Did you know we sell loose leaf tea? 3rd June 2026 – Posted in: News and Events, Our food and drinks

Recently we noticed a few posts on local community Facebook pages asking for recommendations where to buy loose leaf teas. So it seemed the ideal opportunity to write a little blog about the range we offer. Seeing Squires recommended by so many was both amazing and rewarding but it was also a good reminder. We need to ensure more people are aware of the great choice of loose leaf teas we offer. In total we…

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Squires Coffee Shop celebrating our thirty year anniversary 20th May 2026 – Posted in: News and Events, Uncategorised

It was way back in May of 1996 that owners Carl and Helen Watson, that’s him indoors and me Helen, in case you are not familiar with our story, realised our dreams to open a coffee shop. Utilising my knowledge of working in London hotels and wine bars along with our joint experiences of life working in hospitality at sea, we set about searching for the perfect location. After visiting and researching many places we…

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Gift vouchers, a refreshed website and lots more too! 12th July 2024 – Posted in: News and Events

Exciting news to share with you… We have been working hard behind the scenes to update our website and gift voucher options and are really pleased to say that the website is now live. Our aim is that you will all find it a great source of information and hopefully a good read too. So what’s new? There are lots of new images and a revamped layout. During the planning stage we…

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Some tips to help you reduce food waste and save money during lockdown 14th April 2020 – Posted in: News and Events

14TH Apr 2020

Squires Coffee Shop has been a seven day a week food business for longer than we can remember. However, over the last few weeks under lockdown we have all had to adjust, with some rapidity

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COVID 19. At War With An Invisible Enemy 9th April 2020 – Posted in: News and Events, Rayleigh MIll Rotary Club

9TH Apr 2020

The entire world is at war against a force so powerful and devious that it has united us in a manner that we have not seen before.

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To our current subscribers re the broken link in your email notification!! 20th April 2018 – Posted in: News and Events, Our food and drinks

20 Apr 2018

There was a small issue with the email link to our previous blog post entitled, ‘Can drinking coffee actually be good for you?’ which our regular subscribers will have been aware of….

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Can drinking coffee actually be good for you? 18th April 2018 – Posted in: News and Events, Our food and drinks

18 Apr 2018

A very interesting article was published in The Daily Mail online this week written by Natalie Rahhal. The somewhat interesting facts that she reported were as follows:

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Community Spirit In Snow Covered Rayleigh 22nd March 2018 – Posted in: News and Events

22 Mar 2018

Recently the whole country was affected by The Beast From The East, a somewhat unwanted and uninvited visitor that wreaked havoc on a scale not previously thought possible. Essex does not usually suffer too badly when it

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Magic tricks at Rayleigh Mill Rotary Club 31st January 2018 – Posted in: Rayleigh MIll Rotary Club, Uncategorised

31 Jan 2018

Last Monday evening, January 29th, saw Carl aka Mr Squires induct a new associate member into the Club. In his role as President Carl welcomed back, past president and long time member

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Rotary Donation to Rayleigh 1476 Air Training Squadron 29th November 2017 – Posted in: News and Events, Rayleigh MIll Rotary Club

29 Nov 2017

A few weeks back Carl’s Rotary group, The Rotary Group of Rayleigh Mill, welcomed Warrant Officer Kris Barnes to their weekly Monday night meeting to hear a talk about the great work