Motcombe Village Proud Owners of their own Community Shop and Post Office

On Tuesday 8th June, contracts were exchanged and completed and Motcombe village shop and post office became a community coop, barely six months since the campaign was launched…a huge achievement.

Motcombe Community Shop started trading the following day with a temporary skeleton service.  For a short period the shop will be open from 9 to 11am Monday to Saturday selling newspapers, bread, milk and a few basic items and the post office 9 to 11am Monday to Friday. 

We expect to reopen the whole shop and post office with a new layout, a new team of staff and volunteers, fresh stock, a coffee shop and extended opening hours at the end of the first week of July.

Shop manager, Sally Orman and her team of new volunteers will endeavour to keep the shop open during refurbishment.  Watch out for notices at the shop for changes to hours and access.  Training sessions for shop volunteers has started.

Anyone interested in becoming involved in the Community Shop and Post Office as a shareholder or as a volunteer should contact Alex Buck, Chairman, Shop Management Committee tel 01747 852593 email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it