Jack Lopresti MP visits Almondsbury Community shop

For the last few months Jack Lopresti Mp has been holding constituency surgeries at different venues all over Filton and Bradley Stoke. Last Friday, Jack held one at the excellent Community Shop in Almondsbury.

Jack said: “The Community Shop is Almondsbury is simply an inspiration. The reward to villages in having a community shop reaches far beyond the produce they sell and the services they provide. Communities which have a local shop gain an important meeting place. Community shops are vital social and economic hubs for their area.”

The Community shop in Almondsbury was set up last year in a corner house owned by the Parochial Church Council after a campaign to bring back a village shop. The Church has agreed a two year lease, after which time it is hoped that a permanent purpose-built community shop can be achieved. The shop is owned by the community and is run largely by volunteers. Its aim is to fulfill the needs of the community, and not for profit.

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