IMPORTANT CHANGES TO OUR POST OFFICE FACILITIES
Sadly, we no longer have Post Office services in the shop. We were disapointed not to be consulted about this decision which was made by the Post Office.
Ashburton Post Office now supplies an outreach multi-purpose van outside the village hall on Mondays from 11am-1pm.
The silver lining to this development is that Graham, who has run our post office service since the shop opened, is already on our rota as a volunteer and will continue to supply all the lovely plants. Anyone who has worked with Graham will know that he is a fantastic colleague. He always got stuck in when he was here: helping on the till, shelf-filling, answering the phone and bringing up deliveries in his van on Fridays. Volunteers, Committee and staff got together on Graham’s last shift to say thank you and to present him with a cake, gifts and a volunteer apron with his name on, of course! So, welcome to the Shop Family, Graham!
Farewell to Suzi Norris
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.
ILSINGTON VILLAGE SHOP AGM 17 JULY
It’s that time of year again!
You are cordially invited to the Ilsington Village Shop AGM
At: Ilsington Village Hall Meeting Room
On: Wednesday 17 July
Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start
EVERYONE WELCOME!
Come along and help us celebrate the Shop’s 12th birthday with drinks and cake as well as finding out how the Shop has been doing over the last year.
Sadly, we are losing one of our longstanding Committee members this year so if there is anyone out there who would like to be a little more involved with our amazing little shop, joining our friendly Shop Committee is the ideal way to do so! Please feel free to have a chat with Amy or Fiona if you would like more information.
Springtime Volunteer Get Together
Amy, Fiona and the Shop Committee organised a wonderful Spring Volunteer Social Event on Friday 19 April. A great chance to get together for a catch up, meet new volunteers and enjoy some delicious food and drink. It was also a lovely opportunity to thank all our Volunteers in person, as well as their partners and families, of course!
Happy Christmas Everyone!
Amy and Fiona, our lovely Christmas elves, would like to take a moment to wish all of our customers, volunteers, shop committee members and our suppliers a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.
Christmas Raffle Winner!
Congratulations to Mark who was the lucky winner of a gorgeous Village Shop Hamper in our Christmas raffle.
Widecombe Charity Christmas Tree Competition
We’ve entered a decorated Christmas tree in the Widecombe Christmas Tree Festival. This year the theme is animals.
Go and have a look now until Sun 17th December in Widecombe church!
Entry is free and donations are going to the charity Aspirations.
And guess what? We won a rosette!
Tennis Club Tournament Donation
Our grateful thanks to the members of the Ilsington and Bickington Tennis Club who ran a tennis club tournament this year which raised £207 for the Village Shop. We have put the donation towards a new printer.
Many thanks to all the tennis players for supporting us.
Late Night Shopping Event
Our Beautiful Christmas Tree
You know that Christmas is on its way when the shop has a beautiful Christmas tree outside.
Our thanks to Alan Hobbs and Alan Coles for being Santa’s helpers this year.