Please take a look at our shop video to see the type of things that we stock - we are so excited to have this, which was very kindly produced by Wiltshire College students, Aidan Hill and Jordan Hood, as part of a work experience project.

SHOP NEWS

Easter Opening Hours
Please note that we will remain open on both Good Friday and Easter Monday, 9.30am to 12 noon.

Update 25th March:
Here at the shop we cherish our volunteers, and to look after our now-reduced team, we will be limiting our opening hours.  As from Monday 30th March, these will be 9.30am – 12 noon from Monday to Saturday.

Our PostPoint will be closed, but customers will still be able to buy stamps and then post items in the post-box on the main street (parcels may be taken to a Post Office or Chippenham sorting office). 

Please note that, for now, customers will be restricted to two of any item regardless of the brand, e.g. two bottles of wine (not 2 of white, 2 of red) or two jars of coffee (not two of Nescafé and two of Kenco).

Thank you for your continued understanding at this difficult time – we will continue to assess the situation as it develops, to provide the best service that we are able.

Update 23rd March:
Please note that we are allowing only 2 customers in the shop at any one time. There is now a one way system in the shop and customers will need to observe the 2 metre social distancing (we have markers on the floor!).
Currently we are restricting customers to 2 of any item to help maintain stock levels and stop bulk buying.
We will also be setting up payments by card, with customers not needing to be present.  Please bear with us while this is being enabled.
Stay safe folks, and help us to stay safe too.

Corona Virus
~ We have been advised by a medical professional to only take payments by card, so as not to handle cash. There will be no minimum spend for using a card at the current time.
We would encourage customers to please wash their hands when they come in to the shop, before shopping. Hand washing facilities are available.
Thank you for your continued understanding.

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Order Your Fresh Bread From Us
Good news!  Due to popular demand, the shop is placing  twice-weekly orders for Taylors of Bruton breads, pastries, etc, to be delivered on Mondays and Thursdays.

WANTED - SHOP SUPERVISOR
Come and join our vibrant KSM shop community as our new Shop Supervisor. The role is diverse and engaging, with flexible working hours to support the shop’s function, volunteer support and committee commitments.

The role has an honorarium of £250 per month in keeping with the type of organisation our little community shop is. The Shop Supervisor will have the full support of the committee.  This position can mainly be done from home. No previous experience necessary, training available for the first 3 months and ongoing support thereafter.

We welcome anyone interested; for further details or any questions regarding this role, please contact Linda Durno on (01249) 750514 or email ksmvillageshop@yahoo.co.uk.

Charity Collection
Thank you to everyone who popped their change in to the Dorothy House
collection box last year - this raised £15.05 for the charity.

Shop Raffle Winner
The winner of the village shop's February raffle is Esther Shape, who can choose a home-made cake in her choice of flavour.  March’s raffle (not carried over to April) is for a joint of lamb; tickets are only £1 each from the shop.

Spring in the Shop

Come along and admire our lovely display, created by our talented volunteer, Jane - we have gifts for Mothers' Day or perhaps as a thank you.

Fresh Bread
The shop is stocking bread and other goodies from Taylors of Bruton and any of the loaves can be ordered ready sliced.  All items (except the lardy cake and lardy slice) are vegetarian and some are also vegan.  All come wrapped, with ingredients and allergens listed.  Here's a price list of products available to order.  Please note that a few items have now been discontinued - just ask!

Shop newsletter
Here's the January newsletter from us - do take a look and see what's happening.

In Stock

Now in stock - Snack Stop Mug shots, on offer at only 60p each. Great for a quick lunch for those who like something different - just add hot water.

We love our volunteers - without them the shop wouldn't run, as every single one of us is a volunteer.
Would you like to join us? Why not make it your New Year's resolution?
We really could do with some extra help, either in a regular slot or to cover holiday - to find out more, please give Avril a call on (01249) 750671. Thank you!

Gifts

Now in stock are decorated tins of biscuits, which are ideal for all sorts of occasions, such as birthdays, teacher "thank you" or just because!  We also have some delicious liqueurs and various gins.

Volunteers Wanted


Winter Opening Hours
Please note that, as from Monday 30th September, we shall be operating under our Winter Opening Hours, as follows:
 

Parachuting Success

A victorious Bungee, after parachuting from the church tower, complete with certificate and bandaged arm from injury sustained on landing.  Before the jump he was very nervous and said 'Don't ever ask me to do this again'!

Carrier Bags
We try to recycle and be eco-friendly wherever possible, and are grateful for donations of plastic carrier bags to re-use, but we would now also like donations of paper carrier bags (with handles) please. Nothing is better than bringing along your own shopping bag where possible, of course!

Get it while you can - from our new village honey supplier.

Wine!

Cool down after a hot day with one of our beers or bottles of wine....or for non-drinkers we also have an offer on Marshfield Farm ice cream, as well as our new stock of Lovington's ice cream and Toblerone ice cream.

Grant
The shop committee would like to thank Kington St Michael Parish Council for a £450 grant towards the cost of the postal collection.

AGM
Thank you to all those shareholders who attended the Annual General Meeting on June 12th. Rick Squires stepped down from the committee after 12 years, with nine of those as Chairman. Our grateful thanks go to Rick, who was presented with a gift of a theatre ticket voucher by way of thanks.
At the meeting following the AGM, a new committee was formed; Anneliese Hillyer-Thake was welcomed on to the committee and the following officers were appointed:
Chairman: Linda Durno
Vice-Chair: Anneliese Hillyer-Thake
Secretary: Delcia Fussell
Treasurer: Kevin Henderson.
General committee members are Avril Balmforth (Shop Manager), Jane Burdon, Kath Mackie, Pat Squires (Assistant Shop Manager), and Louise Williams.

Plant Sale
Our grateful thanks go to committee member Louise Williams, for all her hard work in organising the plant sale on June 1st. Assisted by shop volunteers Jenny Hayne, Jehanne Le Quesne, and Anneliese Hillier-Thake, £209.60 was raised.

Parish Map

Do you like to roam and ramble around and about the parish? Well, we have the ideal thing for you - our new Kington St Michael laminated walking map. It's double sided and measures 47 x 32cms.

• Easy to read mapping at a scale of 1:16 000 (approx 4 inches to 
a mile)
• Laminated for weatherproofing
• Useful scale ruler for distance and walk time
• Slips easily into your pocket

Become a "Regular"
Why not resolve to buy certain items from us throughout the year?  For example you could could buy all of your greetings cards, gift wrap, stationery and stamps, or all the ingredients for baking a cake, or eggs, bacon & beans for a fry-up, or all of your staple storecupboard items (rice, tinned items, etc), or all of your breakfast cereals!
The combinations are endless (well almost!), but you get the idea.

Bartlett's Is Back!
Back by popular demand - Bartlett's bacon and ham.