{"id":16748,"date":"2024-11-09T12:02:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T12:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/caernarfons-carlton-bakery-closes-after-100-years\/"},"modified":"2024-11-09T12:02:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T12:02:55","slug":"caernarfons-carlton-bakery-closes-after-100-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/caernarfons-carlton-bakery-closes-after-100-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Caernarfon’s Carlton bakery closes after 100 years"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Dewi Roberts’ great-grandparents opened the bakery in 1922<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A family-run bakery is closing its doors for the last time, ending an era stretching back more than a century.<\/p>\n

Carlton Bakery ceases trading on Saturday with the Roberts family selling up after four generations in Caernarfon, Gwynedd.<\/p>\n

It was founded by Dewi Roberts’ great-grandparents in 1922 and the current owner is his father Alun, 83, known as cwstad (custard) by locals.<\/p>\n

Dewi, 40, who has worked in the shop since he was a boy but has done other work, told BBC Cymru Fyw<\/a> he was taught to bake by his mother.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He said running a bakery had been hard, getting up at three in the morning and working six days a week.<\/p>\n

He added that a recent loss of staff had increased the burden.<\/p>\n

Last weekend, the shop announced on social media that it would be closing on 9 November, prompting messages of support.<\/p>\n

“People have been really nice \u2013 it’s been pretty overwhelming to be honest,” said Dewi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Karen Morgan, who worked at the bakery for more than 20 years, said her first memories of the shop was visiting as a child.<\/p>\n

“I remember coming here with my mum to buy trifle and she used to buy chocolate cakes here for me and my brother on our birthdays.”<\/p>\n

She said its closure was “terribly sad”.<\/p>\n

Brenda Jones, who has worked at the shop for 15 years, added: “I don’t know where people are going to get their bread now – I don’t know where I’ll go either to be honest. <\/p>\n

“I’m especially going to miss the bread rolls from Carlton.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Then and now: Alun Roberts, the current owner of the bakery, is known locally as cwstad, which is custard in Welsh <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n


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