To find out how villagers managed to save the original shop from closure, reinvent it as a community interest company and, later, as a cooperative, read a potted history HERE.

The history of shops in Metfield since the early part of the twentieth century, including the takeover of Metfield Stores by a group of villagers on behalf of the community, is covered in a book written by local author Christine Brennan, METFIELD Tales From a Suffolk Village 1928–2017. Published in November 2017 and available from Metfield Stores , price £4.99.

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