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Lion Corner Community Shop - Abberton & Langenhoe

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29/10/2026

🦁🥪 BRIAN THE LION HAS A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO SAY! 🥪🦁

Over 1,000 homemade sandwiches sold at the Lion Corner Community Shop! 🎉👏

In a relatively short space of time, we’ve reached the fantastic milestone of selling over 1,000 of our very own freshly made sandwiches!

But Brian would like to remind everyone that these delicious sandwiches don’t just magically appear on our shelves every morning!

Behind the scenes, we have a wonderful team of dedicated and willing volunteers who give up their own time to make this happen.

From purchasing all the fresh ingredients to arriving at the shop, sometimes as early as 7 o’clock in the morning, to prepare and make the sandwiches ready for our customers, an enormous amount of time, effort and care goes into it all.

And remember, our sandwiches are freshly made every single day! 🥪❤️

So Brian would like to say a truly MASSIVE THANK YOU to every single volunteer involved. Your hard work, commitment and enthusiasm are what make our little community shop so special. Without you, none of this would be possible.

And, of course, an equally big thank you to all our wonderful customers who continue to buy and enjoy our sandwiches. Your support makes all that early morning hard work worthwhile!

Over 1,000 sandwiches is a fantastic achievement, and one that everyone involved should be extremely proud of. 👏👏

Here’s to the next 1,000, and long may it continue!

Well done, everyone, and thank you from Brian the Lion and all of us at the Lion Corner Community Shop! 🦁❤️🥪

A little community shop with a very big heart! ❤️

04/10/2026

🦁🎂 Lion Corner Community Shop 🎂🦁

We’re celebrating our sixth birthday!

Brian the Lion and the management team would like to say a huge, heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who has helped make these past six years possible. 💚

To those who helped set up the shop, and everyone who has worked tirelessly to keep it open every day since—thank you for your time, dedication and enthusiasm. Our volunteers give their time without pay, and their commitment says so much about the wonderful community we live in.

Over the years, the shop has become a much-loved focal point for the village. Alongside a terrific selection of everyday essentials and lovely treats, it offers a friendly welcome, a familiar face and a chance to catch up. Friendships have been formed here, and every conversation helps make our community that little bit closer.

And to everyone who shops with us, an equally enormous thank you! Whether you pop in for a pint of milk or a basketful of shopping, your support keeps the doors open. Without you, we simply wouldn’t be here.

As we look forward to the next six years, we want the shop to keep going from strength to strength—introducing new things wherever we can, listening to our customers and working carefully to keep our prices as competitive as possible.

Thank you to everyone who volunteers, helps behind the scenes and supports the shop. This birthday belongs to all of you.

Here’s to the next six years of shopping, friendship and community spirit! 🥳

💚 For the community, by the community. 💚

25/09/2026

🎟️ Upcoming events at Abberton & Langenhoe Village Hall

Tickets are on sale for three events:

🪩 70s & 80s Disco
❓ Quiz Night
🎶 An Evening with Irie J

You can still buy tickets online through our webpage using the QR code on our event posters. We know that booking online isn’t for everyone, so we’re bringing back the village shop box office too!

From tomorrow, Saturday 26 September, the village corner shop will have 25 tickets available for each event. If you’d prefer to buy yours in person, please pop into the shop.

Tickets remain available online as usual. We look forward to seeing you at the hall!

27/07/2026

🦁 Brian the Lion has a huge smile on his face! 🥪

Our freshly made sandwiches have been proving really popular, and Brian couldn’t be happier! A big thank you to everyone who’s already popped in and given them a try.

If you haven’t sampled one yet, why not treat yourself? Made fresh with quality ingredients every day, they’re perfect for lunch, a picnic, or a quick bite on the go.

So come on down to The Lion Corner Community Shop and see what everyone’s talking about. We’d love to hear what you think!

🥪 Fresh sandwiches available every day
📍 Your local village shop
🦁 Brian can’t wait to see you!

06/07/2026

🥪 Exciting News from Lion Corner Community Shop! 🦁

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that, from Tuesday 14th July, we’ll be adding something new to our wonderful community shop… freshly made sandwiches! 🥪

Made using fresh ingredients and prepared with care, we hope they’ll become a tasty new addition for everyone in our village and beyond.

This is something we’ve been working towards for a little while, and we’re really excited to finally be able to offer it. Our aim has always been to keep adding new reasons to pop into your local community shop and make it an even better place for everyone.

We’d love you to come along, give one a try, and let us know what you think. Your feedback will help us shape what we offer in the future.

Thank you, as always, for supporting your local community shop. We can’t wait to welcome you from Tuesday 14th July! 💚🦁

30/05/2026

Lion Corner Community Shop

Here’s another familiar face who many of you will recognise from around the village and the shop.

Always willing to lend a hand, always happy to stop for a chat, and always doing his bit to support our local community, he is one of the many wonderful volunteers who help keep the shop running for everyone.

The Lion Corner Community Shop is much more than just a shop – it’s a place where friends meet, neighbours catch up, and the community comes together.

If you’re passing by, do pop in and say hello. A friendly welcome is always guaranteed, and we look forward to seeing you soon and thank you, as always, for supporting your local community shop. 🦁❤️

23/05/2026

🎉🦁 Brian would like to say a very big thank you to this young man for all the help he gives us at the Lion Corner Shop.

Always willing to lend a hand and help out around the shop — it really is appreciated more than you know.

And as an added little message from Brian… 🦁

“I’m sure all of us would like to wish this young man a very Happy Birthday today. May you have many more, Tim! Thank you for everything you do.” 🎂🥳

Address

Colchester Road
Abberton
CO57LF

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 12pm

Telephone

+77084032925

Website

http://www.lioncornercommunityshop.co.uk/

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