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A community pop-up shop which was set up during lockdown to offer locals a ‘safe place’ to shop is here to stay, organisers have announced.
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The Blymhill Village Pop Up Community Shop inside the Blymhill & Weston Under Lizard Village Hall was set up during lockdown to offer people a place where they could get their essentials without needing to travel to bigger supermarkets.
It’s been so successful that organisers have decided to keep it open despite lockdown restrictions easing.
David Maddocks, chairman of the Blymhill and Weston Under Lizard Parish Council, said: “The idea of a local shop within the parish was first discussed three years ago at parish council level and has been in discussions since.