This project will provide a new village shop as a means for offering additional facilities to the rurally isolated village of Somersham, Ipswich, and four other smaller surrounding villages. It will generate revenue that will be used to improve other local amenities. The shop will also provide a social centre for the village, an outreach delivery service for older local residents, job placement and life skills training, an outlet to sell local produce and for cottage industries to retail their crafts.