Your shop needs you!

Radley Village Shop is a community co-operative staffed by volunteers from the village, led by a professional shop manager, John Goodenough. There are at least 60 volunteers supporting the shop in some way. The shop's success is all thanks to the efforts of all the volunteers and they are its single greatest asset.

Volunteer helpers in the shop can choose how often they want to work. Volunteers either work a regular weekly or fortnight shift (usually three hours), or come in to fill a gap in the rota.

There are always two people in the shop and
full training is given. There is also a comprehensive volunteer instruction manual describing all the tasks that need to be done.

Other volunteers help behind the scenes with newspaper admin, IT, financial matters, advertising, premises management, etc.

Become a volunteer. If you're interested, please talk to the shop manager (Tel: 01235 526231) or contact Sue Ward, shop rota manager (Tel: 01235 539028 or email rota@radleyvillageshop.com)

Regular volunteer newsletters help to keep everyone up-to-date with information about the shop and the volunteer scheme. Volunteer meetings are also held twice a year to provide an opportunity for volunteers to have their say and to ask questions.

All volunteers are assigned to a volunteer manager who acts as a point of contact and who passes on newsletters, urgent messages, etc.

As one of our volunteers comments: "It is great to have a shop in the village again and I find it uplifting being involved. I had never worked in a shop before. My initial feelings of apprehension soon passed, as everyone was so supportive. I enjoy my weekly shift; meeting people, learning new skills and working in such as friendly atmosphere."

Policies including Volunteer Policy, Health and Safety Policy, and Equal Opportunities/ Diversity Policy

Management committee and other key people

Barbeque Saturday 17 July 2010 at 33 Lower Radley – a lovely summer's evening enjoyed by volunteers and their guests. Many thanks to the chefs, Maralyn Holloway for organising the barbeque, and Martin and Sylvia Wilson for hosting the event.