A new creative business has been launched in Bradford on Avon with help from Wiltshire Council’s Vibrant Wiltshire grants to bring vacant shops and commercial spaces back into use.

Former Norland nanny Jazmine Young, 31, will stage a launch event on Saturday, October 26, for her fledgling business venture Pottery Palette.

For Jazmine, of Spencers Orchard, Bradford on Avon, the opening marks a return to the town after years working as a private nanny all over the world for high-net-worth families.

“I have always wanted to run my own business and found my passion for pottery painting through nannying,” said Jazmine, who has worked for families in the United States of America, Czech Republic, Azerbaijan and London.

“It was having my 15-month-old daughter Matilda that pushed me into making the leap and to do it now. I saw a gap in the market in Bradford on Avon to start a family-friendly activity.”

Fo-rmer Norland nanny Jazmine Young found her passion for pottery painting after helping children to create memories. Fo-rmer Norland nanny Jazmine Young found her passion for pottery painting after helping children to create memories. (Image: John Baker) Jazmine has invested £30,000 in her business, with help from a £10,000 Vibrant Wiltshire grant, and has breathed new life into the former Orton Jewellery shop in Market Street.

Former jeweller Lee Orton closed his business earlier this year ahead of making a move to Australia but is reportedly “excited” his retail premises are being used by another creative business.

Jazmine opens on Saturday at 10am and will welcome children and adults to come and create some memories by painting pottery items, with prices ranging from £8 to £50, depending on what they choose to do.

Pottery Palette is opening in the former Orton Jewellery shop.Pottery Palette is opening in the former Orton Jewellery shop. (Image: John Baker)

She plans to open Pottery Palette from 10am to 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday, and from 11am to 3.30pm on Sunday. On Thursday, the studio will stay open until 9pm for ‘adults-only’ sessions.

Jazmine has spent weeks planning her new venture and only picked up the keys to the shop premises nine days ago.

In the meantime, she’s had “fantastic” support from her family, with even mum and dad, Cressida and Andrew Hemming, mucking in to help refit the studio ready for the opening.

Pottery Palette will open its doors to customers at 10am on Saturday. Pottery Palette will open its doors to customers at 10am on Saturday. (Image: John Baker)

Jazmine added: “I am creating a space for people to come and do a creative activity that will help their mental wellbeing and spend some social time with their family and friends,” she said.

“I’m not employing anyone at the moment but hope to take on people in the near future. I have already had some approaches from locals wanting a job.”