Wistmans café

Wistmans café

Wistmans is an independent Coffee Shop owned and operated by Wil Stevens and Dawn Standley. Wil and Dawn could not be from backgrounds that are more different. Dawn has served in the military, a role that has taken her all over the world, including tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. After leaving the military after almost 10 years’ service, Dawn worked in a pub, in a bank and most recently for the local council, until off course, she met Wil! Wil followed quite a different career path. Wil studied BA Modelmaking at the local Arts University before progressing onto a variety of different roles in varying creative fields, including Architectural Modelmaking and manufacture of silicone Health Care Products. Needless to say, these were neither Dawn nor Wil’s calling. In 2013, Wil launched an online Art business on the side of full time jobs, (formerly Amerge Collective, now Wistmans Art). The art collective held a successful exhibition in London and sold prints from up and coming artists.