by Wendy Mansfield
During the lockdown weeks of Covid-19, the village shop in Wickhambrook (Premier Stores) was absolutely vital for everyone. Very quickly, social distancing was in place in the queue outside and numbers in the shop and Post Office at any one time were limited to two people.Newspapers could be picked up from a kiosk outside and deliveries were arranged through the local volunteers.
Suzie Patel and her staff sourced hard to find ingredients – flour, rice and pasta – in sacks and weighed out useable amounts so all could share.
The ladies of the WI decided to say thank you to the shop staff by baking a cake for them each month for a year and the first cake was delivered this week.
Pictured are committee members Kay McEvoy, Dorothy Anderson and Veronica Wiseman with Suzie Patel, manager of the shop.