Visit summer market ad find out what makes Hampstead Norreys Community Shop an award winner
Congratulations to the Hampstead Norreys Community Shop which has been named south east regional winner in the village shop/post office category of the Countryside Alliance Awards.
The awards dubbed the ‘rural Oscars’ are now in the 14th year and recognise the skills, produce, tradition, enterprise and the people behind the businesses.
All the regional winners in five categories – local food/drink; butcher; rural enterprise; pub and village shop/post office – will now attend the national final at the House of Lords in June to see who will be crowned the overall champion.
The community shop and café opened in 2011 and has become the hub of the village. As well as stocking a wide range of groceries at good prices there are a range of ‘made for Hampstead Norreys’ goods such as jam and marmalade and items that make good presents. And if they don’t have what you want, they’ll try to get it for you!
Speciality bread comes from Hetherton’s in Newbury, meat and fish from Vicars Game of Ashampstead as well as locally produced fruit, veg and free-range eggs.
This amazing community shop has also introduced Paypoint, has a prescription drop off and collection service and allows you to have parcels delivered there too.
And they say if there are other services you would like to see introduced just speak to the manager Mandy and they’ll do their best to help.
The courtyard café serves delicious foods for breakfast and lunch and if you have any specific dietary requirements let chef Jamie know and he’ll do his best to help.
If you’ve not discovered this village treasure yet then make sure you visit the summer market on Saturday, 1st June. There’ll be more than 30 stalls including food and drink from Noi’s Thai Kitchen and Tutts Clump Cider, health and beauty, arts and crafts, homemade cakes, fashion and jewellery, live music and Armadillo Images in the orange tent.
Admission is free, there’s parking and toilet facilities.
Pop along and see for yourself and find out what makes the community shop so worthy of its regional award.
Fingers crossed for the national final!
Find out more about the Countryside Alliance Awards
Photo: Manager Mandy and chef Jamie celebrate the community shop’s 8th birthday earlier this year