Good Morning from a quiet Far Sawrey, in fact it has been an exceptionally quiet week here in the shop, the weather has not been very good tho….

Delivery day here today, fresh fruit and veggies from the market, local cheeses and we are just awaiting the confectionary and drinks to arrive…. A bottle of water and a mars bar seems essential in the bag of most walkers passing the shop!

Many visitors to the village come into the shop and seem genuinely concerned as to “how the shop is doing” and if we are busy…… it’s a very interesting question, as the weather impoves we see an increase in passing trade…. Local people who live here permanently are very supportive of the shop

However…It concerns us greatly that despite the village housing many holiday cottages, new people do move into the community when houses become available, however many, but not all!, new residents do not see it as important to use the village shop to purchase even a newspaper. We find it a difficult concept to work out but it does feel like it is becoming less and less important to people moving into communities to participate in keeping a vital local service going, despite our very best attempts at proving produce as fresh as could be bought anywhere and at a price that rivals larger stores. Time will tell hey……

Anyway…ramble over, the sweeties have just arrived and the sun is shinning…. Happy Friday :0)