Sandwich shop The Pressed Club to open in Morpeth as owners hint towards big project

The Pressed Club is set to open on Newmarket in April – serving up fresh sandwiches, coffee, matcha and juices.

The business will take over the premises which was Roch’s Catering for over 20 years and then jacket potato shop Another Spud for just over a year.

Owner Gareth Rose is launching the shop in partnership with Alex Swinney and Kelsein Wealleans who also recently took over the Pavilion Tipi in Morpeth.

Kelsein is the creative force behind the project and is taking care of the interior design which will have a vintage feel.

Gareth, who is from Morpeth himself, is passionate about investing in the area. He said: “The Pressed Club is going to be a bit of a retake of what it used to be.

"It was a fantastic sandwich shop and when that went, I felt Morpeth was missing somewhere you could go and grab something fresh.

"Hospitality has been really struck by the government recently and you’ve got to be really supported by the locals to even stand a chance. Luckily, we have been which allows us to build more and offer more.”

Staff are currently being hired for The Pressed Club and Gareth says the business will create around eight local jobs.

"Our staff are local and our suppliers are, even down to our card machines, we try and source them from local people,” Gareth explained “It’s so important we all work together.”

Hinting towards another exciting project, Gareth added: “We are planning something massive in Morpeth that we are keeping quiet for now.”