Dobcross Village Store

28/08/2026

❤️ Our village store really is a family affair! ❤️

Today, the next generation of our shop community got together for a very important meeting… otherwise known as a play date! 🥰

Our manager’s daughter, Olive, and one of our lovely volunteer’s daughters, Alice, have formed a little friendship through the shop and spent some quality time together today.

As well as carrying out their very important duties as Chief Squishy Testers 🧸😂, they made sure our Community Corner was very well utilised!

It’s lovely to see that our community owned shop isn’t just a place to pick up the essentials, it’s a place where friendships are made, families come together and our little community grows. ❤️

We think these two might be running the place one day! 😉

28/08/2026

📣 Dobcross Village Society Annual Members’ Meeting

We warmly welcome new and existing members to come along and have your say in how our community-owned village shop is run.

It’s your opportunity to share your views, hear what’s happening, help shape the future of the shop and get involved in your local community.

Everyone is welcome. We’d love to see you there!

24/08/2026

📢 BANK HOLIDAY OPENING 📢

We’ve been listening to your feedback, and we’re trialling opening on Bank Holidays! 🙌

We’ll be open 8:30am – 11:30am for all your newspapers, milk and everyday essentials. 🥛📰

Please note: Shop only, the Post Office will be closed.

If there’s enough demand and it proves feasible, we’ll be happy to continue opening on future Bank Holidays.

Thank you for your continued support! ❤️

17/08/2026

🙌 Could YOU spare a little time for Dobcross Village Store?

Our community owned village shop is powered by a brilliant team of volunteers, and we’d love to welcome some new faces!

There are lots of ways you can get involved, including:

🛒 Stocking shelves
😊 Serving customers on the till
🧹 Helping keep the shop clean and tidy
✨ Merchandising and making our displays look great

And don’t worry if you don’t feel able to do all of those things!

You can simply become one of our ‘Helpers’, lending a hand with just one or two roles that you’re comfortable with. Every bit of help makes a difference.

Volunteering could be perfect for:

👨‍👩‍👧 Mums and dads with a little time between school drop-off and pick-up
🎓 University students wanting useful experience to add to their CV
💼 People who work but would enjoy a change of scene and some decompression time
🌱 Anyone looking for work who wants to keep active, meet people and gain experience
☕ Retired people who fancy getting out, having a chat and being part of village life

Our current volunteers are a wonderful mix of people, retired, working, looking for work and everything in between.

It’s fun, rewarding and sociable, it keeps the brain ticking over, and most importantly, you’ll be helping to support Dobcross and keep our community-owned village shop thriving. ❤️

Interested? Pop into Dobcross Village Store for a chat with one of the team and pick up a volunteer form.

You might be surprised how much you enjoy it, and we’d love to have you! 🥰

Please share and help us spread the word.

09/08/2026

A HUGE THANK YOU TO TIM

Following Tim’s successful life vs saving surgery, he has now officially retired, and quite rightly, it’s time for him to enjoy life! ❤️

The Dobcross Village Store Committee, the shop team and the whole village would like to say a massive THANK YOU to Tim for all his hard work, dedication and commitment in getting our community-owned shop off the ground.

Without his time, energy and determination, we wouldn’t be where we are today, and we’re incredibly grateful for everything he has done for the shop and our community. 🥰

We look forward to seeing Tim in the shop as a customer, enjoying a well-earned retirement, and hopefully, one day, as a volunteer too! 😉

Thank you for everything, Tim. You’ll be missed! ❤️

From everyone at Dobcross Village Store and the wider village community

27/07/2026

🍎🍓🍅🍇🫐

🍎 It’s that time of year, when we’re looking for any help with fruit/vegetable collections for our animals.

If you have apple trees, pear trees, cherry trees, gooseberries or any other fruit trees with fruit to spare, we'd be incredibly grateful for any donations. We'd also love to hear from anyone who enjoys blackberry or raspberry picking and would be happy to collect some for us.

The fruit can be frozen and stored, helping to feed our animals through the winter months when fresh forage is harder to find.

We're also grateful for fruit tree leaves and branches, as many of our animals love them as a natural treat and enrichment (no cherry tree off cuts though please).

If you have anything you can spare, or would like to help with picking, please send us a message. Every little bit makes a huge difference.

🥬 🥕 🍅 🥒Additionally, if you have any spare produce from an allotment, we would be incredibly grateful for any donations.

Thank you so much for your kindness and support! 🍎🍐🍒🫐💚

13/07/2026

Welcome to our amazing community owned Village Store ❤️❤️

12/07/2026

Squishie shelf is restocked, thanks to one of our youngest helpers 🥰

05/07/2026

☕️ More than just a village shop. We’re a place to meet too. 💚

Have you visited our Community Corner?

Whether you’re popping in for a coffee, reading the paper, catching up with friends, enjoying some colouring, or playing a board game, there’s always a seat waiting for you.

As a community-owned shop, we’re proud to have a space where everyone is welcome. Whether you’ve got five minutes or an hour, why not stop by and stay a while.

We’d love to see you. 💚

We are also happy to hear feedback on what you would like to see here next.

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