The Shop
Ewelme Village Store is owned and managed by the community of Ewelme. It is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. To view the rules by which we are governed, click here.
Ewelme Village Store was established as an Industrial and Provident Society for the Benefit of the Community (IPS BenCom) with any surplus trading profits either re-invested in the shop or the local community.
In 2009, with the generous support of our landlords, who offered a peppercorn rent, and the Plunkett Foundation, villagers raised £60,000 to reopen the old Ewelme Post office as a Community Store. Today the Store has over 400 shareholders and is run by a committee of volunteers who employ a Daily Manager and weekend staff to manage the Store. With an annual turnover of nearly £150k, the help of regular volunteers and the support of the community, the store has become an important part of daily life in Ewelme.
The village
The village has a rich history, with connections to the Chaucer family, Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth, the Civil War and Jerome K Jerome.
Its most significant historic buildings are the medieval complex of Church, Alms-houses and School built by Alice de la Pole and her husband the Duke of Suffolk in the mid-15th century and maintained today by her legacy Trust, the Ewelme Alms-house Charity and Exhibition Endowment usually called the Ewelme Trust.
The legacy of their charitable Trust has contributed significantly to the character of Ewelme and is still an integral part of Ewelme today
The most important wildlife habitat in the Parish is the Ewelme Brook and the nature reserve which includes a half-mile length of the stream and 6.5 acres of old cress beds and surrounding meadows.
