We are really thrilled to be able to share with you the excellent news that we are now the very proud owners of the shop on a 299 year lease, securing the future of Payhembury Provisions for the village. It has taken a long time, many meetings, and a lot of hard work, and we have David and Tim from our committee, and Robert Leach to thank for ensuring our thriving shop will be able to continue serving the village for many years. It is very exciting.
‘Spring has sprung’ at Payhembury Provisions – the daffodils are here once again! You can find them.. – a host of golden daffodils – not quite ‘fluttering in the breeze’ but I’ll leave that to your imagination.
We have stocked our meat from Veysey’s Butchers in Cullompton for a few months now. It is proving to be very popular and the feedback we have received has been extremely positive about the quality of the
meat. We have extended the range to include wild venison, which comes in twice a week and is selling very well. It comes in frozen and can be found in the freezer. Toni manages the meat order and is always open to suggestions for different products. If you have any suggestions or would like to order a specific product, just leave a message in the shop and she can order it for you. Orders are placed twice a week – Mondays for Tuesday delivery and Thursdays for Friday delivery.
I would like to welcome our new volunteers who have joined us recently. As I’m sure you are aware our shop is wholly dependent on volunteers from our community, and we would not be able to open without our special ‘team’ of volunteers. We have always been bowled over by the willingness and support of all our volunteers, whether it is manning the till or working in the background e.g. cleaning, checking and rotating stock, ordering products, processing orders onto the computer etc. etc. All this is happening every day of the week and we are aways thrilled to welcome new people on board, whatever your skill base. It is a wonderful way to get to know people in the village and meet new friends if you
are new to the area. So, if you feel you could offer an hour or two, please contact Anne Baxter on 01404 841345 – she would LOVE to hear from you!
Finally – don’t forget March 1st is Pancake Day and 27th is Mother’s Day – everything you need to make delicious pancakes and a great selection of cards and chocolates is available in your local shop!
