The Angus caf forced to close after a rules change at National Trust Scotland has received a flood of “cards and flowers” from well-wishers.
Caf Dun, based at the House of Dun near Montrose, shut its doors to the public on Sunday following a bitter disagreement with the National Trust for Scotland (NTS).
Caf owner Janet Penman said she is looking for new premises and a chance to re-hire her 12 staff.
She said: “Every customer that has come through the doors has given us their support. There have been good luck cards and a bouquet of flowers.
“There are 12 people I’m letting go, 12 families that will be affected, and that’s the hardest thing. I’m touched that they’ve all said they want to come back to work for me.”
A recent review of tenant leases has been carried out by NTS, which has discovered several ageing contracts it says violate health and safety legislation.
Caf Dun is at the centre of controversy along with Angus Loom Weavers, whose operator Ian Dale has also been forced to quit and move his business elsewhere.
