanman (seven) who cut the ribbon at the opening of the new shop. Chloe was one of the first customers in the first shop when she was just two.