Happy new year and we hope you all had a very enjoyable and restful festive period with your families and friends. For myself and the rest of the committee – it has been quite a busy time following the news of our successful Post Office application. We also kicked off the year with a long… Continue reading Member Update – January 2025 – Full Steam Ahead!
Author: Committee Chair
Village News Dec/Jan – “Post Office success! Letter from the Chair”
The below article, a letter to the community from the Chair of Weston SOS was shared in the Weston-on-the-Green Village News in the December 24/January 25 edition. At the time of writing this on the 9th November (after a gracious deadline extension for submission to the Village News – thanks Alex!), we’ve just received the… Continue reading Village News Dec/Jan – “Post Office success! Letter from the Chair”
Weston SOS Post Office Success!
We’re pleased to share that we’ve successfully passed through both stages of the Post Office application process – bringing us one large step closer to bringing the Weston Pantry into community ownership. After submitting our application in early August, we received the news on the 21st October that we had passed the financial assessment stage… Continue reading Weston SOS Post Office Success!
Share Certificates & Members Update
All members/investors of Weston SOS Limited have been contacted by email on/around Saturday 2nd March. If you haven’t received an email from chair@weston-sos.org with your share certificate, please check your junk mail folder. A small number of investors have not provided an email address, so a printed copy of the share certificates and update letter… Continue reading Share Certificates & Members Update
Final call for support – share offer ends Wednesday
There are just two days left of our community share offer to save the Shop and Post Office in Weston-on-the-Green. Our share offer must end on the 31st January. We’ve raised over £160,000 towards our ‘ideal’ £250,000 target, exceeding our minimum funding requirement but uncertainty still remains over the increased borrowing costs for the remaining… Continue reading Final call for support – share offer ends Wednesday
Village Meeting Summary – 16th January 2024
The Weston SOS committee met with members of the local community on the 16th January to provide an update on our share offer. Thank-you to everyone that attended and came to speak to the committee at the meeting. It is abundantly clear there is still a strong desire the ‘Save Our Shop’ as an important… Continue reading Village Meeting Summary – 16th January 2024
🌟 Weston SOS Public Meeting: Unite to Save Our Shop! 🌟
We are thrilled to invite you to a crucial event that will shape the future of our beloved Weston-on-the-Green – the Weston SOS (‘Save Our Shop’) Public Meeting. This gathering is scheduled for the 16th of January at 7:30 pm and will be held at the heart of our community, the Weston-on-the-Green Village Hall. This… Continue reading 🌟 Weston SOS Public Meeting: Unite to Save Our Shop! 🌟
ITV Meridian Filming – 9:45am 27th December
ITV Meridian will be visiting us at 10am on the 27th December to do some filming about Weston SOS and our mission to bring the Shop and Post Office into community ownership following the news of our successful Community Ownership Fund grant outcome. They would like to record some video footage of people using the… Continue reading ITV Meridian Filming – 9:45am 27th December
It’s a Christmas Miracle! 🎄🎅 COF Grant Success
Our Community Ownership Fund (COF) application for £249,999 of capital grant funding and £31,000 of revenue funding has been successful! This is huge news for Weston SOS and brings us one huge leap closer towards our goal of bringing the Weston Pantry into community ownership – thank-you so much to everyone that has supported us… Continue reading It’s a Christmas Miracle! 🎄🎅 COF Grant Success
Total Update: £131,750 & COF Grant Result Date
Total Raised Just a short update from the Weston SOS Limited Committee – our grand total across community share investments and donations now stands at £131,750 from 68 investors, that’s over £25,000 above our minimum target and well over half-way towards our ideal target of £250,000. Community Ownership Fund Grant We’ve also received an update… Continue reading Total Update: £131,750 & COF Grant Result Date