A "popular" cafe in Surrey has permanently closed down after its owners blamed the "pressures" caused by the ongoing effects of certain global events, including rising energy costs and Brexit. The 1955 Club in Walton was located in The Heart Shopping Centre in the middle of the town and offered a variety of coffees, sandwiches and breakfasts.

However, a notice on its site confirmed its closure and read: "After 7 years we have been forced to close down. The pressures from the effects of Brexit, Covid and the war in Ukraine have proved too much.

"Staffing levels and costs, food and energy costs, and the high costs of being in a shopping centre have caused this closure. Thanks to all our customers who supported us and miss us. We miss you too.

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"Best wishes from Paul and Lesley and my staff." A Twitter user called Raab Must Go also posted a photo of a sign placed on the independent cafe's front that informed customers of its closure.

The post read: "Such a shame. The 1955 Club very popular cafe in Walton-On-Thames - If they couldn't make it work, there really is no hope. Crippled by higher labour costs and supply issues."

According to the sign, an alleged dispute with the site's landowners also contributed to the closure. The owners wrote they were both "genuinely sorry" to have made the decision to close.

In January, SurreyLive visited the cafe and said it lived up to the hype after being rated the best cafe in Walton on Tripadvisor. It had a four-and-a-half-star rating out of a total of 208 reviews,

It was described as having an impressive range of drinks from coffee to thick shakes to smoothies. While the sauted potatoes were called the "most beautifully fried potatoes with the perfect amount of saltiness".

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