06/06/2025
Meet the volunteers - Sally
Sally moved to Trusham from London 45 years ago to study at the agricultural college at Seale Hayne, after working as an actress on stage, TV and film.
She has worked in an eclectic range of jobs including for the Devon Wildlife Trust, as a researcher for Farming News and in education to devise training programmes for school support staff. she also worked for Devon Libraries before retiring.
When Sally retired, she wanted to be involved in the community and to be able to give something back - one way she did this was by reading and recording audiobooks for the RNIB.
Sally has taken on the additional role of minute taking the management committee meetings alongside a regular slot in the shop.
"I wanted to get involved with the Community Shop as it is an important facility for people to gather in an informal way in the village and am very keen to do my part to support a sense of community".
Sally said that the most enjoyable aspect of being in the shop is meeting other people from Christow and the surrounding villages and that it is fun!
When the shop opened, Sally and her husband supplied us with jars of honey from hives in their garden and another spot in the valley.
"There are a wide range of products in the shop - I can get almost everything I need, including a small range of gluten free products. Although my favourite product along with lots of other peoples are the different tray bakes that come in - they are delicious!"
