The Shop at Bromsberrow

Newsletter for May 2016

From Jo Davison Secretary: 2nd public share offer. Would you like to show your support for
the shop by taking out a share in it? As well as showing support, by becoming a member of
The Shop at Bromsberrow Industrial and Provident Society, you also get to vote on matters that
shape how it is run and how it develops. Shares are 1 each with no minimum purchase
required and a maximum of 100,000. If you'd like to become a member, email
info@theshopatbromsberrow.co.uk or enquire within the shop. Notice of Annual General
Meeting: The 2nd Annual General Meeting of The Shop at Bromsberrow is on Tuesday 24th
May at 6.00pm at Bromsberrow Village Hall. Come along to hear how the shop has done over
2015, join in the discussion about the future development of the shop and, if you are a member,
vote on some issues. The Shop is successful because of the support of volunteers, customers,
passers by and the local community. It would be brilliant to see everyone there.
From Paggie Jones: Spring has arrived, so before you put away those winter coats, why not
take advantage of our 2 coats cleaned for only 20.00 for the month of May. For all those
budding artist out there, we have a range of Gouache paints, Soft Pastels, Pastel Art Set,
Water Painting Sets, Engraving Art Pens and for the children 8 +Painting by numbers and
Colour Pencil by numbers sets. Also sketching made easy sets, and last but not least kneaded
Erasers. Visit us and see our range of these exciting new products. Our special offers for the
month are: Carlsberg Lager 568 mls 4 cans for 5.45, Hardys Rose Wine 5.00 per bottle,
Coke Zero bottles, priced marked 1.00 special May price of 75p. Hurry whilst stocks last!
Recycle your old egg cartons ,bring them back to The Shop and receive your eggs for 1.40
for half a dozen instead of !.45. Do your bit and save yourself money into the bargain.
From Charlie Wood: You are invited to JOIN US AT THE 3RD ANNUAL BROMSBERROW
VINTAGE GATHERING AND CRANK UP on 8th May 2016 Bromesberrow Village Hall.
10:00am Gates open 9:00am. Free entry!! We welcome any vintage or classic vehicles and
equipment: Tractors, Stationary engines, Cars, Lorries, Motorcycles, and so on. Model displays
most welcome too. Refreshments will be available. All profits go to Midlands Air Ambulance
Charity Please come and support us in our third year and help the marvellous work done by the
Air Ambulance. Donations will be greatly appreciated. We also welcome any garden tractors and
ride on mowers to join in and have a go at garden tractor pulling For more details contact Charlie
on 07443636291 or: charliewoodtractors@live.co.uk.
From Monica Butler: DATE FOR YOUR DIARY:
FARMERS MARKET and BOOT SALE this new event is to be held outside the Shop on Saturday
18th June from 9.30am to 12.30pm. The cost of a table is 5 for private and 7 for trade. You will
need to provide your own table or boot. Please keep the date free and book in advance. We aim to
raise funds for improving the shop facilities including heating, so please support this initiative and
join in the fun! The shop will be open as usual to provide extra hot drinks, snacks and other
refreshments
Our technical guru James has set up a new Facebook site, called: Bromsberrow & Bromsberrow
Heath Notice Board. Although a fledgling site, it is already gaining hits and comments. Please
do visit it and post photographs, comments, items for sale and more! Congratulations James on
this initiative, which serves our villages.

From Judith Britton: We were treated to a fascinating talk for our April meeting on Islamic
Gardens. The speaker, Nathalie Mignotte, is a former lecturer at Hartpury College and her interest
centres on the relationship between faiths and gardens. We were shown a wonderful array of slides
taken during her extensive travels in Morocco and the Middle East. Nathalies presentation
portrayed the close- knit relationship between symbolism and faith, showing the gardens as places of
reflection and particularly the importance of water and shade. Water not only for irrigation but also
representing the four rivers, water, honey, milk and wine interpreted as the four rivers of Paradise.
All the lines in the gardens are straight with four sections .The number four is of particular
significance with all the patterns and geometry of the design built around multiples of four. Our next
meeting is on Thursday May 12th at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Once again we are being treated to a
foreign experience this time visiting Canada. The speaker is Christine Counsell recounting tales of
her Canadian travels. There is a photographic competition simply entitled Spring . We welcome
new members and /or visitors.
From Peter Jones: Last weekend a small party of volunteers carried out a stock check of
everything that had been input on the computer record system. The reason for doing this out of the
normal end of year check is that the computer in the till is now able to keep a running check of all
the stock on hand at any time and adjust this on a sale by sale or repurchase basis. The downside
of this is that every item of new stock purchased will need to be verified and bar coded before it
can be put on display for sale which can be somewhat time consuming and needs a good degree of
accuracy. The upside however is that everything is now properly bar coded and prices are
adjusted as necessary. It will be much easier for the volunteers to complete sales more rapidly,
and our buyer will be able to replenish stocks and make sure everything priced, now displayed on
the shelf markers are absolutely accurate. So, once again, we are trying to improve efficiency for
the shop, and at the same time making it easier for our customers with their shopping. It is early
days, but we think you will notice an improvement.

Last words: To celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Seconds 90th Birthday, the Shop
offered free coffee and cake to all its customers and supporters during the morning of Thursday 21st
April. The Queen served refreshments to our regular group of cyclists and she later joined other
customers for a well- earned rest, eating orange drizzle cake and fairy cakes! We had a morning of
great fun with the shop decorated with Union Flag bunting. Well done to all the staff that helped
commemorate this auspicious day. We will hold another event in June to commemorate Her
Majestys Official Birthday and the refreshments will include ground roast bean coffee from
Nicaragua. This coffee is from micro managed farms helped by a local charity called Peace and
Hope. Every bag of coffee sold benefits the farmers and in turn aids local families and the
economy. Event details will be provided in the next newsletter, for June 2016.
Dont forget to cast your vote on Thursday 5th May your chance to elect the Police and Crime
Commissioner for our area. Voting from 0700 2200 at the Village Hall
To contact your community shop telephone 01531 650744 or: theshopatbromsberrow@btconnect.com