The couple previously ran House kitchen franchise for 10 years, but when House’s corporate division decided not to allow them to renew their franchise contract they started looking for something new to do.

“This left us devastated but now we are happy to be moving forward at Mary & Tex Curious Emporium,” Mrs Nagle said.

“Our inspiration for the shop came from a love of interiors and decorating along with a sense of fun.   We’ve missed our customers and look forward to welcoming them into our new home in Summer Street.”

Mrs Nagle says the lifestyle store will stock a range of decorator products including furniture and lighting as well as jewellery, bags and novelty gifts.

“We don’t want to be mainstream, we want to offer items which are a bit individual,” she said.

Getting the store ready for Saturday’s opening was a family affair, according to Mrs Nagle, who said the couple’s children Alexandra, Emily and Josh all helped out.

“Even our parents, who are in their 70s and 80s helped with the decorating and pricing,” she said.

IT is all hands on deck as the team behind Mitchells Adventure works to open their Summer Street in the next two weeks.

Regional manager Greg Kousoulos, who is working alongside store manager Dave McDonald, expects the store to prove a hit with Orange residents.

“It’s a little bit different from other typical camping stores,” Mr Kousoulos said.

“Mitchells has a background in army surplus and military apparel.”

The store will cater for a range of adventure activities including camping, hiking and hunting, as well as an stocking an extensive range of military-related items such as canteens, lanterns, camouflage clothing and helmets.

The Orange store is the 12th Mitchells store to open in Australia and the third for NSW, including Sydney and Dubbo.

BLOOMS the Chemist will offer skin cancer spot checks today in an effort to increase awareness of the dangers of skin cancer and reinforce the importance of early detection.

Blooms’ pharmacist Melanie Moses said staff would screen people at today’s clinic between 10am and 3pm.

“The skin cancer spot check allows individuals to visit a pharmacy and receive a valuable, skin cancer spot check that could ultimately save their lives,” she said.

“People respond very well to awareness clinics in a pharmacy setting and we’ve found they’re quite successful in educating the community.

“Up to 95 per cent of melanomas can be effectively treated if detected early.”

The check involves evaluating a person’s risk of skin cancer, using a UV camera to identify any existing damage in the lower layers of skin, and an early detection tool that allows the user to perform a head-to-toe examination to identify new moles or spots, or changes to existing moles and spots.

“The UV photographs we take are a pretty good indicator as to what’s happening underneath the skin, as they show skin damage that’s not yet visible to the naked eye,” Ms Moses said.