MORE than £11,000 of Community Shares have been sold to raise cash to open a new village shop in East Morton.

The volunteer steering group overseeing plans to convert the former village toilets has now announced its first annual general meeting.

The volunteers hope to fill a number of roles including a secretary for monthly meetings, an administrator for record-keeping, and someone with social media and website skills.

A spokesman said: “The meeting will be open to everyone and will be an opportunity to discuss future plans. The views of all shareholders will be considered as they will each have a vote in the important decisions to be taken.

“Although the £11,000 is a little short of the target, it is a significant amount and the Steering Group hope to add to this with funding applications that are in the pipeline.”

The meeting will be at Morton Institute on April 4 at 7.30pm. Anyone interested in joining the project should email eastmortonshop@outlook.com.