Village Eye Magazine: Burghfield, Mortimer, Theale & Surrounds November 2020

IMPORTANT READER ANNOUNCEMENT

It’s sad to see that so many small business have gone out of business due to the viral outbreak. Many more will simply not survive a winter of little or zero cashflow. This month we are launching a campaign to ask our readers to consider shopping locally and buying from a small local business instead of using the big boys/girls for every purchase.

Our local small independent businesses are run by your friends, their friends, their families, neighbours and the wider community. They’re crafters, makers and bakers. They’re artists, stylists and painters. They’re glass lowers, jewellery makers and even personal trainers. They are local people just like you, with homes to heat and mouths to feed. Lots of them are the ones that have fallen through the Government’s cracks.

They are among the hundreds of thousands of people who have, through no fault of their own been left behind. Simply put, this means that many have not recieved a single penny in government financial support either through furlough or grant schemes. And, they are relying solely on the money they can make by continuing to sell their goods, wares and services to local people like you.

Whether it’s a handmade gift, a pot of local preserve, vouchers for anything from a new hair-do, a massage, manicure, a meal, a few beers or even a spot of home cleaning (yes, our Editor swears this would actually make an excellent present - apparently it’s the ultimate gift of time)... Think outside of the box this Christmas and give something you wouldn’t usually give... We know that the small businesses of the area will be very grateful.

Please make a promise to make the effort to support our small local independent businesses this year.

Give them a call, ping them a mail and ask what they can offer... Don’t worry, Amazon will still be ok. They’re doing just fine.

Thank you, Love from The team at Village Eye xx (a small local business)