Including a Post Office Local
10.30am-1.00pm & 1.30pm-4.00pm (Mon-Fri)
9.00am-12.30pm (Sat)
The Vision
The 'Hub' Vision
Gorsley is not alone in the current challenges facing rural communities - we all lead busy lives, daily commuting to places of work, more frequently communicating by the phone or social media as opposed to face to face... Without knowing it our communities and the services it offers suffer and the spaces where communities come together, get to know one another and support one another are lost. The 'Hub' vision recognises that individually people want and need community and require spaces and services to enable it to happen.
Community Shop & PO
The shop and Post Office is a 'community' company/enterprise that is primarily run by volunteers and overseen by a paid part-time manager. The intention is that the shop covers its costs for it to be sustainable but not to make substantial profits and therefore prices are kept reasonable. Any profits will be put back into the shop or other community projects.
We recognise that a village shop will not be a place someone does their only weekly shop but offers the items people need daily, in an emergency or what is not offered by a larger supermarket chains.
Coffee Shop
Adjacent to the shop, the Church is looking to develop their premises to also include a Coffee Shop. In a rural community it is recognised that people have limited
opportunity to meet up and get to know each other - the coffee shop will offer such a space.
With the development likely to take more time than that to open the shop, in the interim the Church is looking to set up a smaller coffee area serving refreshments for shop and church users.
Playground
The potential premises identified for the shop overlooks the adjacent field which the Baptist Church purchased in 2013 with the intention for it to be used by the community.
Plans are underway to build a play area for young children to enjoy, whilst their carers enjoy a coffee or purchase something from the shop.
Gorsley Baptist Church's other Community Activities
The church premises are used throughout the week for other activities. It is hoped that together with the shop this will further enhance community interaction
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Short Mat Bowls (Mon / Thur)
Monday and Thursday afternoons
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Beehive and Community Lunch (Wed)
Wednesday lunch followed by speaker
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Acorn Toddlers (Thurs)
10.15-11.45am; parents and toddler group
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Buzz and Zones (Friday)
6-7.15pm U11s club (range of fun activities)
