Community Shop News: Highlights from Recent Events

Birds in and around Headley

The annual ‘Big Garden Bird Watch’ was organised in late January’26 by the RSPB and revealed the UK bird population has continued to decline by 4% since 2019 (Source DEFRA)
Your Headley Store has products to support the local bird population.

Items include:
– Bird food and seed;
– Garden bird feeders;
– Nest boxes
(Handmade and kindly donated

(Subject to availability)

The in-store streaming of Headley Shop’s own bird box reveals a returning Great Tit who has made her nest in recent weeks and laid eight eggs, just in time for Easter! The first hatchling occurred on Thursday 16 April 8am. Call in-store to view the live feed.

Update 26 April: Five hatchlings were confirmed before we lost the video link from the bird box. We will update here and on Facebook as soon as it is recovered.

Carol Singing

The former Baptist Chapel was filled with the sound of carols on 11 December’25 accompanied by Mary our in-house organist.

Mulled wine and mince pies helped to clear the throats!

A Taste of Christmas

Headley Shop launched its Christmas product range on 22 Nov’25 in the community room including food, drink, gifts and decorations.
Hand crafted jewellery, wooden products and wreaths were also available on the day.

11/11

Remembrance Day Post Box Topper in Headley

Halloween

A local supply of pumpkins were kindly donated to the shop last October, each pumpkin produced a donation to the shop fund.

No trick, just a treat for the community store and pumpkin owners!

Macmillan Cancer Support

The annual coffee morning in support of Macmillan in September’25 raised several hundred pounds.

The community room attached to the shop is available for hire at only £7.50 +vat per hour.
Enquiries welcomed in-store.
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The days are noticeably longer, the daffodils are in full bloom and we are in optimistic mood at the Shop. We need it after a disappointing start to the year with our footfall in the first two months 15% below where it was last year. Undoubtedly, weather has been a factor but the Shop and Post Office need your support to survive.

Mothering Sunday is on the 15th and we have cards and Summerdown chocolates to mark the event. We also have Prosecco supplied by Laithwaites. Their wines are proving popular, particularly their white wines; we currently have a range of five wines to suit various palates. Easter eggs are on sale too.

To emphasise a message in previous newsletters, we believe our prices are competitive when compared with other traders in the locality. Here a few examples of our prices compared with Tescos:-

ITEM	HEADLEY	TESCO
Lemsip	6.35	6.50
Calpol	4.99	5.60
Finish	3.49	5.50
Galaxy	1.69	2.25
Wagon Wheels	1.49	1.50
Pepsi Max	1.39	1.59
Lucozade	1.50	1.69
CIF Spray	3.20	4.00

These are just representative items when we carried out a recent audit. Our prices may be lower because our stock was purchased when prices were lower but it illustrates the point that we endeavour to compete on price with our larger competitors and certainly with a number of the more local outlets. Of course, in addition you are assured of a warm welcome when visiting from Kerina and Sandra and our volunteers!

As previously offered, we will deliver orders over £20 in value, free of charge, within a five mile radius of the Shop. This includes all the places where we deliver newspapers currently. Orders can be placed by phone or email.

With the recent warmer weather, we have noticed greater demand for ice creams. Our Walls ice cream freezer will be brought back into the Shop shortly to display a wide variety of ice creams in addition to the Judes ice cream tubs available all year round.Check out the daily weather on our website, a new feature.

We will be holding another Quiz Night on Friday 17 April* at Headley Village Hall starting at 7pm. Tickets will be available at the Shop shortly at £15 per head.
* Correction to the published newsletter

The Management Committee
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