TWO friends have made their dream a reality by opening a coffee shop and tearoom in Colchester.

Edana Ingham, 60, and Becci Newman, 37, always flirted with the idea of opening Becana’s.

And now, despite the on-going pandemic, they have done so.

Mrs Ingham said: “It’s always something we’ve had in the back of our minds as a project we wanted to do. When the opportunity became available we just went for it.

Gazette: Friends - Edana Ingham and Becci Newman (right) have always dreamt of opening their own shopFriends - Edana Ingham and Becci Newman (right) have always dreamt of opening their own shop

Mrs Newman added: “We just want to be different; different menus with different sandwiches and wraps with different fillings.

Pink - The light colours were used to help lighten the tone inside

Pink - The light colours were used to help lighten the tone inside

The new eaterie, currently offering a takeaway drinks service in accordance with Government guidelines, is in the former jeweller’s shop in Crouch Street.

Husbands, children and even grandparents got stuck in to covert the premises for its new incarnation.