New service station unveiled in East Sussex village: photos show inside store with petrol forecourt outside

The Pricewatch Group has announced that Wivelsfield Service Station has a Morrisons Daily with a Gulf forecourt on Ditchling Road.

Marketing manager Claire Goddard sent this newspaper photos inside the shop, which is located at the former Pace/Baldocks of Wivelsfield site.

She said the new store, which opened on March 28, offers many products, including: InPost lockers, an air/water machine and vacuum facility, Cook frozen ready meals, a Costa Express, Skwishee carbonated slush, an iSqueeze fresh orange juice machine, Rollover hotdogs, an in-store bakery with hot food-to-go and bread, rolls and pastries made daily.

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Claire said: “We are working to add PayPoint as a service and we are looking at the possibility of introducing a jet wash and laundry machines.”

There will be an open day on Friday, May 10, when the store will be officially opened by Forecourt Trader magazine editor Juliet Morrison. Members of Wivelsfield FC are also set to attend the event because the Pricewatch Group is sponsoring their new kit. The open day will also be raising funds for the Bentswood Hub.

Claire said: “We’re a family run business operating since 1997 and is owned by brother’s Anthony and Paul Salvidge. We have ten forecourts located across Sussex and one stand-along convenience store in Horsham. Our forecourts are branded Gulf, BP and Esso and our shops Nisa and Morrisons.”

The business said feedback from visiting customers has been positive with one saying the shop is ‘just what the area needed’ and another calling it ‘an asset to the village’.

Store manager Nathan Cook said: “The first weeks have been better than anyone had expected, and I love to hear the great feedback from locals and those who were driving past, and now we have become a regular stop on their way home. I feel honoured to be part of a great team and being there for our customers.”

General manager Tom Buckley said: “Our new store is delivering beyond our expectations! Its comprehensive range has given us the opportunity to cater for all our shopper’s needs. We are proud of the store’s finish and look forward to being part of Wivelsfield’s local community.”

Morrisons Daily are open Monday to Saturday, 6am-10pm and on Sunday, 7am-10pm.