The hardware shop in St Antonin “Quincaillerie du Val” has been re-opened this week as “Bazar Balou” by the new owner Françoise Fournier.
When her husband Laurent Fournier, nicknamed “Balou” had to give up his work as locksmith and skilled metalworker after a serious back operation last year, they vowed to take over the hardware shop which was struggling. Laurent died suddenly in May but Françoise decided to honour that vow in memory of her husband and after six months of battling bureaucracy and learning the new business she has given up her job as administrative assistant at the nursery school and opened Bazar Balou in the Place du Pradel.
She will open Tuesday to Friday, 8 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 7 pm and all day on Saturdays,. 8 am to 6 pm
www.bazarbalou.fr
I hope she does well. St Antonin needs a good hardware shop.
John Dawson
