The highlight of our annual members meeting in October was when Anita, on behalf of the Friends of Payhembury School, presented us with a folder of letters and pictures from all the children thanking everyone in the shop for the contribution we made to their lap-top appeal. We have left the folder on the shop counter for everyone to see. This year the profit from the weekly raffle was shared between the Flower and Bulb Show, a not to be missed village event, and a Christmas lunch for the members of the Tea and Bingo Club. We also
gave the church just under two thousand pounds which is the whole cost of rebuilding the wall in the churchyard facing the road. You are probably all well aware that if we had to pay a manager there wouldn’t be much left in the kitty to give away; we are so glad we are able to support the village in this way thanks to all our volunteers and customers. Hint……..if you think the shop is an asset to the village, you could always nominate us in the Countryside Alliance village shop of the year award https://www.countryside-alliance.org/nominate thank you!
Otter Nurseries were getting ready for Christmas in September and the supermarkets are full of
Christmas food, one even has Hot Cross buns on sale…in October?! We prefer not to get too far ahead of ourselves but now the time has come to talk turkey. Our free range turkeys and geese from Orchard Farm at Cheriton Fitzpaine have always been very popular but this year as well as whole birds they can supply us with turkey breast joints, crowns and also half turkeys and half geese. You may not have heard of these strange beasts but they are apparently very popular in the States with people who don’t want a huge bird but like a mixture of white and dark meat. We will be taking orders in the usual way at the beginning of December.
Mary Whiting
