- Recent Newsletters
- Bird news in Headley
- Carol Singing
- Christmas Product Launch
- Remembrance Day
- Halloween
- Macmillan Cancer Support
Birds in Headley – a Success Story
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)
As reported in Newbury Weekly News (21 May’26) the in-store streaming of Headley Shop’s own bird box revealed a Great Tit who made her nest and laid eight eggs, just before Easter. You can find details of the Great Tits on Page 3!
Update 7 May 08.35am: Five hatchlings successfully fledged, when no one was looking! A number of customers who acquired some of the donated bird boxes have reported they are also in use, mainly by Blue Tits. We are aiming at increasing our customer base but in the meantime happy to contribute to the local bird population!
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.
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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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Shop Newsletter August 2026
Trading in May and June kept pace with the same months last year but year to date our customer numbers are 8% lower and our takings are almost 4% lower. In real terms, due to general price increases, this means that the divergence is greater. It would be an excellent result for the whole year if over the next six months, we can make up the shortfall.
Last month, we mentioned that we needed more volunteers and we are pleased to welcome Roger and Pip to our number.
Roger has been assisting us for some time with the website and recently has been instrumental in procuring a new coffee/tea/chocolate making facility which is more user friendly than the previous machine. Drinks are priced at £1.75 and all you need to do is select a beverage and press a button!
Pip has been running yoga classes in the community room for over six months now and these are growing in popularity as the word gets around.
We also need help on the Management Committee and specifically to appoint a Secretary whose duties are essentially administrative in dealing with the organisation of regular meetings. If you know of anyone who could help with this important role, please contact Carol-anne Rhatigan through the Shop.
Having enjoyed the third heat wave of the year, thoughts naturally turn to liquid refreshment. We carry a wide variety of non-alcoholic beverages. We have a dedicated chilled unit for soft drinks and currently we have a special display at the front of the Shop for such items.
In addition, we have a selection of locally brewed beers from Renegade and Flower Pots Brewery in addition to Carlberg, Fosters, non-alcoholic Guiness and Thatchers Gold cider. We also carry a range of white, red and rose wines supplied by Laithwaites.
We hope to be able to re-instate our dry cleaning service shortly using a provider in Tadley. We also anticipate purchasing an external metal store shed to house items presently in the Community Room to give it a less cluttered feel and enhance its appeal as a hiring venue using a grant generously provided by the Parish council.
The Management Committee