Hawkchurch Community Shop

Welcome!

Our community shop has been running since May 2014 and is going from strength to strength. It was set up and has been run entirely by volunteers, servicing the needs of the local community and visitors to the area. You can find us on the opposite side to the church, on the right of the village hall…. follow the signs!

Hawkchurch Community Shop is proud to provide a service in a rural area for the local community and visitors to the area. Customers can shop locally and reduce their carbon footprint at the same time. We receive many positive comments about the range of goods available and for the friendly and helpful service that the shop provides.

Shop Opening Hours

Buy local

We stock from a variety of local suppliers including:

• Bread and pastries (available to pre-order)
• Eggs
• Honey
• Beer from a micro brewery
• Cider
• Curries
• Frozen sausages
• Tea and Coffee
• Biscuits
• Greetings cards and postcards by local artists.
• Newspapers and Magazines (pre-ordered)

We have a wide range of stock, including:

• grocery items
• freezer produce
• milk and other dairy products – butter, cheese, yoghurt, cream
• chiller produce – cold meats, pies and pasties, bacon, houmous, pate
• ice cream
• soft drinks
• alcohol – cider, lager, wines and spirits
• postage stamps
• cleaning materials
• pet food
• logs and kindling
• Hot drinks and outdoor seating area

Community Notice Board

We have a notice board where you can look for local services and local events, or post your own notice including items you may want to sell.

How the Community Shop is run

Set up in 2014 the Hawkchurch Community Shop Limited is registered society. While it is run as a business with robust business planning and management, it is run entirely by volunteers. The shop has a Management Committee which is accountable to the Shareholders. Shareholders are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting where they vote upon reports from the Chair, the Treasurer and the Secretary. The Committee for the following year is also decided through Shareholder votes. Shareholders receive a copy of the AGM minutes.

The Community Shop constitution

Hawkchurch Community Shop Limited has a constitution that is registered as a society for the benefit of the community with the Financial Services Authority. The community shop exists in order to carry on business and trade for the benefit of the community and not for anyone’s private benefit, prudently ensuring that the business operates at the profit margin agreed by the Committee each year, retaining profits and applying them to achieve the Shop’s purpose.

The Constitution is available for anyone to read upon application to the Secretary.

Company details

Hawkchurch Community Shop Limited Registered Office: Norton’s Yard, Hawkchurch, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5XW. Company Number: IP031952

Trading address: Norton’s Yard, Hawkchurch, EX13 5XW. Telephone 01297 678999

The shop was VAT registered in January 2014

Volunteers always welcomed!

Hawkchurch Community Shop is run entirely by volunteers. The volunteering commitment is very flexible. A regular weekly shift is for two hours.

Volunteers can be partnered with another volunteer so that shifts can be shared or you can be on the rota to cover an occasional shift for those who have a regular slot but, for one reason or another, have diary clashes.

It’s a great way to meet people and be part of our Hawkchurch community. Full training will be given and support is ongoing.

If you are interested in finding out more about joining our team of volunteers, you can contact us by:

Telephoning the shop on

01297 678 999

Emailing the shop hawkchurchshop@gmail.com

Leave your contact details with the volunteer on duty at the shop the next time you visit.

Please provide either a phone number or email address.

Whichever way you contact us, our volunteer coordinator Chris Andrews will get back to you

Funding

The shop has been funded from the outset from a variety of sources. In addition to profits from sales that are fed back into the business, there have been many fundraising activities (such as stalls at the Village Fete and Christmas Fayre) and donations from individuals and community groups (including Uplyme Ladies Group and Hawkwell Caravan Park).

The team have also been successful in obtaining grants from a variety of sources:

• Community Council of Devon
• Devon County Council
• East Devon District Council
• Devon Community Fund
• Hawkchurch Parish Council
• The National Lottery Power to Change Community Business Fund

Become a shareholder

Shares in Hawkchurch Community Shop are available to purchase at £10 per share. Being a shareholder is a good way to show your support and have a say in how the shop is run.

Share application forms are available in the shop. For more information you can call the shop on 01297 678999 or leave your details with someone at the shop and our Treasurer will get back to you.