Ewelme Village Store

Brand new for this year and totally unique to Ewelme Village Store! 🥳 We've produced our own colouring book, full of hand drawn images, drawn by members of our very own team, including some lovely local images. We're really proud of it. We've also got coloured pencils to go with it. We think they make a brilliant Christmas present for the colouring fan in your world (and remember it's not just the kids who get to do colouring in - great for mindfulness for adults too). We think these will be super popular so make sure you get yours soon! #localshop #communityshop #colouringbook #unique

With Halloween behind us, we're going all in on Christmas now! Have you noticed how sparkly and twinkly the shop is looking? Our lovely Christmas stock has started to appear in the shop for you to browse and buy, our 2025 calendar has been printed and delivered and our catalogue is having final touches before it appears in your letterboxes! We're starting to get excited now!

Looking for gift ideas? We've got more than boxes of choccies/biscuits! Here's just a little taste of some of the non-foodie gifts we've got. Scented candles, diffusers, books, a lovely selection of mugs and coasters featuring scenes from Ewelme and the Chilterns. Did you know, our coasters and Ewelme mugs are produced by HMP Nuffield inmates. They work in the textiles workshop producing all sorts of lovely items, and it forms part of their pre-release programme to help them integrate back into society. Social enterprise in action! #giftideas #localshop #shoplocal #localgifts

Oops! 🫢 We've been a little quiet here recently. We're busy working behind the scenes on various things, including *ssshhh* 🤫 Christmas! 🙃 We've also been busy re-stocking the shop over the past week or so, and we've got lots of lovely goodies as well as our usual range of those everyday essentials. Watch until the end for a peek of a brand new line we've got in - something yummy for these autumnal evenings! 😃 #communityshop #localshop #shoplocal #supportlocal

We mentioned Christmas a little while ago as we're starting to think ahead and plan to make sure we've got all the right goodies in store for you all! Knitting has begun, and we'd like to share the possible options for knitted gifts with you all and get a feel for what you'd like to see in the shop this Christmas. 🎅 First up, the ever popular elves (boy or girl). They stand about 9" tall (to the top of the head) 🎅 Next its our lovely cosy fingerless gloves - perfect for those chilly days! 🎅 Toy reindeer - stands about 7" tall 🎅 Toy penguin - stands about 7" tall 🎅 Chocolate orange covers in a variety of designs We'd love to know what you'd like the look of and happy to take orders (we've already got some elf orders!). You can comment on here or contact the shop. #itsoktotalkaboutchristmasnow #christmasknitting #localshop #shoplocal #localporducer

We're just going to leave this here........ 🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦 Open until 4pm today 😉 #scorchio #localshop #icecream #shoplocal

🎉📣🎉📣Sound the new delivery klaxon!! 🎉📣🎉📣 And it's a local supplier too - even better! Well Preserved, from East Hanney have brought a fantastic selection of their homemade jams and chutneys in for us this week. So the only question is, what will you put them on? 🤔 #localsupplier #localshop #shoplocal #supportlocal #communityshop #jam #chutney

It's our birthday! 🥳🎁🎈🎉🥳🎁🎈🎉🥳🎁🎈🎉 Ewelme Village Store first opened it's doors on 2nd May 2009 and we had no idea what the future held, and we're still going strong 15year later! It's been quite the journey so far! Thank you to our customers, volunteers, staff and local community over the years, we literally can't do it without you! #supportlocal #shoplocal #communityshop #localcommunity

Happy St George's Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Did you know that 23rd April also marks National Asparagus Day? How do you like your asaparagus? Maybe griddled with some butter and lemon juice, or perhaps you like to use it as a soldier for your dippy egg? 🥚 #localshop #communityshop #supportlocal #asparagusday #nationalasparagusday2024 #stgeorgesday

New bakery offerings in today! 🍞🥖 We've got a fab selection in the shop today, but they're selling fast, so don't miss out. There's so much variety, so here goes......we've got: 🥐Pastries 🍞 White & granary rolls 🥖Ciabatta 🍞Olive sourdough 🍞Honey & sunflower loaf 🍞Granary tin 🍞White Farmhouse 🍞Cornbread 🍞White farmhouse 🍞Low GI multiseed And fresh made sausage rolls, but these are going very fast! Let us know what you think! #freshbread #bakery #localbaker #shoplocal #localshop

🐰🤩🐰🤩🐰🤩Oh HELLO!!! 🐰🤩🐰🤩🐰🤩🐰🤩 FRESHLY DELIVERED this morning - a delicious batch of Hot Cross Buns. Come and get them while they're.....err......HOT! 😂 #localshop #shoplocal #CommunityShop #supportlocal #hotcrossbuns #easter #localeaster #thinkglobalshoplocal #easter2024

How can you support the shop? It was so lovely to meet some new faces at the Safari Supper a couple of weeks ago and got me to thinking 🤔 Have you moved into the village within the last few years and love having a village shop? Did you know that the shop is community owned, with a volunteer management committee and that apart from Tracey (our brilliant Mon-Fri manager) and our fab weekend staff, we are completely staffed by volunteers? Would you like to be able to support the shop, but not sure how? Here are some options: 💚Shop in the shop! We're not necessarily saying your whole weekly shop, but bear us a thought for top ups, treats, when you run of of basics but don't want to get the car out......or your weekly shop if you fancy! 🙂 💚Volunteer in the shop - we're always on the look out for people to help out, both in the shop and behind the scenes (maintenance, admin tasks etc). You can sign up for a regular shift, or as a standby (ad-hoc) volunteer, lots of options. 💚Buy a share! You don't even have to leave the house to do this one! Download the shareholder form from our blog, email it back to the address on the form and do a bank transfer for the £10 per share. You can also bring the form into the shop and pay at the counter (and maybe pick up something lovely while you're there!). You'll be invested in the shop and will be invited to our AGM where you get to hear the latest updates and news fom the shop and have your say. Click here for the blog post with the shareholder application form: https://www.ewelmevillagestore.co.uk/post/how-can-you-support-the-shop As a small local community owned business, we rely on the support of the local community, so we hope that these ideas help! And if you're already supporting the shop, check in with your neighbours/friends and see if they are too! 😃 #shoplocal #supportlocal #localshop #communityshop #thinkglobalshoplocal #volunteering #shareholder #haveyoursay #shopwithus #shopsmall #villages

Mother's Day 2024 - it's THIS Sunday, 10th March! If you're looking for a lovely gift for the mum or grandma in your world, look no further than your lovely local village store! We've got a wonderful selection of gifts (candles, mugs, tea towels, books), a delicious selection of chocolates, and a great range of wines/fizz so we reckon you'll be able to find something for that special person. Another option could be to bring her to the shop for tea/coffee and cake (pssst........Tracey's made a fresh batch of lemon drizzles this morning! 🤫). So how will you treat the mum person you love this weekend? #localshop #shoplocal #communityshop #mothersday2024 #mothersday #gifts #mum #supportlocal #thinkglobalshoplocal

We've had a little reshuffle in the shop! We've managed to create more floorspace which is really exciting, and we're going to be adding more seating to our tea room space so even more of you can come and enjoy our delicious menu, including fab coffee and delicious homemade cakes! Don't forget there's also free wifi! #localshop #localtearoom #localcafe #supportlocal #communityshop

Hello, what this??!! 🧐 We've had a revamp of our tea room menu and have some delicious new additions! As well as our filled rolls and smoked salmon bagel, we're also introducing: 🥪 Cheese toastie (with pickle, ham or tomato) 🍌 Toasted banana bread with Greek yogurt and summer fruit 🧀 Homemade macaroni cheese We've still got our tea room favourites, including bacon rolls (with sausage/egg), and our full range of hot and cold drinks. And don't forget our delicious traybakes and homemade cake too! So, why not pop in and see what takes your fancy? #localshop #localtearoom #newmenu #homemade #homemademacncheese #macaronicheese #cheesetoastie #bananabread