We are a community volunteer group based in our own bright. airy space at Sandford-on-Thames' Village Hall. We usually run a cafe, convenient shop & community activities.
Right Now At the moment we're offering a safe, friendly space to shop for a wide range of fresh fruit & veg, bread, eggs, meat, dairy and lots more. We buy from lots of local suppliers as well as stocking bigger brands. We have a great line of refills from Oxford based SESI.
To keep everyone safe we're restricting the number of customers in the shop at any one time so that people can keep at least 2m apart. And we're asking all customers to sanitise or wash their hands in our toilet before they shop.
Walking Shop
We have a Call and Collect Service - just call / email your order in and we'll pack it up for you to collect.
And our Walking Shop home delivery service where our teams of volunteers will pack and then bring your shopping safely to your door.
To order: Just call us on 07305 307421 or email on deliveries.talkingshop@gmail.com Our team work on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays. We need a two day lead to make sure we have everything you need, so order on Monday for Wednesday etc.
In addition to the Shop & Cafe we usually run these special activities .....
Mondays: Gardening and Knit & Stitch 10am to 12 (drop in)
3rd Wednesday: Food Surplus Cafe 1pm-2.30 (more info here) Instead of normal cafe menu
Saturdays: Market, Shop & Breakfast cafe 9 to 12 (more info here)
We also have a volunteer bike mechanic team & a Good Neighbour network who match up volunteers offering support, lifts, companionship, with residents in need. At the moment our volunteers are helping to support their neighbours through the lockdown. Use the form on our contacts page here to get in touch for anything!