Community store marks first year
Published Date:
28 November 2008
By Georgina Smith
Dubbed "the Tardis", the small but brimming Redgrave Shop celebrated its first anniversary on Monday.
The volunteer-run community shop has been providing the village with local produce and a convenient stock of non-food items for a whole year.
Volunteer committee member Patricia Larman said: “This is a little Tardis – it is surprising what you can do with a small amount of space.”
She added takings are good, with improved services like newspapers adding convenience for the local community.
“This is viable and sustainable,” she said. “It is a meeting point for the village and a focal point. It’s also about care in the community and it’s a mine of information – I even started bell ringing through this shop.”
Redgrave resident Peter Nunn said the store was a valuable convenience: “I use the shop every day – you can just walk up the road.
“There are people older than me who perhaps have not got the transport to go to another shop.”
The full article contains 169 words and appears in Diss Express newspaper.
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Last Updated:
25 November 2008 12:39 PM
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Source:
Diss Express
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Location:
Diss
