A Sussex village shop said to be at the heart of its local community has been named the best in the UK as part of an awards ceremony dubbed the 'Rural Oscars'. Fittleworth Village Stores in West Sussex won the category at the 2024 Countryside Alliance Awards which revealed their national winners on Tuesday (June 25). Earlier in the year it won Best Village Shop in the South East of England as part of the awards, which meant they got to compete at the national champions reception at the House of Lords.
In a post on their X (formerly known as Twitter) page, the Countryside Alliance Awards shared: "The winner of the village shop category is ...
. Fittleworth Village Stores in West Sussex. In addition to being at the heart of the local community, their Fittleworth Food Angels service provides support to vulnerable households.
" The winner of the village shop category is ...
. š„ Fittleworth Village Stores in West Sussex. In addition to being at the heart of the local community, their Fittleworth Food Angels service provides support to vulnerable households.
š #CountrysideAllianceAwards pic.twitter.com/PKXdMKKjkL ā Countryside Alliance (@CAupdates) June 25, 2024 Fittleworth Village Stores wins Best Village Shop in the UK On its website , Fittleworth Village Stores describes itself as "a community-owned and run shop, cafeĢ and post office in the beautiful South Downs National Park".
Describing what they offer, it says: "Our shop carries a wide range of local produce and reason.
