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Shop At Strood Green Update – Local produce

Jan 202011

Our new fruit and veg chiller is stocked full this week with redcurrants, blackcurrants, strawberries and whitecurrants, plus broad beans, beetroot and beautiful fresh courgettes picked in Brockham this morning. We also have red spring onions, lollo rosso and other lettuces, and baby spinach – ready to make an interesting salad.
Champion pork pies, great-quality ham and free-range eggs are all on sale for those summer meals. Lots of chilled white wines and local ales to wash it all down – or the non-alcoholic option of our gorgeous Chegworth Valley juices.

Shop At Strood Green Update – Building work under way

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Jan 202011

We are preparing for the knocking-through into the back room which is scheduled for 8 December and are busy scheduling the building works with electricians, plumbers etc. Most of the dust should have settled by the end of January we hope! Meanwhile we have been in touch with all the shareholders with a questionnaire and newsletter, and have had a great response – over 30% have returned their questionnaires within 2 weeks. Thanks to a handy contact we have been able to talk to people very high up within Post Office Ltd, who did some research and area-modelling and (as we expected) have confirmed we cannot have any kind of an official PO branch. However, our plans for alternative services continue to evolve, and we shall have PayPoint for paying bills, free cashback up to £50, and a Postal Point modelled on a couple of other community shops in the West Country where it has proved to be a very useful service.
We are delighted to have a new committee member in Alix Smith, who is bringing her energy to the project and has already helped us with tasks such as liquor licence etc. At the same time we are sad to say goodbye to Chlodia Morton who is having to resign from the committee due to personal and work pressures. She has been invaluable in setting up the project and we shall miss her support.
We are looking actively for volunteers in any capacity as this is a large but short-term project and the small committee is working flat out. Even an hour or two’s Googling would help. Anyone know where we can get some old sweetie jars??

Shop At Strood Green Update – November 200 Club Draw

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Jan 202011

The November 200 club draw was held on the 24th. The lucky winners are
1st prize £50 Nbr 73 Mr J Beaven
2nd prize £25 Nbr 20 Mr S Morgan
3rd prize £10 Nbr 177 (unsold)

Congratulations to the winners.
The next draw will be the big Christmas £200 draw!!!
Numbers are still available for only £1 per month so please contact Jane if you would like to participate.

Shop At Strood Green Update – Christmas 200 Club Draw

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Jan 202011

Many congratulations to Alix Smith who has won the £200 prize in the Grand Christmas Draw, what a great way to end the year!
We are pleased to say the refurbishment is on schedule and really transforming the shop into an up to date place fit for the purpose. The back room has been incorporated into the shop and will make a big difference to the space. Today we went on a shopping trip to Woolworths in Redhill and managed to pick up some nearly new shelving units, weighing scales and some rather battered but useful baskets in the closing down sale. By saving money in this way, we can afford to spend some of the budget on more expensive items such as air conditioning and software packages for stock control.
We look forward to an exciting 2009 with plenty of hard work ahead but with the opening in March, a rewarding time too.

Shop At Strood Green Update – Goodbye shop front

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Jan 202011

The hideous old shop front ended up in the skip a few days ago, and not many tears were shed about that! The work inside the shop is proceeding at a frantic pace, with Ant and Mike the electricians working all hours on the electrics, security, and data wiring. The shop will be truly up to 21st century standards! Clive Murrell and his carpenters have been transforming the space inside, and the air conditioning units have been installed. On Monday the new shop front will begin to be fitted, and the interior will soon be ready for the plasterer.
Behind the scenes is very busy with equipment and stock sourcing, setting up contracts and services, advertising for staff, and designing the ‘look’ of the shop, as well as preparing for the grand opening.
Put the 21st March in your diaries!!

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