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March 2010

 Founded 1984

The Green, Polstead, Colchester CO6 5AL

tel: 01206 263464

Polstead Community Shop was the first community shop in Suffolk, and is the fourth oldest in England. It is sited next to Polstead Village Hall, on the Green in the centre of Polstead. It is non-profit-making, and run by a team of two to three dozen volunteers. It is owned by the village it serves.

The Post Office, run by Sue Peck and her helpers, has been situated in the Shop since 1999. It and the Shop are open every morning from Monday to Saturday.

The Shop is also open for two afternoons a week. The opening hours are:

Monday-Friday 9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

Saturday 9.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

Monday afternoons (Shop only) 2 – 4.30 p.m.

Friday afternoons (Shop only) 2.30 – 4.30 p.m.

The Shop sells a wide variety of groceries and household goods, bread from Lavenham, Suffolk ham and bacon, free-range eggs, milk and dairy products, tins and dry goods, chocolates and confectionery, frozen food including Myatt’s Suffolk ice cream, Musks of Newmarket's famous sausages, meat from the Jolly Meat Co. of Hadleigh, fresh vegetables and fruit (some from Polstead), home-made jams, marmalades, cakes and chutneys, Polstead-made candles, local honey, drawings, stationery, crafts and handmade cards. We do not sell cigarettes or alcohol, but we do sell Polstead tea towels and shopping bags, kindling wood, greetings cards of all sorts and picture postcards of Polstead.

Have you tried the popular Discovery, Cox & Bramley and Russet Apple Juices from Willow Farm, Polstead? Delicious local apple juices made from Polstead apples, available from the Community Shop at £2.65 a litre bottle.

Sainsbury’s Delivery The Community Shop has a weekly delivery of selected stock from Sainsbury’s. Customers who would like to order any particular items for delivery on a Tuesday are invited and encouraged to leave their order at the Shop no later than Saturday at 12 noon. Their items will be added to the Shop’s order and customers should collect their order from the Shop during normal opening hours. A small delivery charge will be added to Sainsbury’s retail price.

And Don't Forget Your Low-Energy
Light Bulbs!

• Energy Saving Light Bulbs are good for the environment. They last up to 10 times longer than ordinary bulbs, use up to 70% less energy and have a low heat output. Our low-energy light bulbs will last for up to 10,000 hours!

• We have a great selection in the Community Shop at competitive prices. In stock are 11 watt (= 60 watt), 15 watt (= 75 watt) and 20 watt (= 100 watt) bulbs of many different shapes and kinds. (To work out the rough wattage of the new bulbs that you need, divide the old wattage by 5.)

• Disposal: In several years’ time, please bring your old low-energy light bulbs back to the Shop when they have worn out and we will dispose of them!

(Please contact Mandy Hall on  01473  658690 or email Erica Pomerans if you have any comments, suggestions or questions about the Shop.)

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