Community helps well-loved Bexhill seafront kiosk owner celebrate her birthday with tea and cake
The community helped make a Bexhill kiosk owner's birthday a memorable day.
Stella Brennan-Wright, who owns the Old Bathing Station Kiosk in De La Warr Parade, invited everyone to celebrate her 79th birthday on May 3.
She said the day went 'really well, with lots of people showing up to give her a hug and well-wishes.
Stella said: “Everybody is so lovely to me at the kiosk and I haven't been able to get down because of my being a bit poorly.
“So I wanted to have a little birthday party. My family decided we should invite people along for a cup of tea and cake at the kiosk.
“So many lovely customers came, who all had tea and cake.”
She said her family brought her down, due to problems she now has with walking and breathing.
Visitors and customers were able to meet her at the bandstand near the kiosk.
Stella said she would like to thank everyone who came and visited.
Stella bought the Old Bathing Station Kiosk in 2002 and said her time there over the years has been ‘very enjoyable’.
After leaving school, she worked as a baker for many years.
In March 2025 Stella and her team held a Pancake Day-themed fundraising event to raise money for Macmillan and St Michael's Hospice.
In May 2024 she held a charity concert to mark her 21 years of trade and to raise money for three charities, namely Demelza, St Michael's Hospice and Macmillan Cancer Support.