Hovingham Stores

07/02/2026

The long awaited news 🎉🎉🎉

We now have a brand new fully functional lottery machine 🎉

We are just waiting for our scratch cards to make an appearance!

However we can now sell and pay out on lottery tickets. We can also pay out on scrat cards we just don’t have any to sell yet!!!

Thank you everyone for your patience whilst waiting for it to arrive!

01/02/2026

Thank you Tony and Sally! You will be missed!!

From everyone at Hovingham stores we hope you both have a lovely retirement and a well deserved rest!

23/12/2025

Archie would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas. He would like to remind you all we are open tomorrow for last minute bits and bobs (7am-6pm) and we are also open Boxing Day 8am- 12noon.

Merry Christmas everyone ‼️🎄

20/12/2025

We would like to wish the baby of our team Annie Blades a very happy birthday. Have a great day‼️

09/12/2025

Good afternoon everyone.

Please see the following for Christmas opening times.

Christmas opening hours:

Christmas Eve: 7am-6pm
Christmas Day: closed
Boxing Day: 8am-12noon
27th-31st: 7am-6pm
New Year’s Day: 10am-2pm

I would like to take this chance to wish all our customers a merry Christmas and a happy new year 🥳

27/11/2025

Christmas trees and wreaths are here 🎄🎄🎄

20/11/2025

This weather definitely calls for a hot drink from our coffee machine ❄️☃️🌨️

15/10/2025

That time of year again…

Pumpkins have arrived 🎃

15/10/2025

Good morning everyone,

As some of you are aware sadly David Blades (our owners father) passed away last week.

His funeral is a week on Friday (24th). Out of respect for David we will be closing the shop between 12noon and 2:15pm on the 24th. For anyone wanting to attend the funeral. It is in the village church at 1pm and we will be going to the Worsley arms afterwards.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Rest in peace David ❤️🤍

Dedicated to the memory of David Blades

18/09/2025

Good evening everyone!
Another year, another appreciation post. This Saturday marks 2 years since I became the manager here at Hovingham Stores. This year has been full of excitement and organisation. As many of you will have noticed my partner Josh (on the right) and I are about to welcome the next generation of the family into the village. He will be the fourth generation (on my dad’s side) to live in this lovely community. I hope he will enjoy Hovingham life as a youngster as much as I did. Due to the pending arrival of little man I will be on maternity leave from now. However as you are all aware I do live and breathe Hovingham Stores so I will still be keeping a watchful eye over things. Reiterating what I said last year I would like to thank all my staff members and customers for all the help this year. We have finally managed to get the shop window restored and the whole shop floor replaced this year.

This year also marks 12 years since my parents bought the shop and now they are about to become grandparents for the first time. Not to make them feel old 😂. But once again I would like to thank them, our staff members and all of you guys. I really couldn’t ask for a better community and support system. It’s a privilege and a pleasure to know every one of you.

Thank you everyone
Ellie

09/09/2025

I’m sure everyone will join me in wishing our main handyman (and owner 😂) a very happy 50th birthday. We would all like to thank you for everything you do to keep this shop running and fixing all the stuff Ellie breaks 😂. Happy birthday Mark!!! 🎉🥳🍾

08/09/2025

Last couple of days to get your guesses in ‼️‼️‼️