Denbury had a village shop for many years; the shop was based in North Street until it closed in 2016. A survey was carried out and over 100 people responded with a support rate of 100% for a Community Shop in the village. A steering group was formed to explore the opportunity in the Village for opening a Community Shop. The proposal has been supported by the residents, Parish Council, Teignbridge District Council, Devon County Council, and an advisor at the Plunkett Foundation.

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Denbury Community Shop Ltd has been set up as a Community Benefit Society (CBS) following consultation with the Plunkett Foundation. The CBS model will allow us to offer shares in the shop project to help raise funds. It is a not for profit legal structure for community businesses that has a well-proven track record as a successful model for raising investment and many community shops in Devon are run using this model.

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