Have you heard Alpington is going to have a community shop at the Wheel of Fortune public house?
Barry, the landlord has transformed a garage into a shop space and will lease this to the community.
The shop will be run by volunteers and will be a Community Benefit Society (CBS} and registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCS). We are currently receiving sponsorship mentoring from the Plunkett Foundation.
A CBS is a not- for- profit society managed by the community for the benefit of the community. Any money made over and above that is needed for trading, will be distributed to community projects, voted on by the membership.
Are you or would you like to become involved?
Several people have already expressed an interest. Currently we have a steering group who have started gathering information on polices, opening bank accounts, all of which need to be put in place before we can open. This all takes time but we are keen to start looking at the shop itself and what stock it will hold and when it will be open.
We will need approximately £1000 to be able open the shop so fundraising will be an important part of the next steps.
On Wednesday 30 July 2-6 pm at the pub we are holding an information afternoon. Please come to learn more and make suggestions of what is needed in the shop. Spread the word and invite friends and neighbours who may want to be involved and perhaps have relevant skills that can be used.
Alpington and Yelverton 