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August 2020 August 2020
BRIANTSPUDDLE VILLAGE SHOP - NOT
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER
JUST FOR COVID 19

Over the last few months, I have been in contact
with a wide variety of businesses, schools, individuals It never ceases to amaze me how quickly this year is
and charities, to provide support and advice. The going despite the restrictions we have found ourselves
coronavirus has been the biggest challenge faced living with. The village shop continues to thrive and be
by this country in a generation, and it has been very in a great position to serve the local community in
tough for many people. There has been a wide many ways. We continue to deliver papers and
variety of government support for different sectors, groceries to those who aren’t able to get out.
and what has also been fantastic is the level of
support shown by people within communities for You can place an order either by calling the shop on
each other. As lockdown has been eased, I have 0 1 9 2 9 4 7 2 0 0 0 o r b y e m a i l i n g
been increasing the number of people and places Briantspuddle.shop@gmail.com
that I have been visiting in the constituency. I was The numbers using the shop continue to increase. We are pleased to see
delighted by recent announcements about the re-opening of more businesses, everyone who is using the shop, the more we can sell fresh stock the more we
including open air performances, sporting facilities both outdoor and indoor, can provide. The card machine is being very well used.
and spas and beauty salons. I will be visiting more places during the summer
recess – do get in touch if you would like me to visit your business or charity. We have fresh fruit, veg, bread and cakes in every Saturday and Wednesday
mornings.
It has been a very difficult time for many businesses, including arts and cultural We are stocking fresh and cooked
organisations, and I was really pleased by the financial support announced by meat from Curtis’ butcher of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer to help with the heritage and cultural sector. Wareham. We are able to sell this at
There has also been more support for the hospitality sector, which had to close the same price as if you buy from
completely during the worst stage of the pandemic.
their shop in Wareham and we’ve
Now that we have reached had some great feedback about the
quality. You can place an order in
August, you are now able to
use the Eat Out to Help Out the shop or via phone/email for a
scheme. If you eat in a particular piece of meat or have a
registered pub, café, look at what’s in the fridge.
restaurant or similar on a We are starting to welcome back
Monday, Tu esday or some of the volunteers who had to
Wednesday you can get a step back during the early days of
50% discount on your meal or the covid pandemic. With the
non-alcoholic drinks, up to a screens up in the shop, maintaining one customer in the shop at a time we
value of £10 per person. believe we are as covid safe as we can be and its good to have them back on
There is no limit as to how board.
many times you use the
discount, and you can use it Following Eloise’s “retirement”, we have welcomed Theo and Sam to the
alongside existing offers or weekend team. They will be covering the alternate weekends with Katie and Erin
deals. You have to be eating in, it is not valid for take-aways, and businesses can – I’m sure there will be some competition about whether the girls or the boys sell
register online to be part of the scheme. more! From the beginning of August, the shop has agreed to add the paper
round at weekends to the weekend team and Zak will be delivering your papers
People sometimes mention to me that these columns do not reflect the most up on Saturdays and Sundays.
to date events that have been happening - either in Dorset or Parliament. The

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