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Volunteer News: As we all know, our shop is staffed by hardworking volunteers. The rotas are managed by spreadsheets and WhatsApp messaging, which is proving to be a cumbersome, time consuming system. One of the hardest roles in a voluntary organisation is that of organising volunteer rotas. To this end, because our shop is open

We are delighted to have been nominated for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, by not one but two separate organisations, Trawden Parish Council and East Lancs NHS, an honour indeed. Nominations are put forward by independent individuals or organisations that are aware of the work of the organisation they wish to nominate. Nominations for

By now you will have noticed many changes to the Community Shop. When we opened the shop in November 2018, we were operating on a tight budget. We chose the equipment we could afford rather than what we would prefer. With almost a year’s trading under our belt, we are able to finance some improvements

Supporting our local economy. Where possible we try try to use local companies to help keep our local economy booming. Whether that’s getting our eggs locally to buying new equipment or having work done on the Community Centre, Shop and Library. We wanted to share some of the fabulous local suppliers that we currently use