Hambledon Village Shop will be closed for 5 days
Monday 8th to Friday 12th September

We are about to commence the second phase of shop improvement works following the roof project which was completed in May. This phase sees improvements to the Deli and garage roof and upgrades to the fire alarm and fireproofing in the shop interior.

The work will take place between Monday 8th and Friday 12th September and will necessitate the closure of the shop, deli and Post Office for the duration to enable the work to proceed safely and have everything back to business as usual for the weekend of the 13th. 

PRE-ORDERED NEWSPAPERS will be available for collection as normal but otherwise the shop will be completely closed for business.

We regret having to close and appreciate our customers’ understanding while we undertake these important improvements. We are also grateful to the Hambledon Village Trust for their continued funding of the work and also to our contractors A.A Harrison Roofing, NJ Spall Plastering and Absolute Security. 

The Village Shop will be holding its Annual Members’ Meeting in the Village Hall at 7.00pm on Thursday 25 July 2024.

All shareholders in the shop are very much encouraged to attend to ensure there is a quorum for the formal business, which includes approving the latest set of accounts and approving the appointment of a new member of the Shop Management Committee. 

The meeting is also an opportunity to meet the current Shop Management Committee, hear how the shop is doing and pose any questions you may have about the shop.

Non-shareholders are also welcome to attend, although you will not be able to vote on any matters under discussion. However, if you would like to be able to do so in the future, it only costs £20 to buy a share in the shop and share application forms will be available at the meeting.

As ever, the proceedings will be accompanied by a glass or two of Jon Petersen’s specially selected wine.

The meeting is not expected to last for longer than 45 to 60 minutes and the Shop Management Committee would very much like to see you there.

Hambledon Village Shop Ltd Community Benefit Society

Notice of an Annual General Meeting of the Society to be held at 7:00pm on Wednesday 28 July 2021 by Zoom conference call (details below) for the following business:

1.         To receive and adopt the accounts of Hambledon Village Shop Ltd for the year to 31st January 2021 (available to view at Hambledon Village Shop)

2.         To receive an update on current trading

3.         To reconfirm the decision of the Society not to appoint auditors

4.         To receive a report on the Membership and the Membership Strategy for the Society

5.         To approve the appointment of Emma Dunn as a member of the Management Committee and the re-appointment of Sean Sinnott as a member of the Management Committee and Treasurer and the re-appointment of Tabitha White as a member of the Management Committee

6.         Members’ questions to the Management Committee

 
Shareholder members of Hambledon Village Shop Ltd are entitled to vote at the meeting. Shop supporters, including those who have applied for new shares, are welcome to attend the meeting.

 13th July 2021

Management Committee

As we enter another lockdown there will be some changes to the way the shop operates.

The two most impactful changes for customers are the suspension of the shop’s Eat-In Deli service and the shop’s closure at weekends.

From Thursday 5th November 2020:

1. The Post Office will operate 5 days a week, Monday to Friday, 09:30-12:30.
2. The shop will operate 5 days a week Monday to Friday from 08:30 to 13:00.
3. We will continue to offer a free delivery service 5 days a week, Monday to Friday with a cut-off of 10am for same-day deliveries. The shop’s product list and more information on how the delivery service operates can be found by clicking here.
4. We will offer a Personal Shopper service to walk-up customers 5 days a week, Monday to Friday, 08:30-13:00. We will pick and bag your shopping list while you wait and take payment by card outside. 
5. The shop will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
6. We will operate a reduced Take-Away Deli service 5 days a week, Monday to Friday, with cut-off for made-to-order food at 12:30 
7. There will be no Eat-In Deli service and customers will not be able to use the shop’s picnic tables.

We hope that by operating in this way we will help to:

• Keep people in their homes as much as possible
• Minimise the number of unnecessary journeys
• Minimise the number of interactions between different households
• Minimise the duration of interactions between different households

Thank you for your patience and continued support of Hambledon Village Shop.

The Management Committee have decided that it is not going to be possible to hold the usual annual general meeting this year, but because there are formalities required to approve the accounts for the year to 31 January 2020 and to confirm certain other decisions, all shareholders should have recieved a SurveyMonkey invitation to vote.

If you are a Hambledon Village Shop shareholder and have not received either a SurveyMonkey email invitation or (if you have a btinternet email address) an direct invitation to vote, please contact jane63moore@btinternet.com before 20 August and a new invitation will be issued.

The following is an abbreviated version of a document prepared for Shop staff and volunteers outlining some policies and procedures regarding the shop’s operation during the Covid-19 outbreak. It is being posted here to provide the community with an understanding of the steps being taken to keep the Shop operating safely and in a way that best serves the requirements of the community during this difficult period.

Specific instructions on the Shop’s home delivery/collection service will follow soon. Day-to-day updates on the operation of the shop will be provided on the Shop Facebook page at facebook.com/hambledonvillageshop/ and on the village web site when appropriate.

Hambledon Village Shop – Coronavirus Response

The Shop performs a vital service and is a lifeline for many residents so our top priority is to keep it open.

The safety of our customers, volunteers and professional staff is paramount and whilst it is not possible to predict what’s going to happen in the coming weeks and months, we believe that we should heed government advice and ‘prepare for the worst’. The worst case scenario for the Shop is that someone who presents with the virus is found to have been in the Shop and/or in contact with customers and/or staff. We will address that scenario in a moment.

Phase 1 – Before the Worst Case Scenario

We will do our best to keep the Shop, Deli-Café and Post Office operating normally as long as it is safe to do so and we have the staff available.  Continue reading →