@TalkingShopSand

We are delighted to announce that yesterday we were 🏆winners🏆of the Rural Vision Environment Award at the @PlunkettFoundat #RuralCommunityBusinessAwards 2021! A huge thanks to everybody involved with Talking Shop, what a great achievement 👏👏👏 @CAGOxfordshire

The winner of the 2021 ‘Rural Vision – Environment’ Award, sponsored by @SumaWholefoods is the wonderful @TalkingShopSand. Congratulations also to the runners up @PhoenixFindhorn & Coed Talyan. #RuralCommunityBusinessAwards

@SumaWholefoods @PlunkettFoundat @PhoenixFindhorn Thank you so much, we're absolutely thrilled!

@PlunkettFoundat @TalkingShopSand @PhoenixFindhorn Congratulations 🎊

It's on tomorrow! Our annual Christmas market, do join us for lots of great stalls and plenty of festive cheer! @CAGOxfordshire

Our Christmas craft and gift market is back! Join us on November 27th, 10am-2pm, for lots of lovely stalls and gift ideas, as well as our usual local produce, cafe food and just a sprinkling of early festive cheer!

Get organised for Christmas! 🎄 Pre-order your tree with us at the Talking Shop, we will handpick each one (non-drop Nordic Fir) from the Old Farmshop and it will be ready for you to collect at Talking Shop from 4th Dec. Two sizes available: 4-5 ft £40 5-6 ft £48

Lots of lovely stalls at our market on Saturday. Drop in 9am-noon for children's books from Storytelling with Sarah, cards & wrapping paper by Flamingo Paperie, cakes and bakes by Penfold Bakes, baklawa from Aladdin's Oriental Sweets, and ceramics and mosaics by Julie Furniss.

Lots of lovely stalls at our market on Saturday. Drop in 9am-noon for treats from Ally's Kitchen, cards by Mary, baklava from Aladdin's Oriental Sweets, east Asian recipe kits from Asian Yummy, and new artwork and vintage vinyl from Natalie Elliott Designs. See you there!

Looks who's coming to the market on Saturday! Lots of lovely stalls to enjoy including handmade babywear from Bear & Bunny, baklawa from Aladdin's Oriental Sweets, cards and wrapping paper from Flamingo Paperier and jewellery from Gemstone Jewells. Drop in from 9am to noon !

Come and get your bike fixed at Talking Shop tomorrow with our very own Spoke Shop bike mechaics. Drop in 9am to noon and have a coffee, cake, bap or browse of our lovely market stalls while you wait. See you there!

We have some great stalls at our upcoming market this Saturday: delicious cakes, bakes and treats from Penfold Bakes, Asian recipe kits from Asian Yummy, Usborne children's books by Storytelling with Sarah, and our brilliant Spoke Shop bike mechanic volunteers. Join us 9am-noon!

Also at our market tomorrow, a bumper crop of stalls including: Gypsy Rocks Jewellery, Body Shop by Stacey, Penfold Bakes, Bee Bounty, Handmade bags by Gill Nicholls, Gibson's Liqueurs and Julia's Gifts.

It's Apple Pressing Day at Talking Shop tomorrow. Bring in your apples to juice - a mix of eaters and cookers is ideal - bring your sterilised bottles and use the equipment for free (though donations much appreciated!). 9am-noon, hope to see you there!

It's finally happened! We have reintroduced a couple of indoor tables and you can come and have a coffee, soup or sandwich, chat with friends, and enjoy the Talking Shop cafe once again. We're so glad to be be able to do this after so long and look forward to seeing you here!

Apple pressing is back at Talking Shop. Join us on Saturday, 2nd October from 9am to noon for all the fun. Bring apples if you have them, some bottles and go home with fresh juice! See you there!

Thanks to everyone who has already filled in our survey. We'd like to hear from as many people as possible before planning for the future of Talking Shop. Let us know what you think by popping into the shop to complete a paper copy, or do it online here: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NNWDNDC.

Only two days until Sandford Summer Festival!🙂Talking Shop will be open 9am-4pm this Saturday with our brilliant Saturday Barista Patrick serving hot drinks, plus we will be offering filled rolls, soup and bread throughout the afternoon. Drop in and join the fun!

Here are two of our very happy volunteers standing by a beautiful board made by Jan our designer artist in residence! Louise has been volunteering for a while and is currently training Mary who will be working with us on Saturdays. Why not pop in for lunch in our garden?

Save the date! Sandford Summer fete is on on Saturday, September 4th. facebook.com/events/2464132…

Please fill in our survey and help us get it right! We want the shop to be as you want it so your opinion really matters to us. You might have had one through your letterbox, pick one up in the shop or fill it in online: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NNWDNDC.