Pitton community shop – grant funding successful

The following update has been provided by PCSL.

We are delighted to announce that the Pitton Community Shop has been awarded a grant of £97,000 from the Wiltshire Shared Prosperity Fund for Rural Hubs.  

When we add this to your pledges of £210,000 this means we will have enough funds to to complete not just the build, but the full fit out of the shop. This includes fridges, freezers and shelving, IT equipment for the office, and tables, chairs and a good coffee machine for the café.  Two other small grant applications are in progress to cover the last remaining £8,000 for stock and working capital.

The Wiltshire Council grant required that we demonstrate that the project had support from the community and could fund the majority of the project. Your pledges of £210,000 allowed us to evidence both of these things and we are immensely grateful for your support in making our new community shop a reality.  

We will be launching the Community Share Scheme, to allow you to turn your pledges into share purchases, from the 10th to the 30th November. We have planned two public meetings in Pitton village hall on Saturday 8th November at 11 a.m. and Sunday 9th November at 4 p.m. where you will will have an opportunity to pick up a share prospectus and ask any questions about the share scheme or the shop plans.

 Providing we collect your pledges by the end of November the project is still on track to open the new shop in September next year.  

Alongside this the committee are working hard to put everything else in place including policies and procedures, fit out plans and discussions with the Post Office.   If you are able to help us on any of these, please contact Brian Cudby on  or Lorna Taylor on .  

Thankyou to those who have already offered help with fit out plans, recruitment, site preparation and reviewing documents.  

Lorna Taylor on behalf of Pitton Community Store