Brent Knoll residentsâ muscle power solves âbig problemâ at village shop!
Residents in Brent Knoll have risen to the challenges of keeping their Community Shop operating â including providing muscle power.
The delivery of a new tall freezer and double-door fridge left villagers with a big challenge after they were left by the lorry-driver outside the shop â and it became clear that the shop volunteers could not get the large appliances through the shopâs front door.
âWe spent ages trying to figure out how we could solve the problemâ, says David Sturgess, Secretary of the Brent Knoll Community Shop.
âBut we were being watched by neighbouring residents, and they provided the solution. A local locksmith unlocked a long-disused second door, and our neighbours marshalled a team of muscular people to get the giant fridge into the shop!â he adds.
A year after opening as an ‘emergency shop’, Brent Knoll’s Community Shop marked its first birthday with a Covid-permitted celebration on Saturday (May 29th).
Supporters of Brent Knollâs community shop can now buy shares in the facilities
Supporters of Brent Knollâs community shop can now buy shares in the popular facilities.
The team that run the shop have launched a Community Share Issue to meet a regulatory deadline to establish a shareholding membership and stage their first Annual Membersâ Meeting.
The meeting will elect the future Management Committee to replace the current Steering Group of volunteers, with all shareholders being entitled to stand for election.
Shares are priced at £25 each, with the aim of encouraging as many local residents as possible to have a stake and an interest in the future of the Community Shop.
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Brent Knoll shop appoints new manager and secures a drink licence
The volunteer-run shop has just appointed its first paid employee and secured a license to sell alcohol.
Having advertised the post of part-time manager, the group has appointed Jamie Scanlon, their Volunteer Co-Ordinator. Jamie will ensure the shop’s compliance with all regulations and oversee the training and allocation of volunteers.
This will include training the shop’s volunteers on the rules for selling alcohol, now that the Brent Knoll Community Shop has been awarded a license by Sedgemoor District Council. Customers will be asked to say what alcoholic products they want the shop to stock.