Hi everyone, and a Merry Christmas from the shop! Here is the news...

1. Late Night Christmas Opening Day
2. Christmas Raffle
3. Christmas Opening Hours
4. Wine Club order
5. Stamps for Christmas
6. 150 Club winners
7. Village Christmas Card
8. We are staying open for a late night on Wednesday 7th December – that’s in two days time – so that people who work can come and have a look at our Christmas gift ideas. We have 12m rolls of wrapping paper for only £2.99 and a super selection of inexpensive confectionery. Please come along and share in the mince pies and mulled wine that will be complementary to visitors. We’ll be open till 8pm.
9. Tickets for the Christmas Raffle are on sale, please hurry to buy a few, or a strip, the draw will take place on December 14. Lots of good and useful prizes as usual. Thanks to the prize donors, it is most kind of you to do so and support the shop like you have.
10. We will be open as follows:

Up to Saturday December 24 – normal hours Christmas Day – Closed
Boxing Day – Closed
December 27-30 – 8am till 12.30pm
New Year’s Eve – 8am till 1pm
New Year’s Day – Closed
January 2 – 8am till 12.30pm
January 3 onwards – normal hours

4. I have just placed the Wine Club order and hope to be able to deliver the wine that customers have ordered over the weekend or early next week. If anyone missed out on ordering, please let me know your order quickly so we can get it included in the same delivery.

5. Don’t forget to buy your stamps from the shop for all your Christmas cards and parcels. Last posting date for second class in the UK is December 20th, and first class is December 21st. We also have a wide selection of charity cards.

6. Winners of the first round of the new year of 150 Club draws (in November) were:

James Murch - £50
Chris Sargeant - £30
Erica Webber - £20
Michael Moule - £10

Congratulations to all and thanks to everyone who has bought a ball for the new year, we only have a few balls left if anyone wants one.

7. We are collecting Christmas Cards for the big Village Card that will go round the village later this month. If you want to join in, please put your card in the box and give your contribution to the staff member who will put it in the church box. We will pass the cards onto the church for the “big card”.

All that remains is to wish all our customers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Kevin and TVSA