Local Produce Bonanza

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On Saturday 6 June between 9.00am and 12:30pm Exbourne & Jacobstowe Community Association will be holding another of its hugely successful Community Markets in and around Exbourne Village Hall. In an excellent showcase of local produce and craft from the surrounding area, there will be stalls selling cheeses, rare breed pork sausages, meat, vegetables, speciality breads, pottery and jewellery to name but a few. Throughout the morning the café will be serving the “Exbourne Big Breakfast” a perfect opportunity to boost your energy for the retail therapy to follow. To celebrate the diocese anniversary the Bishop of Plymouth will be joining the breakfast, and talking about the importance of communities at 10.00am. There is also an open day for bell ringing at St Mary's Church, Exbourne, with an opportunity to have a go. Do come along and join the fun. For further information on any of the events, please call in at the Village Hall on Monday and Friday mornings, or phone 0789 604 8184. Proceeds in aid of the Exbourne Community Shop Project. www.theundergroundshop.co.uk

"Hello, we're Sally Hordern and Claire Hariades and for the past 4 years or so we - helped by a bunch of friends and supporters - have been patiently building up a new kind of community shop in Exbourne, Devon. We started because our last real shop - the Post Office - had disappeared, even though there was still a big demand. "At the moment our base is the Village Hall where we sell local produce from farms and gardens, plus we have a cafe and we offer some Post Office services too. In April 2006, after many frustrations, we received planning permission to build our real shop. And what a unique place it will be because the whole thing will be UNDERGROUND! "We have been promised sufficient funding to get us off the ground (er, pardon the pun) but we still need to raise £25,000 ourselves to make the project viable. We are already well on the way. As well as being a 'front' for the current shop, this site explains more about The Underground Shop project and how it will operate. It will also tell the story of the trials and tribulations - plus the successes! - that await us in coming months. Visit often to watch our progress."

Every Monday and Friday mornings from 9am to12.30pm in the Village Hall, Exbourne Village Centre we have a range of delicious locally grown produce on sale such as:

Lisa's luscious lettuces Gaye's gorgeous gooseberries Steve's succulent spinach And of course the ever popular Stevie B's bakery produce

At each session we offer the following services:

• Friendly cafe with delicious home-made cakes
• Post office services
• A range of everyday supplies

And our Local Producers Market is now selling:

• Mouthwatering traditional bakery products made with Shipton Mill organic flour
• Jams and chutneys
• Eggs, honey, apple juice
• Garden and farm produce, including fresh vegetables
• Pottery … and more!