The Village Shop Project
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 together with a cafe to provide the villages' missing social focus. Following this, 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 cafe which were taken to a public meeting on 6th December 2006 where they were endorsed by the community.
Since then the Seavington Community Shop and Services Association has been formed and planning consent obtained. Work has now started on the new building although further fund-raising is required fully to fit out the cafe which will also become a centre for our young people.