A music shop owner in Wellington is dancing for joy after being shortlisted for a top award. Emma Perks’ store, Spinning Around Records in New Street, is one of the best of its kind in the UK.
“The Independent Music Awards have named us as one of the top five independent record shops – am so proud of this achievement,” said Emma. “I only opened two years ago so Spinning Around is a new kid on the block and yet we are in the top five with some really well-established shops from throughout the country – it is quite humbling.”
Spinning Around was nominated for the award by its customers and Emma has now been invited to an awards ceremony in London later this month.
She added: “I want to say a big thank you to all our customers, a lot of whom are local, but many come from all over the UK. Wellington is a fantastic town to be based in. There are lots of independent retailers here now who offer fantastic service and people appreciate that.”
CAPTION: Emma Perks, pictured outside her Wellington store.
