LEIGH
REPS: Philippa Toulson philippa.toulson@gmail.com Eddie Upton upton.eddie@gmail.com DISTRIBUTOR: Judy Tuke
It isn’t often that Leigh hits the headlines in the august pages of the (New) Blackmore Vale Magazine, but that is exactly what happened on 12 November. To be precise, it wasn’t the village that made news so much as the village shop and, to be even more precise, it wasn’t so much the shop as Brenda, Steve and Sica. Bridge Stores/Leigh Village Shop is now The Little Leigh Store, and Brenda has handed over the keys of the shop to Sica Burton. It is difficult to overstate what Brenda and Steve Addison have done for the village. Ask people from the neighbouring
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area what they know about Leigh, and they are likely to list the shop/garage, the village hall, the cross, and the church, in that order. Brenda and Steve brought all their creative thoughts to setting up the shop, post office and garage as the hub of the village. They deserve huge thanks from us all, and they have fully earned the rest that retirement should bring them. Brenda also must be thanked for the great help and encouragement she has given Sica in handing over the shop. Sica and Johnny Burton were married in the village and live at Three Gates. In just over a week, they transformed the shop and the place is already the talk of the village. You can now get everything that Brenda stocked plus fruit and vegetables, alcohol, home baked cakes and pastries AND you can meet your friends there for a cup of tea or coffee and a piece of cake. The transformation is remarkable. For Post Office customers, the mobile Post Office will visit every Monday from 1.00-3.00pm.
