At the end of June, Wine Monkey, in Chippenham’s Borough Parade shopping centre, launched The Pantry, a daytime destination serving speciality coffee and gourmet food. The new venture is located inside Wine Monkey and takes the place of Coffee Gems, which operated within the premises before opening its own location at the old Burton building. Wine Monkey owner Bryan Houde told this paper that the popularity of the Coffee Gems offering inspired him to fill the space left when their tenancy ended. “It’s about creating a platform for other independent businesses as much as it is about growing Wine Monkey for the people of Chippenham.” After collecting eight stamps, they receive their ninth coffee free.