Proposed Morwenstow Community Shop

Welcome to a group investigating the feasibility of raising funds to buy the current shop in Morwenstow and create a Community Shop & Café.  In order to make our Community Shop a reality we need to raise £350,000 to enable the purchase of the existing Furze Stores and stock.

Morwenstow Community Shop will be owned and run by the community, for the community. To make it a reality, we will need to raise funds through the sale of community shares. Each share has a value of £1 and we are asking people to consider purchasing a minimum of 50 (fifty) shares, available in increments of 50.  The maximum allowed is 35,000.  Alternatively, you may prefer to make a donation. Every share bought, however large or small, will bring us one step closer to opening our doors.

By subscribing for shares issued by the Morwenstow Community Benefit Society in the eventual share offer, you will become a member of that Society.  The Society is a community-owned social enterprise made up of members and as a member you will get a vote on matters affecting the shop, you will be able to stand for election to the Management Committee and you will have a say in how profits can be invested into local community projects in the future.

This is your chance to have a real stake in something that will benefit everyone in the parish — from families doing their weekly shop to older residents who rely on having local facilities close to home.

Our aim is to create a warm, welcoming space at the heart of our community - a place to shop, meet, volunteer, learn and connect.

Follow our page for updates, opportunities to get involved, and ways to support this community-led project.

Together we can build something special for Morwenstow.

To our Morwenstow Community

UPDATE ON OUR ACTIVITIES

JUNE

We continued to research alternative solutions to Furze Stores and were warmly welcomed at Crackington Haven to understand how they purchased and set up their village shop.

We also attended the Morwenstow Parish Council meeting on Wednesday 17 June to update them on our current position and to ask for a discussion on alternative locations for a community shop.  The Chair stated, however, that whilst the Council has plans they are unable to discuss them while the current shop remains open.