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The Lion Corner Shop News & Info
The Lion Corner Community Shop, run by the community for the community, is located on the site of the former Lion Public House in Abberton & Langenhoe.
Opening Hours are:
Monday to Friday: 8.00am – 6.00pm
Saturday: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Sunday: 9.00am – 12.00pm
Bank Holiday opening is usually the same as a Sunday. The shop is closed on Christmas Day.
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Post Office:
The Post Office provides a visiting service each Friday afternoon at the Lion Corner Community Shop from 1.30pm - 3.30pm. This provides a full counter service, with the exception of dealing with Passport Applications.
Books of First Class and Second Class stamps are available for purchase from the Lion Corner Commuity Shop during opening hours.
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The shop is staffed by Volunteers. If you are interested in joining us please email volunteeralcs@gmail.com. The shop is run by Abberton & Langenhoe Community Benefit Society.
The Shop:
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maintains the product range of most convenience shops
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provides a welcoming community hub for the village
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helps to reduce social isolation
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provides voluntary work opportunities for village residents of all ages and capabilities.
The shop stocks a range of groceries, toiletries, cleaning products, pet foods, greetings cards, stationery and sweets. It sells fresh bread and cakes, eggs, fresh vegetables and salad items, chilled foods, frozen foods, soft drinks, sandwiches and snacks, wines, spirits and beers.
Many of our products are locally sourced. Coffee and tea is also available to purchase to take-away.
Newspapers also can be ordered for collection from the shop. If you wish to do this, please download our form and bring it to the shop. Find out more >>
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New Defibrillator in Abberton & Langenhoe
Thanks to Abberton and Langenhoe Parish Council for kindly providing a Defibrillator for public use at all times. It has been installed outside the entrance to the Community Shop.
The cabinet has a coded lock to keep it secure. As the Defibrillator has been registered with the East of England Ambulance Service, the code to open the cabinet is available by dialling 999 and asking for Ambulance.
During the opening hours of the Lion Corner Community Shop, the code is also available from the staff in the shop.
The Defibrillator is completely automatic and very easy to use – you just have to follow the clear voice prompts.
This is the second Defibrillator in Abberton & Langenhoe – the other one is located outside Abberton & District Cricket Club at the far end of Fingringhoe Road, Langenhoe.
FROM PUB TO COMMUNITY SHOP
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The Lion Corner Community Shop opened in October 2020. We need many unpaid volunteers to help in the shop on a regular basis and we ask you to apply. Full induction and training will be provided to successful applicants.
Volunteers are needed to assist in serving customers, general cleaning, maintenance, collecting produce from our suppliers and other important roles.
The Lion Corner Community Shop:
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stocks the product range of most convenience shops
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provides a welcoming community hub for the village
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helps to reduce social isolation
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provides voluntary work opportunities for village residents of all ages and capabilities
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is run by trained volunteers
Please contact Maggie Dougherty on volunteerALCS@gmail.com for an application form. If you need further information, please call Maggie on 07762 568 468.
You can find us at:
1 Lion Corner, Mersea Road, Langenhoe CO5 7LF
Call us: 07708 403292
