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10.30am-1.00pm & 1.30pm-4.00pm (Mon-Fri)
9.00am-12.30pm (Sat)
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Gorsley Community Shop & Post Office
Latest Newsletter
To keep everyone informed on the latest situation with regards to the shop and how it has performed during and since the Covid lockdowns, we have prepared a newsletter. If you have any questions or suggestions on this please do contact us.
Post Office Lunch Break (Closed 1.00-1.30pm)
Our Post Office closes for a 30-minute lunch break from 1.00-1.30pm, Monday - Friday.
This an official closure of the Post Office till, so we are unable to carry out Post Office transactions between these times.
Please note the rest of the shop remains open as usual.
Princes Countryside Fund Grant...
We were delighted to announce that Gorsley Community Shop was successful in receiving a grant from The Princes Countryside Fund to specifically support the staffing costs over the first two years. The fund was set up by HRH The Prince of Wales in 2010 with the aim to enhance the quality of rural life.
By The Community ...
The intention right from the outset was the new shop would be run by the community, for the community, to serve the community. With this being the case, it could not have been more appropriate than for the community to come together to celebrate the shop opening on Saturday 1st September 2018, with the ribbon being cut by Jesse Norman MP.
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The Vision...
In collaboration with Gorsley Baptist Church, the Community Shop and Post Office is one part of a larger vision to create a hub to meet the many needs of a rural community, including a children's play park, coffee house, orchard and recreation area.
The Vision
When you visit you will see just how this has come to be a reality! 🥳 You will not be disappointed. 🌟
What The Shop Offers...
The shop is unable to sell everything for everyone. To ascertain what the community was really wanting, a survey was completed by those who would potentially use the shop. Results from which have given clear guidance on what should be initially on offer.
We constantly review this and seek local feedback and suggestions e.g. we often sell locally grown plants at a great price.
If there something we do not stock and you would like us to consider it, just pop in and ask - or see the contact details at the bottom of this page. 👍
About Us
In August 2017, the former Gorsley Village Shop and Post Office closed with the retirement of Gordon and Diane Martin, after running the shop for 19 years. With Gorsley without a shop, the community re-established a shop and Post Office in the village as a community-run enterprise. It is believed that not only will the shop and Post Office be used by the locality but it will also promote community spirit and relations. This has proved to be the case and we kept being told we were a lifeline during the Covid-19 Lockdowns. It was a privilege to be able to help supply our local people's needs and help keep them safe. 🌈😄
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