A HEREFORD business that provided rooms for people with sensory processing problems has announced it will be closing from today (September 4). 

Sensory Rooms Hereford was run by Chloe Pegrum in Ravenswood Court on Rotherwas Industrial Estate. 

She opened the business last April after previously working in the care industry for four years. On its website, Miss Pegrum said it was her dream to open a sensory room, adding that she felt it was something Herefordshire lacked. 

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"There isn’t a space where an individual can go and relax and feel safe," she said.

"At Sensory Rooms we provide a place that offers a calming environment or even just somewhere to keep busy and active.

"I have noticed while working in health care that a purpose-built Sensory Room is something that people would enjoy and find beneficial, somewhere where the space is personalised and the environment is safe, where the level of activity’s are aimed to reach people’s needs and goals and to help make sensory and interaction easy for everyone."

Hereford Times: The Busy Room at Sensory Rooms HerefordThe Busy Room at Sensory Rooms Hereford (Image: Rob Davies)

However, writing on its Facebook page on Saturday, the Sensory Rooms confirmed it was closing.

"It’s with a heavy heart to announce that on Monday, September 4 we will be closing our doors for good," it reads.

"We want to thank all our customers for all your continued support.

"We are hoping that we will be able to sell the business as whole so that someone else can continue to provide the sensory space for you all; if you know anyone that would be interested please send them in our direction.

"Any customers who are booked in will be contacted as soon as possible and refunded where needed."

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