Village store scoops award for North

By The Newsroom
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT

A store run entirely by volunteers has scooped a prestigious regional award.

Countryside Alliance North of England Best Village Shop/Post Office Award was handed to Church Fenton after battling it out over several thousand applications and four finalists.

NAWN 1712191AM Church Fenton Community Shop. Jo Mason (right) with fellow volunteers Pam Cope, Anne Spensley, Gary Monkmanand Lucy Bennett.(1712191AM)placeholder image
NAWN 1712191AM Church Fenton Community Shop. Jo Mason (right) with fellow volunteers Pam Cope, Anne Spensley, Gary Monkmanand Lucy Bennett.(1712191AM)

The store was created early last year when the village realised that the owners wished to retire and just four weeks after it was closed villagers had organised a team to reopen it.