Congratulations to Karen and all involved in the Village shop. The Village Shop has won best rural retailer in NW award. Tom Fell, leader of the North West Regional judging panel commented, “This shop is testament to what a community can do for itself. A community run enterprise, saved from closure by the village and only open for two and a half years, Burton Village Shop is without question the heart of the village." Next stop the National Final! read more in the Burtonian The Village Shop Association has been awarded £5600 by the Lottery ' Awards for All' for a project to promote and celebrate local food - so if you haven't tried come and taste our local bacon and organic food and Gail's famous soups and cakes. In the New Year cookery classes and demonstrations will run. Watch out for dates in the Burtonian.

Burton in Lonsdale Village Shop is one of the 150 Community owned shops in England. Early in 2005 the village formed a co-operative to buy the shop. A board of trustees was set up to seek funding and to oversee development. Thanks to local generosity, grants, and encouragement from the Plunkett foundation and DEFRA and the Tridos bank the village took over the keys to the shop in March 2005. After a period of refurbishment reopened its doors on 4 April 2005. The shop is staffed by two members of the community and a trusty band of volunteers led by the shop manager.

Today the shop is a thriving meeting place for the villagers and visitors who gather for a cup of tea, or soup in the winter and catch up on village events (gossip!). There is something for everyone in the village shop from good quality local produce, Limestone Country Beef, Mansergh Hall organic meat, Lowther Organic chicken; Udales pies, pattes and air dried ham; Free-range eggs;vegetables, Suma foods, to bread and croissants from our own bread oven. If you are coming on holiday or for the weekend ring through your food order before you arrive.

Other services include: Dry cleaning; mobile top ups and fresh sandwiches made on the premises.

We are always looking for volunteers to help so if you have an hour or two to spare please drop in and let us Karen know - be part of the community!