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We’re here for you, all year round

15 November 2020 by admin

However long the restrictions last, you can rely on us to be here to support you.

Whether it’s daily essentials, local produce and treats, or a little takeaway to lift your spirits, we have something for everyone.

And if you are self-isolating or shielding and in need of supplies, please contact us and we will deliver to your door.

Covid-secure, friendly and welcoming — your local shop!

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We need cleaners…

20 September 2020 by admin

Can you volunteer about 2 hours per month to help us regularly deep clean the shop?

Needed after business hours on evenings and /or at weekends. All materials and equipment provided.

Please contact info@farmboroughshop.co.uk

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We need a bookkeeper…

13 September 2020 by admin

Can you volunteer about 2 hours per month to help us with our accounting?

Good computer skills or experience of using Quickbooks/Xero are required.

For more information and to discuss, please contact Phil Gray on 07894 177401, accounts@farmboroughshop.co.uk

We need a bookkeeper

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Volunteers needed!

29 March 2018 by admin

Farmborough Community Shop is planning to open in June 2018.

Once open, it will offer an essential service to many people, providing not only groceries but a place to meet and socialise and will quickly become an integral part of our village community. Our volunteers will be essential to the success of the shop.

We will be operating a rota system of up to five shifts per day. We estimate that most of our volunteers will work one shift a week, although some may choose to do two or even three.  Some may prefer to work once a fortnight or even once a month. We will do our best to be flexible and will try to accommodate everyone’s wishes, but we will need around 50-60 people on our volunteer list to make this possible.

How can you help?

Working behind the till is just one way of helping the shop.  Other ways of helping include:

  • Receiving deliveries from our main suppliers and re-stocking the shelves.
  • Serving coffee, tea and cakes in the coffee shop or just help with the till and clearing up.
  • Baking cakes for our coffee shop.
  • Maintenance work, for example, carpentry, plumbing, electrical work and odd jobs.
  • Volunteer support, offering help, guidance and peer support to new and existing volunteers.
  • Researching new products we might stock.
  • Occasional shopping trips to replenish stocks.
  • Behind the scenes and professional help, e.g. banking, accounting and bookkeeping, legal and policy documentation, or human resources.
  • Helping with computer skills.

Whatever skill or interest our volunteers have, we will welcome and appreciate all offers of help. 

Volunteers need to be over the age of 15 but there is no upper age limit. Volunteers can be of all ages and include students working towards their Duke of Edinburgh Award, people in full-time employment who can only help out at weekends, as well as the ‘active retired’. If you would like to join the team please complete our volunteer application form.

For further information, please visit our volunteer page or contact us if you have any questions.

 

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Please help us by completing our short survey

4 January 2018 by admin

We have created a short survey to gather views on how you will use and what you would like to see stocked in the new Farmborough Community Shop.

Please take a couple of minutes to fill it in to help us know more about what you’re looking for in the new shop…

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How to find us

We are located on Little Lane, Farmborough, BA2 0AH, behind Farmborough Memorial Hall.

To access the shop, arrive at Farmborough Memorial Hall car park, walk through the gate to the right of the hall, across the patio and you will find us in the timber-clad building to the rear of the hall.

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