Brooke and Bean: New luxurious shop selling handmade soaps, candles and wax melts opens in Cleckheaton
A new one-of-a-kind shop selling handmade soaps, luxury hand-poured candles and wax melts has opened in Cleckheaton town centre.
Brooke and Bean opened its luxurious doors on the corner of Northgate and Cross Crown Street last month.
Run by Sam Nowak, who started making candles and wax melts as a hobby in 2014, the shop brings “something different” to Cleckheaton, whilst it also stocks from local companies, including dog toys from Aurora Paws in Ossett.
Sam told the Reporter Series: “It started as a hobby in 2014 and it has grown from there. We decided we needed a bigger space to work from and found this place, which is ideal. It is something a bit different to the centre of Cleckheaton that is much-needed.
“I have always enjoyed home fragrance products and I enjoy making them. It has always been a passion of mine.
“I care about the quality of the fragrances, the ingredients and the wax that we choose. It is the highest quality we can get because we want to produce a quality product.
“We also try to be as eco-friendly conscious as we can be, and are big into recycling. The shelves that are in here were the original shop shelves that were in when the building was built 50 years ago that we have repurposed.
“We try to reduce our carbon footprint where possible. We just wanted something to be beautiful in the centre of town.”
And Sam has been overwhelmed with positive feedback from the Cleckheaton public and fellow town centre traders.
She said: “The response from everyone in the community has been unbelievable. It has been phenomenal. Every day business owners have been bringing us gifts and the sense of community has been unreal and amazing. Everybody wants everybody to succeed.
“People have been saying that it is exactly what Cleckheaton needed and that there is nothing else like us. The community spirit and feel behind it has been fantastic.”
Plans are underway, Sam says, to renovate the upstairs area of Brooke and Bean to allow space for workshops such as soap and candle making classes, as well as for other people to share their craft such as watercolour painting classes and florists who can do flower arranging sessions.