Sally B Vintage has opened in Orwell Road Felixstowe

Retired teacher Sally Broatch opened Sally B Vintage in Orwell Road, Felixstowe just before Christmas, selling a range of items from the past.

As well as clothes dating back to the 1920s, other historic goods include an original Corgi horse and cart and an original 1940s playbook.

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There are also Avon perfumes, war books and children's items.

Sally said she was pursuing a passion for vintage passed down by her father Gerald Webb, who served in the RAF and Royal Observer Corps (ROC) and was a war plane enthusiast.

Sally Broatch outside her new store (Image: Sally Broatch)

Indeed, she explained the name of the business 'Sally B' not only refers to her own name, but was also dedicated to the memory of her father, who had an interest in the Sally B B-17 Flying Fortress which was used by the United States Army Air Force during the Second World War.

Her daughter Molly Harmer is also a singer with the Three Chordettes group, who specialise in songs from the 1940s.

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The former Ipswich School drama teacher decided to leave the profession after becoming ill at the start of last year.

Instead, she looked to pursue her love of vintage, as she had been collecting lots of different vintage 'bits and bobs' over the years.

She said: "Myself, my husband and family tend to go to lots of vintage events and when I retired from teaching, I always thought it would be something I wanted to do and to have a little vintage pop-up shop."

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Then the opportunity arose to open a pop-up in Felixstowe and Sally said she decided to take it as Felixstowe was growing in popularity as a town with the Ferris wheel on the seafront bringing visitors during the summer, while the Beach Street container complex was 'really cool'.