Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2010 | Page 157

Jacky Cook used to stand behind the bar of place to market the range of clothing, and her Island pub. But in a somewhat surprise what was only their second shop, following change of career, she now invariably finds on from the original at Market Harborough, herself sitting behind the wheel of a 28ft was opened here, with Jacky and Richard lorry. trading from premises in Cowes, close to the It is all part of a job that sees Jacky and her husband Richard travel from the Island Red Jet terminal. A meeting was arranged “Tom asked us to virtually all areas of the mainland, visiting to find a shop, which we did, and then he shows and exhibitions to display their huge brought down a lorry load of stock and array of Joules clothing. all the shop fittings. That is how it began, Jacky and Richard have had the Island and since then it has gone from strength to franchise for Joules for the past nine years, strength,” said Jacky, who along with Richard and although they have shops in both ran the Culver Haven Inn on Culver Down, Newport and Cowes, Jacky in particular and the Snooty Fox pub in Brading before spends a lot of time at mainland events. embarking on this venture. She said: “We used to have horses and “Now we do around 40 outside events compete on the mainland, and at the time on the mainland each year, beginning Joules were quite a small company, and their with point-to-point meetings in March main business was having trade stands at and continuing through to November. The major equestrian and agricultural shows. furthest we went this year was Southport That is how it began, specialising in t