We have made a good start to the shop extension. You will have noticed the walls are up, the outside terrace is finished and the windows and doors are ready to be installed. Mike Logue and his team are making great progress and I will update you very soon with a date for our grand opening. Of course we are open for business and still offering our wide variety of fresh foods, hot drinks and home … [Read more...]
June Update
British Summertime has finally arrived, how lovely to see the sunshine and enjoy a few days of warmth. Thankfully in the shop we have air conditioning, which is being generated by our solar panels, making the shop even more green. Don’t forget our fruit and vegetables are delivered to us daily from Drinkwaters. Our amazing selection are not packaged in lots of plastic, you can buy exactly what … [Read more...]
May Update
April has brought us countless showers, but as the proverb says, let’s hope it brings us lots of May flowers. Talking of flowers did you know that we have a delivery every Friday morning of the most beautiful, tied bunches from Stow Flowers. They are perfect as a gift or a treat. We can alsoarrange bouquets especially for you to pick up. I am sure you will have all seen that the work on the … [Read more...]
April Update
As the days start to brighten and become longer Spring is finally on its way. What a joy it is to see all the gorgeous bulbs and tree blossoms come to life. It means lots of new fruits and vegetables coming into season. We have had, unusually, our first delivery of asparagus which is grown in the Wye Valley and, of course, rhubarb from the famous Yorkshire region. How will you enjoy yours, with … [Read more...]
March Update
I don’t know about you but where did February go? Even with an extra. day February has past by like a flash! We have had a very busy month in the shop and café despite the many soggy days we have had. Love was in the air for Valentine’s Day, selling lots of yummy chocolates, beautiful bouquets and many last-minute cards! Spring is in the air with lighter mornings and evenings and bulbs slowly … [Read more...]
January Update
Happy New Year to you all. We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and an excellent start to 2024. January has arrived with a soggy start and then a few days of cold crisp mornings, with beautiful blue skies. I know which I prefer. January is filled with lots of root vegetables and citrus fruits for all to enjoy. Eating seasonally is best for us, the environment and supports local suppliers. We … [Read more...]
December Update
Happy 4th Birthday to us. Can you believe it has been four glorious years since we opened the doors to our amazing community shop and café. We celebrated in style and held a raffle thanks to the donations of our brilliant suppliers. The raffle was in aid of the North Cotswold Foodbank and thanks to the generous support of you our customers we raised over £450. Congratulations to the Alison … [Read more...]
November update
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...]
October Update
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...]
September Update
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...]
BCSL Annual Report and Accounts y/e 31 March 2023
You can download a copy of the accounts here … [Read more...]
July Shop Update
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...]