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THE only convenience store in a Cumbrian village is bustling only weeks after it reopened.

Villagers' fight to save 'lifeline' Cumbria shop after owner died from Covid - and how you can help Campaigners want to buy and run the shop in Kirkoswald, near Penrith, and run it as a community business Sign up to FREE email alerts from LancsLive - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A north Cumbrian community has got together to help save its last remaining convenience shop after i...

Cumbrian villagers fight to save local store Print 9th February 2021 The community of Kirkoswald, Cumbria, has raised more than £96,000 to buy their local convenience store after its owner died from the Coronavirus. A fundraising page set up by local people says they aim to form a Community Benefit Society to buy and run Ravenbridge Stores for the benefit of the villagers. The page adds: “The shop provides a vital lifeline for those without transport, provides an area for tea and coffee, and displays work by local artists and the school. The loss of the shop would be a major blow for the ...