Please note the Christmas Opening Hours are as follows
Christmas Opening Hours
Christmas Switch On
A welcomed, albeit low key event, as the lights were switched on today.
Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree was sourced today and its exact location in front of the shop determined!
We Are Open
Due to the current restrictions, we are not planning a specific launch event over this weekend. The Community Shop has quietly and simply ‘Opened’ this morning at 8:15am.
Sensible Covid restrictions will apply in and around the Community Shop – so please remember to wear a face-mask, use the sanitiser and keep your distance!
We are hopeful of being able to hold a ‘Community Thank You and Celebration’ event sometime in the early Spring, at a time when we can all get together more freely and easily.
In the meantime, please do come along sometime over the next few days to have a look, say hi to the Shop Volunteers, and of course come in and buy something! If it looks busy, then please be patient and simply wait your turn.
We look forward to seeing you soon at your Community Shop and thank you for your continuing support.
Training for Volunteers
Briefing Sessions started today for the shop Volunteers. The main purpose of these will be to show Volunteers how to use the EPOS till and also to give them some time to familiarise themselves with the shop layout.
Where possible, this will be scheduled on the same day of the week as their normal ‘shift’.
Full Covid restrictions and guidelines will be adhered to at all times.
Stock Arrives
The Shop is undergoing another Transformation this week! Stock has started to arrive and the EPOS till has been successfully installed.
Lots more work to do over the next few days and Everyone involved is working ‘super hard’ and as fast as possible to get everything ready for Opening – and all is on plan for this to be later next week.
Look out for more updates here!
As a reminder, when customers use the Community Shop, every purchase will be contributing towards creating a surplus which, in turn, will be given back to the Community.
Shelving and Fridges
Great progress with the Community Shop during this week.
As our suppliers consider the Shop to be an ‘essential service’ it has been possible to progress with the delivery of the refrigeration equipment and shelving units.
Pete Jonas (and his support team!) has continued with the electrical work, and the plumbing work is due to be completed soon too.
THANK YOU to everyone involved for all your hard work and support….. getting closer to opening every day!
Shop Manager
Manager – Position Filled
Helen Eynon is joining the team as Shop Manager.
Helen has lots of retail experience and will be bringing this to the Community Shop.
Helen will be focusing on the range of stock and working with local suppliers as well as the ‘look and feel’ of the Shop as this develops.
WELCOME!
Flooring Down
Update on the progress with the build work at the Community Shop in recent days….
Walls and ceiling all painted and finished.
Lighting fitted.
New floor covering fitted.
Please be assured that work is progressing with building the Shop just as fast as we can make it happen now. Arrangements are also being made to continue with the work beyond Thursday, subject to following all the necessary Lockdown rules and precautions.
Let’s Get This Done!
Volunteer Welcome Sessions
Over the last few weeks, the first WELCOME sessions with Volunteers have also been taking place. These have been in small groups of 4 or 5, and the first chance for the Volunteers to meet one another and to find out more about the main plans for how the shifts and the Shop will be working.
A DAY MANAGER has been identified for each day of the week – one of the Volunteers working on that day who will take on some additional responsibilities for the running of Shop. During these Welcome sessions, Volunteers were invited to share their thoughts about working in the Shop and what this means to them. The themes of feedback were consistently about wanting to be part of the Community and creating and providing a much-needed service for everyone, and also the importance of offering a friendly and positive environment for all customers.