Shetland
Burravoe Community Co-operative
Brough, Burravoe, Yell, Shetland, ZE2 9AY
Burravoe is a crofting community of approximately 200 in the south end of Yell. The village shop closed in 1999 and following extensive community consultation and research, a community shop and other facilities were planned. Taken forward by the Burravoe Development Group, plans included a community co-op and post office, tearoom and public toilets. The Burravoe Food Co-op was set up as a temporary measure while it continued to put forward the case for a community shop.
Eid Community Co-operative
Aith, Bixter, Shetland, ZE2 9NB
Telephone: 01595 810 600
Email: manager@eidcoop.plus.com
Following the closure of the only shop in the area in 2002, the community voted to take on and run the shop itself. The shop was set up as a co-operative and residents were invited to buy shares at £50 each – from a population of 200 there are 147 shareholders and over £10,000 was raised. The shop has become a successful business, run by a manager, 4 part-time staff and 4 after-school helpers.
Hillswick Community Shop
Northmavine, Shetland, ZE2 9RW
Telephone: 01806 503 767
Email: hillswickshop@btconnect.com
Hillswick shop which closed in February 2009 was bought and completely refurbished by the local community and opened its doors again on 26 November 2009.
Ollaberry Community Co-operative
Ollaberry Industrial Estate, Ollaberry, Shetland, ZE2 9RT
Telephone: 01806 544 344
Email: ollaberryshop@btconnect.com
The shop in Ollaberry was threatened with closure in 1993 and local people got together to set up a community co-operative to look at ways of safeguarding its future. In the following years £12,000 was raised locally through the sale of shares and further funding from grants enabled the community to build a new shop – it opened its doors in September 2005 and has become a successful business employing 6 staff.