Stars come out for rugby duo's launch party
England rugby star Lee Mears and his ex Bath team-mate Matt Stevens held a launch party for their new coffee house on Saturday - and had a little help from some friends.
Mears and Stevens were joined by many other stars from Bath Rugby, as well as England flanker Joe Worsley, for the grand opening of Jika Jika.
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Olympic gold medallist Jason Gardener also attended the brunch party at the swankily refurbished venue in George Street.
Although Jika Jika only opened last month, Mears and Stevens are delighted at how the business has been received in the city.
"We've had lots of support from the community and the players have been really good," said Mears. "Bath's a roaring place and hopefully we can get people coming in for coffee."
The hooker said he wasn't finding it too difficult to juggle rugby and business.
"I'm sure Matt would say I'm more involved in the rugby side than the business side," he joked. "I try and help him out - my helping at the moment consists of coming for lunch every day and doing a bit of facts and figures.
"I like to keep an eye on that sort of thing and Matt loves the front of house. He's doing a great job."
As well as offering a wide-ranging coffee menu, Jika Jika also sells food throughout the day and has teamed up with award-winning John Street bookseller Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights to run a book club.
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by Shaun, Bath
Tuesday, September 01 2009, 3:09PM
“He has been caught
He has been punished
Leave him alone. He is not solely responsible for the cocaine trade in Bath. He did not fund his new business from ill gotten gains. He is not and never has been dealing drugs from his coffee shop.
The reality is that all you holier than though wingers cannot stand to see somebody, after getting knocked down, get up brush themselves off and get on with their lives.”
by timm, bath
Tuesday, September 01 2009, 2:13PM
“Shaun, The illegal use of class A drugs and cocaine in particular, is not a matter solely between employer and employee. It involves links to some of the nastiest criminals in the world and grug users are supporting orgainised crime. The fact that the divisional commander of the Bath police decided not to investigate merely shows the police prefer to stop mostly innocent motorists (1283 in Bath in June of whom 6 were arrested) than to tackle grug related crime. .”
by Vigilante Gran, Bath
Tuesday, September 01 2009, 7:29AM
“Well said, PW.”
by Shaun, Bath
Tuesday, September 01 2009, 6:28AM
“We have to remember that most Bath residents have NO christian values and cannot bring themselves to show any tolerance or forgiveness.
This person was known to the public therefore it seems that an internal matter between him and his employers should lead to him being locked up for life and all his assets stripped from him, despite him not actually in the eyes of the law committing any offence worth investigation.”
by PW, Bath
Monday, August 31 2009, 7:02PM
“Robert - I fail to see how this drug taker 'got knocked down'. He broke the law, escaped a custodial sentence and is now being given free advertising by the Bath Chron for his latest business venture. Just cos he's good at running around with odd shaped balls means people like you forgive him anything. Let's hope his suppliers don't push drugs on anyone in your family or friends.”