Toddlers 'bunny-hopping' likely caused ceiling collapse at popular Exeter café
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Toddlers 'bunny-hopping' may have caused ceiling collapse at popular Exeter café
Toddlers 'bunny-hopping and dancing' likely led to a partial collapse of the ceiling of a popular Exeter city centre café.
The bright and colourful Glorious Art House on Fore Street has been forced to temporarily close after a huge chunk of the ceiling came down overnight.
Owner Rosy Tydeman said: "It was after we closed, and luckily no one was still working, when the huge chunk of ceiling fell down.
Glorious Art House Exeter
"It caused a lot of surface devastation and we're still slight unsure about what is going to happen. We're trying to book a builder, but obviously that is so hard to do before Christmas."
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Rosy thinks a bumper, double session of their resident children's singer is likely to blame, with 47 cheerful pre-school kids jumping and bunny-hopping to animal songs - double the usual turnout.
The toddler event happened on the first floor.
She says she can't be too upset about the adorable cause, and hopes it doesn't put mums and dads of bringing them to the next event.
They hope someone can come today, so they can be open tomorrow for their last day before the Christmas period - opening again between December 28 and 30.
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The Glorious Art House has been open for nearly three and a half years.
Rosy is a textile artist, and wanted to create a work of art you could "walk inside." "I just felt Britain needed more colour, for people to come in and lift their spirits. It's all loosely based on a Mexican theme, bringing a bit of colour to Exeter."
The café covers three floors, with a courtyard garden and an art exhibition on the top floor - currently filled with artwork created by a young artist Kit Hughes-Johnson, an AS-Level student at Exeter College.
If you know any builders who could help repair the damage, you can contact them via their Facebook page.