The Beehive: Creating Space To Thrive

Rubies and Gold is a podcast brought to you by The Beehive, an award winning business with a heart, based in Ashford in Kent. We love stories, we love celebrating, and we love chatting about stuff, so what better than to combine all three?! On our 5 year birthday since we opened our doors as a one month pop-up shop, with no idea what we were doing... it's the perfect chance to take you behind the scenes and share with you a bit more about all the joy that has been, that is currently happening, and that is coming, on our adventure of creating space for people to thrive. (And no... we still don't know what we're doing...) We're glad you're here. Stick around!

The Trailer: Rubies and Gold

This is episode 1 of our brand new podcast Rubies and Gold. Marking The Beehive's 5-year birthday, Karen is joined by Becca to take a look at BEFORE the beginning. Back when the dream was brewing, and Becca had no idea what was to come... setting the scenes as Becca got ready to launch a life-changing business in the heart of Ashford's town centre. Come with us as we walk the cobbled streets of the past!

Before the Beginning

Welcome to episode 2 of our brand new podcast Rubies and Gold. Karen is joined by Becca and Nic as they chat about The Beginning- Launching the pop-up in 2017. Thanks for coming along on the journey with us, as we look at the history of The Beehive, and how it grew from a dream to a reality.

The Beginning

This episode of Rubies and Gold will be a little bit different. God is a big part of our story at The Beehive, but we know that not everyone wants to hear the full details, and so we're giving you the option! If this part of our story isn't something you're bothered about, just skip it and join back again next week- no offence will be taken! In this episode, Karen is joined by Becca and Nic as we hear a bit of the God Story from the beginning.

The God Story pt 1

In episode 4 of Rubies and Gold, Karen is joined by Becca and Charlotte as we explore more of the story of The Beehive, from pop-up to permanent. All the happenings as we stepped into establishing ourselves as a permanent feature in the high-street... As always we love to hear what you think, reach out and let us know via social media, or drop us an email at rubiesandgoldpod@gmail.com.

Pop-Up to Permanent 

In episode 5 of Rubies and Gold, Karen is joined by Becca and Charlotte talking about moving out of 2 North Street and into 1-3 North Street (just a hop, skip and a jump across the road!), a new place to change lives in. Join us as we step a bit closer to NOW in our new shop, our new space, our new home! We have a whole celebration booklet created to celebrate out first year open in our new space. You can find it here: https://www.beehiveashford.com/blog/celebrating-our-year-21-22 or pop into store to pick up your hard copy! As always we love to hear what you think, reach out and let us know via social media, or drop us an email at rubiesandgoldpod@gmail.com.

A New Place to Change Lives

This episode of Rubies and Gold takes the lead from episode 3, and is "The God story pt. 2". God is a big part of our story at The Beehive, but we know that not everyone wants to hear the full details, and so we're giving you the option! If this part of our story isn't something you're bothered about, just skip it and join back again next week- no offence will be taken! In this episode, Karen is joined by Becca and Charlotte as we hear a bit of the God Story leading up to getting our new shop in 1-3 North Street.

The God Story pt 2

In episode 7 of Rubies and Gold, Karen is joined by Paula and Liz talking about the heart of the shop- our referrals; appointments; giving away clothing and support to women in Ashford who need a bit of a boost. If you or someone you know needs a referral (for whatever reason), get in touch at beehivereferrals@pneumachurch.uk, or drop us a call/text: 07394559009 and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

The Heart of the Shop- Referrals

Development Coach, Volunteers, Volunteering and everything in between

In episode 8 of Rubies and Gold, Karen is joined by Charlotte, talking about her role in The Beehive, how it's changed and what she does in looking after our wonderful volunteers. If you fancy joining our team of volunteers, we'd love to have you! Ping us a message at hello@beehiveashford.com and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Charlotte- What do you DO? 

Welcome to The Beehive Podcast: Rubies and Gold.The Beehive is a Women's Second-Hand Clothing Boutique and Cafe in the heart of Ashford, Kent, but we are much more than that.As we celebrate our 5th Birthday, what better time to launch our Beehive Pod, where we'll be exploring the background of where we've come from and where we're going. Sharing stories and joy along the way- we'd love to welcome you into The Beehive story as you go about your daily life.Don’t miss an episode, make sure to like and subscribe. And we’d love to hear from you.Reach out and tell us your thoughts, or if you have questions to ask, drop us an email at <a href="mailto:rubiesandgoldpod@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rubiesandgoldpod@gmail.com</a> and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.&nbsp;For more information about who The Beehive is, check out www.beehiveashford.com, or stop by for a coffee, if you’re nearby!

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