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Local Craft Sales in the Shop
From Friday 16th Nov we would like to sell some local crafts in the shop for two weeks.
Especially suitable would be Christmas gift ideas (sorry but no food products).
If you would like some space on our display shelf, then please come in and let us know, and we’ll see if we can accommodate you.
We will not take any commission. What we sell comes directly back to you.

Happy crafting!

Cosgrave and Banks
Sublime acoustic music from Britain, mainland Europe and beyond!
Support this great village event by buying your tickets NOW!!
Saturday 6th October 7 p.m. in the village hall.
Some stall tickets still left but the Circle seats have almost sold out!
Only £8 from the shop or Sue Norris
See you there!

To celebrate our 6th year of being open, we are sending out a short survey to local addresses to make sure we are still providing you with the shop that you want and to ask for your ideas for the future. Please can you return the surveys to the box outside the village shop (attached to the flower stand).

Date– Wednesday 27th June 2018
Venue—Ilsington Village Hall, Ilsington
Time—7.00pm for 7.30pm start (agenda attached)

Agenda AGM 27th June 2018

1. Welcome – Refreshments: Cheese, wine, nibbles, tea & coffee.

2. Register of Attendees

3. Approval of Minutes of last AGM (posted on Ilsington Village Shop website)

4. Chairman’s Report

5. Secretary’s Report

6. Manager’s Report

7. Treasurer’s Report including receipt of accounts and balance sheet.
Acceptance of accounts
8. Resolutions ( explanations of the resolutions are below)

a. The Society shall disapply section 83 of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 which requires the appointment of an auditor.

b. The Membership fee for 2018 shall be set at zero.

9 Appointment of Management Committee

10 Any other business and Close of AGM

We are delighted to introduce Helen Hughes as our new Admin Assistant at the shop. We are sure she will be a great asset to the team and hope you will all welcome her into the Shop family with open arms!

After nearly four years of warmth, professionalism and dedication as our Assistant Manager, Anne is hanging up her shop apron. Fortunately for us, she has very kindly agreed to carry on as a volunteer so you will still be able to catch her behind the counter sometimes!

The shop has benefitted greatly from Anne’s diligence and expertise and I know many of you will have enjoyed working with her or just having a friendly chat. Her ever helpful manner often saw her going above and beyond the “call of duty” – from dashing home to find some bubble wrap for someone with a parcel to send, to dropping off a customer’s shopping when they could not get out – the list is long and truly indicative of Anne’s wholehearted approach to what it means to be part of a community shop.

We know you would like to join us in thanking Anne, not only for her friendliness and ready wit but also for her outstanding commitment to our Community Shop.

As a thank you to all our customers, we would like you to take a raffle ticket every time you shop betwen now and Christmas Eve.

The winning ticket drawn on Christmas Eve will receive a wonderful Christmas Hamper.

Please make sure that your name and contact number are written clearly on the counterfoil.

Thank you for your valued custom this year.

Christmas Craft
If you have some home-made items, which you think would be good for stocking fillers, then how about selling them at the shop?
All money taken is yours…we don’t charge you anything for the shelf space.
All we ask is that you provide us with a large strong envelope which has your name, contact details and a list of the items you are selling written on it.
All items must be clearly priced.
We are starting the craft sale from Friday 17th November for two weeks.
Please speak to Ann or Helen if you would like to take part.

Another amazing evening for all our Volunteers! Alan and Kate kindly allowed us to take over their barn for the night with fairylights, delicious food, bowling and wonderful music by Josh Wheaton. What a great way to catch up with friends and meet new Volunteers!