Litton Village Shop
Litton Village Shop is a community shop with the majority of our opening hours staffed by an army of local volunteers. We have a paid, part-time manager, Carol Millington who makes sure the shop is staffed, stocked and ready to go.
The shop is a popular stopping-off point with walkers, tourists and even the community bus for refreshments including home-made cakes, tea and coffee, and Bradwell’s ice-creams.
We are supported by the Co-operative Supermarket who supplies us with stock for the shop – if there is something you want, then please ask and will do our best to get it for you. As well as groceries we stock a wide range of other products, including coal, kindling and logs; stationery and greetings cards, wine and beers.
The shop is a popular stopping-off point with walkers, tourists and even the community bus for refreshments including home-made cakes, tea and coffee, and Bradwell’s ice-creams.
We are supported by the Co-operative Supermarket who supplies us with stock for the shop – if there is something you want, then please ask and will do our best to get it for you. As well as groceries we stock a wide range of other products, including coal, kindling and logs; stationery and greetings cards, wine and beers.
We sell a range of meat which is supplied by local butcher, Castlegate Farm Shop of Stoney Middleton who delivers fresh meat, twice weekly, on Tuesday and Friday. We normally have a stock of bacon and ham in the fridge and, in the freezer, sausage, chops and mince etc. Additionally, you can place an order for joints, pork pies or quiches etc. Fresh fruit and vegetables are purchased from local markets and locally grown produce is always welcome to be sold alongside it. Locally produced free range eggs are also stocked. We run a newspaper delivery service in the village and papers can be ordered for delivery on Monday to Friday, and for collection from the shop on Saturdays and Sundays.
The Post Office
This is an integral part of the shop, run by Sub-Postmistress, Louise Lambert. The post office offers a full range of services, these include:
- Postage, inland, abroad, and Parcel Force, please ask for advice on sending urgent and valuable items. Post Office Drop & Go service.
- NB Stamps are available in the shop even when the Post Office is closed
- Pensions, Benefit, Family Allowance etc – YES you can still collect these from the Post Office- please ask Louise for more details
- Mobile phone top-ups
- Health Lottery
- Travel Insurance • Home, motor and over 50's insurance
- Foreign Currency & Travellers Cheques – Commission Free, and usually within just 2 days. Euros now available on demand
- Personal Banking - We offer free cash withdrawals for most high street banks including NatWest. Many customers are finding that the Post Office has just become the most local branch of their own bank!!!
- NS&I Premium Bonds and Post Office Savings products
- Bill Payments, including telephone and utility bills, council tax etc.