Village Store and Café

The Seavington Villages Store and Café opened on Wednesday 14th July 2010. This marks an important point in the development of our community and its amenities.

During 2005 the Seavington Parish Council undertook a comprehensive survey of village residents wishes for the development of the communities over the following ten years. The resulting Village Plan was published in December 2005 and highlighted the need for reinstatement of the village shop and post office.

During 2006 an ad-hoc committee, supported by the Village Retail Services Association (ViRSA) conducted a detailed survey into peoples' shopping patterns and what they would want from a village shop.

This survey demonstrated, to ViRSA's satisfaction, that a community owned and run shop serving the Seavingtons would be viable. The committee then developed concepts for a shop and took them to a public meeting on 6th December 2006 where they were endorsed by the community.

The Seavington Community Shop and Services Association was formed and, with the help of a grant from the Somerset Rural Renaissance Project, became incorporated andgained planning permission. The new facility is now open; follow the links to the left for more information.