Congratulations to all the Hambledon Village Shop volunteers on receiving The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.
The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their communities.
According to GOV.UK, winners get a certificate signed by the Queen and a domed glass crystal. Representatives from the group may also be invited to attend a royal garden party.
Hambledon Village Shop is converting to a “Community Benefit Society” (rather than a Company Limited by Guarantee). This means that anyone in the community can become a shareholder by participating in the Share Offer.
There will be an open meeting at the Village Hall at 6.30pm on Wednesday 17th June to launch the offer. The offer period ends on 17th July 2015.
The Prospectus, which explains the terms and the process, and an Application Form are available here for download.
Hard copies of the Prospectus and Application Form available at the Shop.
Hambledon Village Shop Community Share Offer Application Form
Oh I love this time of year. Delicious seasonal greens, gorgeous cauliflowers and flavourful leeks. We also herald the start of the “baby” veg season with delightfully colourful beets and carrots. You will find all of this wonderful veg in our Farm Shop and most importantly all are sourced locally.
Not local I know but equally delicious and in season now is the Seville Orange. We have them a plenty and preserving sugar too.
Other produce that are at their best now are Mackerel, Mussells, Venison and Wild Duck.
Jo, Village Shop Manager
FOR SOME RECIPIE IDEAS Visit our Recipe Page.
NEW HOT PANINI’S
This weeks special is Spicy Meatballs in Salsa with Mozzarella.
NEW FILLINGS
BBQ Chicken, Honey & Mustard Chicken & Pastrami, dill, tomato and mustard.
COMING SOON
Homemade soup to eat in or take away.
Jo, Village Shop Manager
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We have free wi-fi available to all our customers and cafe users. Just settle down with a cup of tea or coffee and your phone, tablet or laptop and catch up with work, emails or internet browsing. If you need a little help logging on then please ask Jo or her team and they will do their best to help.
A new manager has been appointed to take over the running of Hambledon’s community shop and post office.
She is Jo Jazeel, and she may be familiar to villagers because she has been running the farm shop operating at the Winterton Arms in neighbouring Chiddingfold since April of last year.
Jo will start on Monday (Feb 17) and will work a 26-hour week, continuing to operate the farm shop as well.
She has useful experience in the retail trade. In addition to her successful venture at the Winterton Arms, she worked as a temporary sales assistant at Kirdford Community Stores between September 2012 and March 2013. Before that she was an account manager for a retail and supply company and a general manager for a book store. Her various roles included staff management, buying, marketing and distribution.
She also worked as a self-employed dog walker for 30 local clients when her daughter Annie-May, who is now 10, was younger. They live in Chiddingfold.
Her appointment, which has been made in consultation with exisiting part-time shop managers and staff, results from a decision by Hambledon Village Shop Ltd, the company which operates the business, to appoint a single manager.
Of the previous managers, known as the “Three A’s”, Amanda Wright is reducing her hours to two mornings a week, Alison Wilson will continue with the same hours as before, and Alan Brien will leave after a gradual hand-over of his Post Office duties. Jo will have all managerial responsibility.
Of the part-time staff, Michelle, Cyril Netley and Helena Hockridge will continue as before, subject to any reorganisation of working arrangements that Jo may deem appropriate.
Volunteers will continue to be an integral part of the shop operation and have been informed of the changes.