Creaton Village Shop

So many of you have told us how greatly you value our Community Shop and Post Office and how it was a real lifeline during lockdown periods.

It is only possible to sustain it because the Shop side of the business is entirely staffed by volunteers. However, we are struggling to cover our opening hours currently. Our volunteers are wonderful and committed but there are far fewer of them than when we first opened.

If we are to maintain the service that we all so greatly value, we need more help. Without it, we run a real risk of having to close the Shop at certain times. Please consider whether you could spare a couple of hours a week. It’s interesting, fun and a great way to support our villages. Whilst every hour helps, you would not be expected to commit in a rigid way. We know lives are flexible and so are we.

So if you feel you could support the shop and ensure its future please contact clairemorrell1@gmail.com.

Although the legal requirements to maintain social distancing and wear face masks in the shop are ending from July 19^th, whilst the number of people contracting Covid-19 remains high and until further notice, we ask that you follow the following protocols inside the shop:

 

Maximum of 4 Customers inside the shop at any one time.
Please note that there may be times when you will be asked to wait before entering, e.g., when new stock arrives, or being stacked.

Wear a Face Mask inside the shop at all times, unless you have a recognised exemption.

Keep your Distance
Try to maintain a 2-metre distance from other people as far as possible, to protect them and yourself.

 

We are introducing these measures to help to continue to protect our customers, our volunteers, our staff, and the NHS. We thank you for your help, understanding and patience.

We've recently reorganised the layout of the shop to accommodate an extra chiller unit. This, along with the container unit we added over the winter, has allowed us to stock many new products over the last few weeks. Here's a reminder:

Chilled Products

New desserts

Massively expanded meat range from Joseph Morris

Shelf-fillers!

 

 

To mark the change of Season, yesterday (29th March) we decided to Spring a nice surprise on visitors to the shop. Our young volunteer bakers arrived early to produce extra batches and 30 customers were rewarded with a free pastry!

In addition, our volunteer helpers delivered a fresh pastry to 58 delighted local villagers, with this accompanying note:

Hope Springs

It’s officially Spring and things are starting to open up!

Enjoy this treat from Creaton Village Shop

Many thanks, as always, to our volunteer bakers and delivery team, you really helped to make a difference and put a smile on people's faces! As a Community Shop, it's even more rewarding to give something back to the Community.

 

Our in-store bakery is now open! Every morning we're now producing:

baguettes, sourdough loaves, ciabatta loaves

ciabatta rolls, soft multi-seed demi-baguettes,

cinnamon swirls, petit pain, crossiants (plain and almond),

pain au raisin, doughnuts, pain au chocolat 

There's a wide range of potential breads and pastries, so let us know if you think there's something else we should be baking!

            

 

 

We're still offering FREE home delivery (within 5 miles)! There's only a £5 minumum order, so to place an order, either call us on 07789 828423 or click here to place an order directly on the website.

If you're happy to come in to the shop but don't want to miss out on your favourite/regular items, you can still place an order but come in to collect when you're ready!

We've invested in a brand new, purpose-built, outdoor display unit for our Fruit & Veg, which means we can stock a greater range of varieties, and more of each variety! We'll be restocking throughout the week, but if you want to be sure of getting your favourites then why not place a weekly order with us? We'll even deliver it to your door for free (within 5miles radius). Just call 07789 828423 for more details.

 

By popular demand, we've created full listings of every item we stock in all the major categories. You can find links to them below, or from the 'IN THE SHOP' main menu. As always, if there's something you want but we don't seem to stock it, let us know and we'll try and get it!

Alcohol  : Ambient Groceries  : Chilled Foods
Confectionery  : CVS Own Label  : Frozen Food
Health & Beauty  : Household  : Pet Foods  : Soft Drinks

 

Our latest newsletter has just been published, packed with news and updates that you might have missed. You can find it (and previous editions) here 

 

 

 

 

Look no further - we've got a tasty range of cheeses, pâtés, dips and sides together with a wide range of crackers including sourdough, crispbreads and oatcakes.