THE newly-launched rest room in Tavistock — Rest A While — will be officially opened next week by TV personality Angela Rippon.

The official opening of the venue, situated in the East End Stores of the pannier market surround, will take place on Saturday, December 17 at 10.30am.

Angela Rippon, patron of Tavistock Area Support Services (TASS), which runs the rest room, has kindly agreed to officially open Rest A While and the Mayor of Tavistock Cllr Mandy Ewings and deputy mayor Cllr Philip Sanders will also be in attendance.

Manager of TASS Robin Felton said: ‘Since opening its doors on November 8, numbers have started to increase as people learn about the new rest room and we are so pleased to have Angela Rippon open Rest A While, which will no doubt increase its profile and hopefully even more older people will start to make use of this ideal place to have a rest while out shopping in Tavistock.’