STROOD GREEN SHOP CELEBRATES ITS FIRST BIRTHDAY!

THE SHOP AT STROOD GREEN CELEBRATES ITS FIRST BIRTHDAY!

Mole Valley's only community-run shop, The Shop at Strood Green, celebrated its first birthday last weekend. The shop, which was refurbished and fitted out with funds raised by a group of villagers in Strood Green after the previous shop closed down, has been running successfully since it opened on 21 March 2009. The shop is managed by a committee of volunteers and part of the funding came from the sale of shares to 450 local residents.

Shop 1st Birthday

In addition to regular convenience goods The Shop at Strood Green runs a small bakery, café and public internet facilities, plus its own Post Point which offers postal facilities such as parcel post and special delivery.

Strood Green Shop Cake

Cake, chocolates, balloons and canvas bags were given away to customers as part of the birthday celebrations.