Cheverton Farm Shop in Godshill will be closing its doors for the last time on 1st April. Situated on the A3020 on the outskirts of the village, the site used to be home to establishments such as Brownriggs and Godshill Organics. You will still be able to get your farm shop favourites though, with the butchery counter relocating to the home farm in Shorwell where it will open up from 10th April. Island Echo understands the lease at the Godshill premises isn’t being renewed – something Cheverton Farm has neither confirmed nor denied. A spokesperson from Cheverton Farm has said:
“We will continue to have high-quality Isle of Wight meat directly from the farm available. “We will be having a closing down sale for the final week, starting on the 26th March and ending on Monday the 1st April. The butchery counter will be open during this time offering a full range of Isle of Wight meat.”
Those interested in the closing down sale are advised to keep their eyes on the farm’s social media pages.
Housing here we go. Loads of land. Needs to be social housing. Let’s push for this for the young families.
Filled with low life more content with a Big Mac than Quality food, and not because they can’t afford it but because they would rather spend our money via tax credits on drugs, spray tans , nails and lashes.
Easy to get building permission as once a business has been there then brown field site. Rinse and repeat.
Hit the nail firmly on the head there BD.
That is why people should be ‘wary’ of any new, seemingly innocuous new venture of business starting up in country areas.
Such as out of the way cafes, near cycle paths etc, as often, the owner will use it to run a business for a short term, then, either apply for a home to be built there for themselves, using the business at the ‘necessary’ reason, OR do as these seem to be doing, then sell up, selling the brown filed site for more housing, in otherwise harder to build areas.
With the then increase in the value of the plot from once agricultural value, then brown field sit, to finally building land making millions, people can well afford to ‘play the waiting game’
I am sure they will be more bigots and morons along soon…
What the hell are you on about?
It’s agricultural land. While you’re trying to process that see if you can find the figures of the current housing shortage then compare that to the amount of people on tax credits. Working people need affordable housing too.
There are plenty of affordable houses and flats out there but these entitled islanders think that they should be given a three-bed detached home in Bembridge or Cowes. If they are working and on low pay, they should start by buying a flat in Newport or Ryde because that is what they can afford. Then work harder and get a better wage before moving up the housing ladder. Take a second job to earn more money if necessary. That is what many of us did to get on in life. But it seems that too many bone idle people on the island think that 16 hours a week is all they should have to work.
Take your head out of your backside John. There’s a housing crisis. The young don’t want or need a 3 bed in Cowes. They want just a home they can live in and afford. Yes, we were lucky and privileged when we were young; it’s NOT the same now. The disparity between wages and house prices is wider than it’s ever been. 76 2 bed flats available on the island; most have at least 10 bidders. (figures from estate agent, not me). Most min wage jobs are part time/temporary contracts. Plenty of people have several. You can’t GET a mortgage on that basis these days.
Nowdays youngsters are wasting money on
Vaping and Smartphones and overseas holidays
So, either 4 people who voted my comment down don’t think it’s agricultural land, can’t find the figures by themselves or don’t believe that working people need homes too. Which is it? Either way, this piece was about a shop shutting, not the berk who decided to turn it into yet another bloody rant about what they consider the underserving poor.
Yes Karen.. although I noticed your comment…and agree..please keep making comments..as you are one of the few people on here who appears to have any sense ! … ha ha I mean…these people are supposed to be English ? ..really ?..
Thank you Uncle John, I have ever intention of commenting despite starting to see that perhaps there is some merit in what people say about too many illegals arriving and putting our country under severe strain now.
I have always supported the underdog, but illegal arrivals and SEN children really are a growing problem for us tax payers that I am now having a second thoughts on some of my views.
Anyone who knows me is aware that comment^^ is not me. I have far superior grammar, and would never ever refer to a group of people as ‘illegals’ Bumbaclot. It’s probably John Bond. I deduce this as it’s the epitome of a comment from someone who has clearly lost the game in terms of reasonable argument. Sad. Now, where’s my ‘n’ gone….I’m just left with kare…..cos I do!
NO MORE HOUSES.
We could live in Tents I suppose. I’m presuming you have a house already LOL.
Not much of a surprise as there are a lot of these “farm” shops charging more, often MUCH more than local butchers and supermarkets. Another one has recently entered the fray selling “antiques” as well as food! LOL!
They charge more because the quality of their produce is far higher. Their livestock is raised according to the highest welfare standards and there is no comparison between their meat and the garbage sold in supermarkets. They seem to have failed as a business because Harvey Brown’s and Briddlesford Farm have restaurants to pull the punters in who then spend a few quid in the shop. It is a real shame that they are closing because their meat is far better than that sold by the other two farm shops.
Quite true. (Not the meat comparison though, that’s subjective.) The fact they are closing thus points to the fact that people cannot afford decent quality food. Telling though, as farm shops have been mainly a middle income patronage.
The shop is closing because of competition for customers. Other farm shops provide a better offering because they have nice restaurants. Harvey Brown’s car parks are full at the weekend, so people can certainly afford to dine and shop there. Panic over.
I dropped in there for some local, in season asparagus last year. Thought it would be good value as it is grown just down the road. £5 a bundle ! Next time, I bought fresh English asparugus, just as nice and maybe even from the Island at the supermarket for £2. I don’t mind paying a reasonable premium for local produce / economy, but 2.5 times??
Does anyone remember Saunders’ The Butchers, in Cross Street, Ryde?
I often visited the shop with Mum, where I’d watch the men carving meat from a carcass.
I remember their pies, too – very peppery.
You can’t beat pointless nostalgia. Can you still smell the dead carcass? Those were the days…
No. I don’t remember this at all.
Their steak mince pies, shortcrust or flaky, were absolutely delicious !!
No, but I remember Sweeney Todd’s carvery
Major over pricing on everyday items that you can get from other local butchers for the exact same product. 100% greed.