Village Shop Survey
Sadly our village shop has had to close due to financial difficulties arising from a lack of customers.
The Parish Council is keen to understand why this situation has arisen and to establish if there is support in the village for another shop. It needs to understand what sort of shop might be viable, the potential level of support and how it might be managed (i.e. commercially operated or run by volunteers).
To assist with this, the Council is asking residents please to complete the short survey presented here. There will also be hard copies distributed in the village shortly. It will take only a few minutes and is completely ANONYMOUS. Even if you did not use the shop or have no interest in using one in the future, it would be very helpful if you would complete the survey.
The Parish Council will host an open village meeting on Thursday Nov 10th 7.30pm which will provide another opportunity to ask questions and share your thoughts. You are also welcome of course to send any questions or further comments not covered in the survey to pcteam@chearsley.com
Deadline to complete the survey is Friday 11 November - thank you in advance!
Chearsley Village Historical Society - Village School Group
As many will be aware, Chearsley Village School was forced to close its doors in July 1988, having been an integral part of our village community for over 100 years. Under the banner of our new village historical society, a Chearsley Village School Group held an inaugural meeting during last week, with the aim of creating a detailed record of historical materials, illustrating life at the school over all those years. It is also planned to hold a ‘Chearsley Village School Reunion’ event during 2023.
We would therefore like to make contact with as many of the school’s ‘former pupils’ as possible, who’d be happy to share their memories and photographs of their school days.
If you went to the school or you have family members or friends who did, please do get in touch with John Howard (jnh@dbmc.co.uk or 07970 651326) – with contact details and the years of attendance at the school.
We looking forward to hearing from you.
