Village Shop of the Year Competition 2011

The Oxfordshire Village Shop of the Year Competition 2011 was judged during December and we are delighted to announce the results as follows:

The Best Independent Shop category has been won by The Corner Shop and Post Office in Lower Shiplake, owned by Mark and Carol Harvey. Second place went to the Aisha Stores in Warborough and Glympton Stores and Post Office took third place. GB Wrighton’s of Fritwell was highly recommended.

The Corner Shop - Lower Shiplake

The Best Community Shop category has been won by Wootton Stores. Ewelme Store took second place and Appleton Community Shop was awarded third. Both Radley Community Shop and Brightwell cum Sotwell’s Village Stores were highly recommended.

Thank you to everyone who nominated their shop. The hundreds of responses indicated how important the village shop is to so many community members, not only as somewhere to buy goods locally, but as a source of information and a focus of community activity.

Congratulations to all the winners!