WINNERS: BEST VILLAGE SHOP IN THE UK.
The team receive the award from Secretary of State for Defra, Owen Paterson MP
Hello
You are reading the home page of the website of the Chalke Valley Stores (shop, post office and coffee shop) which opened in Broad Chalke on 3rd June 2013.
On May 1st 2014, less than a year after opening, we were voted the UK’s Best Village Shop / Post Office in the Countryside Alliance Awards.
July Newsletter: new products and new faces
Promotions for July
Recruitment: Coffee Shop Manager required
May the 4th be with you: UK Winners Countryside Alliance Best Shop Award
Overview
Chalke Valley Stores opened on the 3rd June 2013 in the premises of the URC Chapel in High Road, Broad Chalke. The full facility (also known as the Chalke Valley Community Hub) offers both retail and community facilities
Retail facilities
- A village shop
- Outreach Post Office
- Coffee shop with wi-fi services
- Collection point for deliveries, dry cleaning etc
The shop stocks a wide range of everyday and special products, with a focus on locally made and fresh produce. Our range includes:
Daily delivered fresh fruit & vegetables
Fresh bread and hot pasties, sausage rolls etc
All baked on the premises daily
Delicious home-baked cakes, quiches, pies and pastries
Fresh coffee and cakes in the Coffee Shop 10-12 am & 2-4 pm daily
Fresh meat from Manor Farm Meats and other local suppliers
(special orders taken – e.g. for your Sunday roasts!)
Organic Chicken from Angel Cottage Farm every 3rd Wednesday of the month
Local organic beef from Cools Farm available monthly
days to be announced
Super organic bread from Henderson’s Bakery every Saturday
Proper bread made the old-fashioned way – Wholemeal, sourdough a speciality – and ‘Pain Rustique is excellent!
Daily Newspapers and free Wi-Fi connection
Dry cleaning pick up / drop off on Wednesdays
Community facilities
- Meeting rooms/worship area
- Information centre
- Chalke Valley Benefice Admin Office
- Village archive, small library and book swap
- Police drop in
Location
The Hub is a facility for the whole of The Chalke Valley and not just for the village of Broad Chalke. It is strategically located in the URC Chapel on the main valley road in Broad Chalke in the heart of the Chalke Valley. Map.
More Information
For further background information please visit About Us
The Contact page has, not unsurprisingly, contact details. You can also subscribe to our emailing list to be kept up to with the latest developments.