THE LAST WORD
Lynnette Knight of The Business Centre in
Barry talks to Vale Life about living in the
Vale and her passion for fast cars, snow
mobiling and how to avoid kissing frogs!
Who are you and what do you do? Best event in the Vale?
I’m Lynnette Knight and I’m currently The Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival
“I love that you can
running The Business Centre based at is always worth a visit but for me, any
Cardiff House, Cardiff Road, Barry. event held by The Barry Business Club
get to the city within
We provide serviced offices, telephone as I get to be with wonderful friends,
answering, mail address facilities, laugh lots and may have a drink or two. thirty minutes, yet
conference and meeting room hire.
What’s missing in the Vale? only be five minutes
What do you like about the Vale? I love everything about the Vale and
I have lived in Barry in the Vale for would like to say nothing… however,
away from the sea
most of my life. I love that you can get it saddens me that Barry no longer has a
to the city within thirty minutes, yet vibrant town centre and if I could wave
and the beautiful
only be five minutes away from the sea a magic wand I would make the town
and the beautiful coastal paths more attractive for high end retail
coastal paths
surrounding Barry. I am lucky enough outlets, which would then breathe life
to live in one of the oldest cottages in back to our town.
surrounding Barry.”
Barry which backs onto a common and
within five minutes I can walk into the Favourite place to stay in Wales?
countryside or the woods. Fairy Hill Hotel in the heart of the Most memorable event?
glorious Gower Peninsula. Not only are Meeting my grand daughter Jessica
Where is your favourite dining the rooms and food wonderful but you Molly for the first time. She’s a wonder
experience? have easy access to the beautiful Port and delight in my life. Prior to Jessica,
I love fish and we are lucky in Cardiff Eynon Bay, Three Cliffs Bay and Rhossili. my best experience was snow mobiling
and the Vale that many restaurants have in Montreal during the Millennium.
an excellent choice of fresh fish on What do you do to relax?
their menu. I particularly like Loch During the week I love to read or watch Sum yourself up in three words
Fyne but for a real treat I love Le Gallois television when I get home from work Hard working, loving and nuts.
Y Cymro in Romilly Crescent, Cardiff. and at weekend I like to have quality
Equally, nothing beats the fish and time with my family or have friends What gadget would you not be
chips at Barry Island or at Porthcawl, over for champagne or Irish Whiskey without and why?
especially when eaten sitting on the sea in the hot tub followed by good food, I am not a gadget person but I do love
wall watching the waves or the wine and excellent conversation. fast cars and anything that makes life
children playing. easier in the kitchen!
Do you have a pet hate?
What is your favourite meal? My pet hate is dog owners that don’t Any lifelong ambition?
Seabass in rock salt with a lovely cold clean up their dog’s mess and drivers I fulfilled it a few years ago I stopped
bottle of Italian Gavi. who don’t say thank you when you kissing frogs!
give way to them or people who don’t
Favourite place in the Vale? say thank you if you hold the door I’m very good at…
I love the view from Marine Drive and open for them or show them a Giving advice.
have enjoyed many picnics on the grass kindness. It takes nothing to be polite
verge looking out to sea. For some odd and share a smile or a greeting. I’m very bad at…
reason, I also love the view of Barry Taking advice.
Docks and although it has changed Favourite music?
beyond recognition from when my My favourite singer is Andrea Bocelli
grandfather took me there as a child, (I called my dog Bocelli after him). The Business Centre
I still smile when I catch a glimpse of I had the good fortune to see him
the Docks from one of the hills in Barry. perform live. He was wonderful and has Priority Business Park, Barry CF63
a very spiritual quality. When I do the 01446 739911
I also love Cowbridge with its fab shops housework I love the volume up loud
and cafés and the little hidden beaches to Prince or Genesis and I like to relax www.thebusinesscentreonline.co.uk
around Monknash bay. to Marvin Gaye. His voice soothes me.
If you’d like to be featured or would like
“I also love Cowbridge with its fab shops and cafés to promote your business in Last Word,
please call Jennifer on 0845 130 6452
and the little hidden beaches around Monknash bay.” or email jennifer@valelife.co.uk
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