Volunteer Your Services
We’re so proud of our village community shop. It started in early 2010 when a small group of villagers were determined to keep a shop open in the village, after the post office had closed. They called a village meeting in March and were amazed at the number who came and the passion to keep the shop in the village, so the shop reopened in November that year, supported by financial contributions from over 200 shareholders. It plays a key role in the community of Marchington and Marchington Woodlands by providing a local convenience store for villagers and visitors to buy essentials, cards, wine, tickets for local events and fresh local produce.
9 years on, we’re open 7 days a week and it’s all run by volunteers and two part-time shop managers. Our volunteers say they get many benefits from working in the shop and now we have additional opportunities for more volunteers – would you like to join the team?
What our volunteers say about the benefits of working in the shop…
- Meeting lots of people and making new friends
- Learning new skills
- Building confidence
- Getting a feeling of helping the success of the shop
- Sense of purpose and belonging in the community
- Ability to catch up on the village news!
- Sense of camaraderie
Interested?
If you would like to volunteer, why don’t you come in for a taster shift? No commitment. If you’d like to continue, we’ll train you up, you’ll be buddied up with one of our managers or a fellow volunteer. You’ll always be working with someone and you’ll be fully supported every time you come in.
With regard to time commitments, we’re completely flexible about how often our volunteers work in the shop. Many volunteers work in the shop two hours a week, others support a couple of times a month and some of our volunteers cover the occasional shifts to suit their lifestyle.
To organise a taster session, pop in or call the shop on (01283) 821248 or speak to one of our volunteers.
