Crudwell
Post Office in the Pub Pre School Neighbourhood Watch Signs
The Post Office at The Wheatsheaf Inn
In October 2005 the Post Office and shop
Howard
Greenman, a sub post master operating several rural Post Offices,
approached businesses in Crudwell to find a new location for the Post
Office. After some consultation Howard received an approach by Toby and
Debbie Gregory, licensees at The Wheatsheaf, that a side room could be
used to accommodate the Post Office.
After lengthy delays the new location for Crudwell
Post Office reopened and has been flourishing in its new setting. With a
car park and good access the Post Office has a new style counter which
allows the room to revert back to the use by the Pub when the Post
Office is closed.
This idea of combining a building for different
businesses is not a new idea but is has saved the village from losing
the useful facility of a Post Office.
Jane Theyers who operates the Post Office all day Mondays and Tuesdays
and half day on Wednesday also sells small stationery items and
specialist homemade cards as well as the famous Crudwell Tea towels and
Crudwell post cards. It is an ideal place to call in to attend to your
Post Office requirements and then call in for a coffee or even lunch.
Jane has recently been awarded the
accolade of the Best Rural Post Office in the
Neighbourhood Watch Signs
Pre School
At
the time of the area plan being created the pre school in Crudwell was
on the point of closure due to financial problems and lack of a
qualified leader. The PC and Village Hall supported the group
financially, the PC indirectly by taking some of the burden from the
village hall funds and the village hall by keeping fees to an absolute
minimum. A new leader was found and the group has gone from strength to
strength.
Our numbers have grown so substantially over the last 12 months, that
we were able to DOUBLE our opening hours in early-2007 – now offering
three full school-days each week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
term-time only). Children can attend for either full-day or
half-day sessions, and a lunch club runs on all three days at a nominal
extra fee.
Children at
There is a strong emphasis on making learning fun, as well as
ensuring that all children are supported to develop their own potential
at their own pace. Outdoor play in a purpose-built garden is built
into every session, and the staff plan regular outings and special
activities to highlight the current term’s Theme. For example,
this term’s theme is Animals, and a recent trip to a local farm allowed
the children to gain hands-on experience of meeting and caring for farm
animals, really bringing the theme to life.
