Sylvania Community Stores And Cafe

Come to the shop for a coffee,chat and cake. You can buy all your needs,wants such as bread,papers,post office comes once a week. Also you can can volunteer. Pete organises an International friendship society and you can meet many people,bake and make for an event. They sell homemade sandwiches,coffees and teas to have inside or takeaway. Various groups meet up as well. They are looking for people who have receipes to go into a community cook book,pop in to shop just leave details. Come and volunteer if you can Next event is on 19th November at 11am The friendship group is looking for more people to join or volunteer at the shop as well Monday is choir night if you want to join Wednesday is board games night Looking for donations in hampers if anyone would like to donate all appreciated 21 October is an Autumn fair on between 11 and 3pm please come along.

What a special place to discover! Such a warm, community feel. I don't live in the area, but i felt incredibly welcome with my toddler and the place is set up to support small children - soft play, toys, books, (and the responsibility to tidy up after yourself, which is always great to teach kids!) emergency nappies, wipes, bags and a potty. I will definitely be supporting this place again.

This is a community owned and operated corner shop and café in Pennsylvania, Exter. It’s pretty great. For Pennsylvania residents it’s fantastic to have a convenient place in walking distance to pick up that missing ingredient or chocolate bar at 4pm without having to drive a mile to the supermarket. The café is a fab place to meet a friend, bring your laptop for a change of work-from-home scenery, or have the kids play in the £1-per-child playroom. Some lunch options coming on the menu now too. The whole thing runs on community spirit basis - most of the staff are community volunteers. There’s a weekly cycle of meeting of groups of various types and occasional events with music and exciting food. Overall this is a whole bunch times better for the neighbourhood than a for-profit chain store (or a vacant premises, which is what this used to be). They’ve started doing waffles and ice creams to which is pretty great 😋

This isn't just a shop, it's the hub of the community in the Pennsylvania area of Exeter. The café has seating both indoors and out. There's a library and children's indoor play area too. It's even a music venue with a full PRS License, you will be able to see free concerts at one of the party events that the shop has throughout the year. Need some company? There's activities like a Salsa Dance Class and Art. Plus 'get togethers' for parents with young children. It's the home of the wonderful 'International Friendship Group' too, that does fantastic work spreading peaceful vibes throughout the community. As a shop you can get most things you need. There was no skimmed milk, so I now have a regular order for 3 pints, twice a week - awesome! Fresh homegrown vegetables, fruit and herbs are available for either reasonable prices ...or...FREE! (Donations are appreciated). There is even a full-on Post Office in the shop every Thursday afternoon, which is just fantastic. Please come and visit next time you are in the area. The Sylvania Community Stores & Café is a non profit making project, for the community and owned by the community. If you have any spare time the shop is always looking for volunteers too. If you can do anything to help, they would love to hear from you. All in all, it's just a wonderful place.

I love it here! It's so convenient to be able to just pop in for any essentials I need. The café has a really friendly atmosphere and the cakes, biscuits and coffees are delicious! The volunteers/staff are always super welcoming and helpful and I love coming here! Would definitely recommend and I bring all my friends and family here whenever they visit.

friendly atmosphere and really feels like a community shop. The cafe in the store provide drinks, pastries and cakes. Perfect for a lunch in a sunny day, or just a day in a cafe to know the neighbors. There are special events like fund raising, international lunch. They accept volunteers to help in the shop and cafe. It's an interesting way to get to know the neighbors.