“I grew up in north Kingston and remember visiting my grandparents who lived on Hook Road. We would go shopping at Sainsbury’s at Ace Parade. I remember thinking it was a grand shop. When I married in the 1980s, our wedding cake was from Manuels at the Ace. We carefully transported it to the wedding reception venue in Richmond. In 1996, we moved from Surbiton into a new home on the Mansfield Park development. Being on the edge of the green belt, it felt like we had moved to the country!”
Louise S, Chessington resident