Our wonderful Post Box Elves have been at it again. How lucky we are that they visit the Post Box outside our Village Shop – they bring a smile to everyone! Remember to buy your Easter eggs and Easter treats from our wonderful selection and we hope you all have a happy and healthy Easter time.

Every Tuesday night in December, the shop is staying open until 8pm. Please come along and enjoy some mulled wine and a mince pie whilst perusing our wonderful Christmas gifts and goodies. Oh and watch out for this elf on the shelf……..

Thank you to Phil Limb for the wonderful Christmas tree outside our shop. 

And thank you to Woodhouse Preschool for the lovely decorations.

We are so pleased to announce that the winning beneficiaries of the 2020 Ilsington Village Shop Grants are Twiglets Preschool, Ilsington Cricket Club and Haytor Hearts Netball Club. Each group received £200.

Katherine and Kirsten had the wonderful job of giving out the funds to these local community groups.

Rob and Anne Parkinson have been a huge part of the community for many years. Not only have they volunteered regularly at the Village Shop but Anne was also our Assistant Manager! We are both excited and sad to say goodbye to them as they make their way to Scotland to begin another exciting chapter in their lives.

They will be greatly missed and we are sure you will join us in wishing them good health and good luck.

The Village Shop Committee is delighted to announce that we have a new Shop Manager! We were so lucky to have such a large and strong pool of applicants to choose from, all of whom were lovely people who thought highly of the shop and wanted to join our team.

However, one person stood out above the rest because of her passion and her spark and we would like to introduce Katherine Bainbridge as the new Shop Manager beginning on the 3 Feb 2020. Helen is a hard act to follow but we hope the community will welcome Katherine with open arms and give her lots of support.

We are very sad to announce that Helen Tate will be leaving us at the end of January.

Helen has been a wonderful manager for the last three and a half years and is a firm fixture in the community. She will be greatly missed and I hope you will all join us in wishing her all the best for the future.

Of course we could not let her slip away quietly and so we filled the shop with friends and volunteers on Helen’s last shift to give her gifts and cards (and lots of hugs!)

The Village Shop warmly invites you to come and join us for a Mince Pie and Mulled Wine evening on Monday 16th December from 6pm in the shop.

Everyone is welcome – Volunteers and Customers.

Happy Christmas to everyone!

Come and Celebrate!
To say a huge THANK YOU to all our super volunteers and jointly celebrate the shop’s 7th birthday, the Ilsington Village Shop Committee
would like to invite you to a Summer Barbecue.
On Sunday 2-5 pm July 14th
In the Ilsington Village Hall.
The Committee will provide burgers, sausages etc and ask that you bring either something savoury such as a salad, or sweet such as a cake.
We will also provide you with a free glass of punch!
Your friends and family are most welcome.
Please let the shop know who and what you are bringing.
Thank you! 01364 661788

Date– Wednesday 26th June 2019
Venue—Ilsington Village Hall, Ilsington
Time—7.00pm for 7.30pm start (agenda attached)

Agenda AGM 26th June 2019

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 2019 shall be set at zero.

9 Appointment of Management Committee

10 Any other business and Close of AGM