1. WELCOME Welcome Thank you for coming
Before we start, can I introduce the team to you …
(…. Stand up . Name badges)
Three of us are going to take you through a short presentation which hopefully gives you a great
We’ll then take any questions
And then we’ll be around to have any more questions afterwards at the bar too

2. Why are we here?
Our goal is to establish a community-owned shop in Minety to provide an essential service and focal point for the village
It will:
Create a focal point for the community, a hub for local activities
Provide a convenient location for everyday essentials, supplementing the main supermarket shop
Sell fresh produce from local producers
Provide access to various services
Increase house values
The village questionnaire we circulated last year got 392 respondents
97% of respondents confirmed that they wanted a village shop

3. Nov ‘17 survey results Age of respondents Support for a village shop
Location of respondents

4. What we’ve achieved so far
Team created September ‘17
Village survey November ‘17
Joined Plunkett Foundation January ‘18
Set up Community Benefit Society January ‘18
Set up bank account March ‘18
Initial research on locations Nov ‘17 to Nov ‘18
Initial research on other local shops Nov ‘17 to ‘Nov 18
Initial business planning Jan ‘18 to Dec ‘18
New team members joined September ‘18
Confirmation of location December ‘18
Website launch January ’19
Plus events: ‘Summer’ quiz night and ‘Winter’ car wash

5. Research We’ve researched several key areas
How to go about opening a community shop
Plunkett Foundation have lots of experience, advice, hints and tips
Experiences from other local community shops
Ashton Keynes and Oaksey
Plunkett advisors – shop near Stratford on Avon
Plunkett’s Community Shop Facebook page
Location options in Minety
Various ideas from the original survey
Each explored, reviewing initial cost estimates and ‘ease of doing’

6. What we’re aiming for Paid manager, with all other staff as volunteers
Open every day, hours tbc
Paid manager, with all other staff as volunteers
Essentials / staples plus quality local produce
Key services – building these up over time
Reasonable pricing – to reflect the convenience but not overpriced
To make a small profit that can be invested back into the shop and other village activities; worst case to break even
Survey feedback on product range

7. Location The Old Band Hall on Silver Street
Easily accessible to everyone in the village
Visible to passing trade
Utilities in place, ‘ready to go’
Available as soon as we are ready
We can purchase it – a strong recommendation from Plunkett
Owners are very supportive – they want to see it become the Village Shop
The Old Band Hall on Silver Street

8. From gifts and time ‘in kind’ = £20k From local businesses = £10k
Funding
From gifts and time ‘in kind’ = £20k
From grants = £40k
From individuals –
‘buy a brick’ = £40k
Our target = £120,000
From fundraising = £10k
From local businesses = £10k

9. From gifts and time ‘in kind’ = £20k From local businesses = £10k
Funding
From gifts and time ‘in kind’ = £20k
From grants = £40k
From individuals –
‘buy a brick’ = £40k
Our target = £120,000
CONFIRMED!!
The Big Lottery = £10k
From fundraising = £10k
From local businesses = £10k

10. ‘Buy a brick’ Our target for this element of the fundraising is £40k
There are approximately 1,100 people in the village
Each ‘brick’ or ‘share’ will cost £10
If everyone buys 1 brick, we raise £11k
If everyone buys 2 bricks, we raise £22k
If everyone buys 5 bricks, we beat our target and raise £55k
We’re launching this tonight
For you to buy or pledge
We will issue a certificate to everyone who buys bricks

11. Fundraising ideas
We’re working on a timetable of fundraising activities for the year, that could include some or all of the following:
- Car wash - Silent auction
- Car boot sale - Bingo night
- Quiz night - Classic car event
If you have any ideas, or are up for getting involved in organising any of these, do let us know
If you are involved in another village group that we could work with on an event, again, let us know

12. Decision-time: go / no go
Timeline for 2019
January – June July – December
Fundraising Shop fitting
Detailed financial planning Shop opening
Detailed product range
Ranges of services
Decision-time: go / no go
Plus
Regular meetings to keep you involved and up-to-date
Facebook, website and Minety Parish Newsletter updates

13. We’re all in this together!
We all want a shop … we all need to play a role to make it happen
Whether as an individual, a family or as a local business …
We need you to buy bricks
We need you to offer your time to support the team
We need you to volunteer your skills eg decorating, electrical work, plumbing
We need your support at our fundraising events
If you can help in any way, please let us know this evening, or afterwards via Facebook or

14. Welcome
Thank you for coming
Before we start, can I introduce the team to you …
(…. Stand up . Name badges)
Three of us are going to take you through a short presentation which hopefully gives you a great
We’ll then take any questions
And then we’ll be around to have any more questions afterwards at the bar too

15. We’re all in this together!
We all want a shop … we all need to play a role to make it happen
Whether as an individual, a family or as a local business …
We need you to buy bricks
We need you to offer your time to support the team
We need you to volunteer your skills eg decorating, electrical work, plumbing
We need your support at our fundraising events
If you can help in any way, please let us know this evening, or afterwards via Facebook or