While its tricky to leave the house, and supermarket delivery slots are like hens’ teeth, its an ideal opportunity to look to more local producers, many of whom are offering a delivery service, click and collect, or other innovative shopping methods. Its ever more important to support your local shops, particularly in the run up to Christmas.
The Chilterns Conservation Board, the statutory body for the AONB, has helpfully put together a starter list of some of the local producers and makers who you can turn to for your daily requirements. The full article covers the whole Chilterns AONB but the most relevant sections for us are “The central Chilterns” and “Tring and the northern Chilterns”. There’s also information specifically on the wonderful community shops that are springing up in villages all over the area – our nearest are at Wigginton and The Lee.
We’ve put together our own list of very local sources of food and other provisions, please do contact us if you know of any others, or would like your business to be added to the list. The list is for information only, and doesn’t imply a recommendation.
- Help and advice
- Chesham Help for Coronavirus Assistance for those unable to leave the house for shielding reasons.
- Chiltern Foodbank
- Citizens’ Advice Bureau
- Chesham Community Fridge: free food for everyone that has been donated by local businesses/supermarkets. Food is now pre-bagged for social distancing reasons. Open Wednesday and Saturday 10-12.
- Kennealy’s Fruit and Veg at Chesham Market: Wednesday and Saturday, can deliver.
- Darvells Bakery, Chesham: free next day delivery in a 5-mile radius of Chesham.
- The Refill Project: take your own containers. Offering a delivery service for anyone isolating or not able to get out.
- Goddens Butchers in Chesham. They have a new online ordering system too!
- Milk, papers, potatoes, bread and egg deliveries: Dave Hawkes – 01494 758989 or 07778 637583
Let us know if we’ve missed any, we’ll be adding to the list!