Although the shop celebrates its 12th birthday on the 18 July 2024, that refers to when it first opened its doors to the public. In reality, the idea of building a new Ilsington Village Shop began four years earlier. Suzi Norris was part of the original committee of people who got together to begin the process of planning, fund raising, building and managing the shop. She took on the role of Secretary of the Committee from the start and has done an amazing job over the last 16 years. Last night at the shop AGM, she stepped down from her role after giving an emotional speech full of nostalgia and memories of the shop’s journey since 2008. Thank you, Suzi, for all your hard work over the years and for your friendship and support. We know that you will continue to volunteer at the shop so we will luckily still get to see you.

Thanks go to Jane Turner who will now take on the role of Secretary.

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