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November update

10.25.2023 by Sarah Newton //

The warm sunny days are now behind us and all we can think of is thecooler weather. The trees are slowing losing their autumnal leaves andwe’ve got an array of Autumn fruits and vegetables in the shop. Our shop shelves are flooded with beautiful colours, orange, purple anddark reds – squashes, sweet potatoes, and purple sprouting broccoli toname but a few. With the demand for tasty homemade … [Read more...]

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October Update

10.25.2023 by Sarah Newton //

Blackberries, figs, apples and pears …. these delicious fruits feel likeAutumn is slowly upon us. Don’t waste a moment to make jams, jellies,cakes and crumbles all ingredients available from the shop. Not forgettinglots of creams and ice creams to accompany your favourite pudding or tart.We are still getting courgettes and British tomatoes and new in are figs,squashes and purple sprouting … [Read more...]

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September Update

09.25.2023 by Sarah Newton //

There’s no other month that cries holidays and warm sunny days likeAugust but unfortunately this August has been very disappointing weatherwise, lets hope we have an “Indian Summer”.Once again we have had a very busy time in the shop and caféwelcoming and serving lots of customers who have travelled from furtherafield. I had the pleasure to chat to one lady from America who told me hergrandmother … [Read more...]

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July Shop Update

06.25.2023 by Sarah Newton //

British Summertime has finally arrived, we have already had some amazingly hot summer days. Thankfully in the shop we have air conditioning which is now being generated by our newly installed solar panels, making the shop even more green. Don’t forget our fruit and vegetables are delivered to us daily from Drinkwaters. It is not packaged in lots of plastic, you can buy what you need, plus it … [Read more...]

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June Shop Update

05.25.2023 by Sarah Newton //

bledington shop food bank

I am sure you will agree watching the Coronation of our new King, King Charles III was a magnificent sight and something I will not forget in a very long time. Those of you that visited the shop the week before the Coronation will have been asked to donate a product to our foodbank collection on behalf of the North Cotswolds Foodbank. On behalf of the Trustees of the foodbank we would like to say … [Read more...]

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May Shop Update

04.23.2023 by Sarah Newton //

shop royal raffle

April has brought us many showers, but as the proverb says, let’s hope it brings lots of May flowers. We have enjoyed a very busy month in both the shop and café with lots of visitors to the village during the Easter period. Our award winning bread supplier, Marks Cotswold Bakery, supplied us with lots of delicious hot cross buns and the Cotswold Chocolate Company supplied the most delicious … [Read more...]

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April Shop Update

03.24.2023 by Sarah Newton //

bledington community shop teatowel design with ducks by Amy Jackson

March certainly arrived like a lion, we have had some very cold and snowy days. Lets hope it goes out like a lamb and that the longer days and the gorgeous Spring bulbs means that Spring is finally here. Have you seen the Spring bulbs and flowers that we have planted up just outside the entrance to the shop? We have been celebrating a few national food weeks, with “Real Bread Week” championing … [Read more...]

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Bledington Community Shop Wins a Rural Oscar

03.16.2023 by Sarah Newton //

rural oscar award bledington community shop

We are delighted to share with you that we are the Regional Winners of the Countryside Alliance Awards 2023 for the South West of England Village Shop & Post Office. Thank you to all our customers who took the time to vote for us. Please come in and help celebrate this amazing award. The finals are in mid-May and the winner will be announced at the House of Lords. … [Read more...]

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March Shop Update

03.03.2023 by Sarah Newton //

Wow where did February go????? We have had a very busy month in the shop. Love was in the air for Valentine’s Day, selling lots of yummy chocolates from the Cotswold Chocolate Company and beautiful bouquets from Stow Flowers. Spring is definitely in the air, with lighter mornings and evenings and bulbs slowly showing their heads. Daffodils and vibrant rhubarb from Yorkshire are available in the … [Read more...]

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February Shop Update

02.01.2023 by Sarah Newton //

Happy New Year and we hope you have all had a very Merry Christmas and a great start to 2023. January arrived with very soggy weather, so our café has been very busy with customers sitting inside and enjoying hot drinks, tasty pastries, pies and delicious cakes. Don’t forget our community café is a welcoming warm hub to meet friends for a good old chinwag! We continue to enjoy an abundance … [Read more...]

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BCSL Annual Report and Accounts y/e 31 March 2022

12.16.2022 by Benjamin Ball //

You can download a PDF of the accounts here. … [Read more...]

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Dec/January Shop Update

12.05.2022 by Sarah Newton //

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Bledington Community Shop & Café. We celebrated our 3rd birthday on Saturday 12 November. It was a fun day with lots of you commenting how lucky we are to have such an amazing community shop and café. All the children received a birthday balloon, and we had Graham White, a local gardener, signing his new book “Notes from a KinghamGardener” Many of you … [Read more...]

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