As we move from lockdown into Tier 2 Covid restrictions, there will be some changes to the operations at Hambledon Village Shop & Post Office.

From Wednesday 2nd December 2020:

1. The shop will be open 7 days a week from 8:30am to 2:00pm.
2. The Post Office will operate 6 days a week, Monday to Saturday, 9:30am to 12:30pm.
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 7 days a week, 8:30am to 2:00pm. We will pick and bag your shopping list while you wait and take payment by card outside. Cutomers are not currently allowed inside the shop.
5. Customers are now able to order food and drink for take away or to eat at the shop’s picnic tables 7 days a week from 8:30am with last orders at 1:30pm.
6. All payments should continue to be made by card, the shop is not currently accepting cash payments.

Hambledon moves back into a tiered system of restrictions from today (Wed Dec 2^nd) as the latest Covid-19 lock-down ends and the village shop, church and pub adapt to new guidance.

Waverley Borough, in common with most others in the region, will be in Tier 2 until at least December 16^th, when a review is expected.  This has tougher measures than the Tier 1 that it was in before the last lock-down, but does allow for some relaxation.

From today the village shop and post office has increased its trading hours, and is open seven days a week, from 8.30am until 2pm. Online shopping continues Monday to Friday for local home delivery. Personal shopping remains as before, with customers not allowed inside the shop but with staff taking orders from outside. Payment is by card only.

Yesterday an important decision was made (for a second time) on the proposals for oil and gas wells in Dunsfold… and maybe the potential to come West towards Hambledon. Thank-you to the multi-talented campaign team that made it happen. Press Article

You can see the meeting webstream here – the campaigners’ presentation is at 12m 40s. https://surreycc.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/515802

There are lots of exciting developments for Badger Park in the offing. One such project is looking to put an irrigation system in to help with off season pitch renovations when we are hit with droughts. We are looking for funding through the Surrey community Projects Fund.

We need to gather support online before we can move to the next stage. Please take 5 minutes to sign up and like our project.

https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/people-and-community/voluntary-community-and-faith-sector/funding/community-projects-fund

Scroll to the map at the bottom and find Hambledon or type in search box. Click on the green speech bubble to bring up the project. Scroll to the bottom and hit like project. You will be asked to enter and confirm an email and enter a few details on yourself. Once finished verify your email and you are all done.

Thanks for your support. Any questions or problems reach out to [email protected]

The Church is asking for help from across the village to decorate roadside gardens, trees and verges with stars or in the theme of a Christmas carol.

In addition, it is planned to create a walking trail from the village shop to St Peter’s Church along footpaths decorated in the Christmas theme. Then, on the morning of Christmas Eve, villagers can follow the path for two nativity services at the church.

More details and information on how to enlist as a volunteer can be found on the two posters reproduced below. And, at the end of this article, please see some words from Jacqui Rook, pastoral assistant at the village church. Continue reading →

The deadline for applications for the casual vacancy on Hambledon Parish Council is 6pm tomorrow (Friday November 13th).

The procedure for filling the vacancy – which has arisen following the decision by Mike Parry to retire after almost ten years as a parish councillor – was posted on this website two weeks ago. This allowed for a period of ten working days for anyone to express their interest and then provide a 300-word submission.

Only those who have completed this process by 6pm tomorrow will be considered by the parish council at its next meeting in December.

Please follow this link for more details. https://www.hambledonsurrey.co.uk/?p=13931#more-13931

The following may be of interest small businesses in and around Hambledon. More details are available on the Waverley Borough Council website, and on its social media feeds.

Businesses that provide services in person to customers can now apply for the Local Restrictions Support Grant.

Hambledon Parish Magazine has traditionally been paid for in cash, usually left in a box at the village shop.

But times have changed, and the Coronavirus pandemic has drastically altered the shop’s operation. We are currently in another lock-down and the future shop procedures cannot be predicted with any certainty.

The exchange of cash for products and services has declined and the magazine’s editors have had to think seriously about alternative methods of payment.

First, the good news:  the price of the magazine will remain unchanged in 2021.  That means 70p per copy and £7.50 for an annual subscription (plus £18.00 if you want your magazine posted to you). 

When lock-down was introduced last March, a successful appeal for additional deliverers meant that, from then on, the monthly magazine was hand-delivered (or, in a very few cases, posted) to every subscriber.

Additional copies, plus a cash box, will remain available in the Church and at the Village Shop for those who need to purchase a one-off copy. But all regular readers are asked to pay up-front.

First of all, please consider if you could pay your subscription on-line.   This applies to all current subscribers and anyone else who would like to take out a subscription for 2021.  Payment details are as follows:

Sort Code 60-09-04, Account no. 62028499, Account Name Hambledon Parish Magazine.

Reference: your full name please.

For those of you who do not wish to use online banking, please make out a cheque for £7.50 (plus the cost of postage, see above, if applicable) payable to Hambledon Parish Magazine.  Put your cheque into an envelope with your full name/address/telephone number on it and leave it at Hambledon Village Shop (ask for it to be put into the Parish Magazine tin under the till counter).  If you are self-isolating and need your cheque collected, please telephone magazine co-editor Jane Woolley on 01428 684213.

Please take these steps now to ensure your magazine arrives at your doorstep next year.

Hambledon Cricket club have been chosen as a project for the CO-OP Local community Fund. If you are a member of the CO-OP please select the cricket club as your chosen cause so we can raise vital funds.

Not a member then please sign up here:

Thanks for your support 

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.

Unfortunately The Merry Harriers has once again had to close its doors to customers as we go into lockdown. They will however be offering takeaway meals for collection on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Orders should be placed by phone on 01428 682883 on the same day you wish to collect your order and payment made by card at the time you place your order

This year, in common with just about everything else, responding to Poppy Day is going to be difficult.  No house-to-house collections are allowed; no-one can wave a tray of poppies at you until you put some money into a tin.  So we are going to be dependent on trays and collection boxes at a few static collection points across the village – and on people having some actual cash in their pockets! – or online giving.