Nettleham updates

Updated: 9th October 2025
A food store and post office which shut following a major fire earlier this year is set to open its doors to the community again from 7am on Wednesday 22nd October.
The fire, which took place in April 2025, severely damaged the outlet in The Green in Nettleham as well as two neighbouring shops and a flat above the premises.
Substantial work has taken place on site to get the facilities ready to reopen, including extensive assessments of the level of damage, work to meet current building regulations and structural repairs to the ceilings and roof. To ensure environmental sustainability, contractors carefully recovered and restored equipment or fixtures that could be reused.
When the store opens, customers will see new-look signage inside and an extended food-to-go area, including a Red Bull fridge, Costa Express and Tango Ice Blast machines. More chilled products will be available and new ranges will include pick and mix and a selection of gifts from Lincolnshire Co-op’s Love Local range.
Lincolnshire Co-op’s Chief Operating Officer Steve Leach said the project had taken a mammoth effort from teams across the society, as well as from local contractors UDCS, Lindum, Eddisons and PC Coaches.
“When the fire happened, we pulled together a team of specialists from across our business with the shared aim of getting our valued services back open as soon as possible, but also to support the Nettleham community during the inevitable period of closure,” he said.
“We are at the heart of our local communities, and we knew that many of our customers in Nettleham would struggle without access to a nearby outlet for everyday essentials. Our community team worked with PC Coaches to provide a free shuttle bus to our services in a nearby village, and this was set up within a week of the fire.
"We also immediately started exploring the idea of a pop-up shop too. This took a huge amount of work from our operational and support teams and we were delighted that we were able to open just over a month after the incident.
“Those teams have continued to work together through lots of different challenges to get our food store and post office back open. I’m proud of all the colleagues who have been part of this journey.
“We know this has been disruptive for people in Nettleham and we’d like to thank the community for bearing with us. We look forward to welcoming our customers and members back into our store – we hope they enjoy the new look and what’s on offer.”

Pop-up shop
We have a pop-up shop in the car park of our Nettleham site to give local people access to everyday essentials. It is open from 8am until 8pm daily.
The pop-up shop will close the evening before our main food store and post office reopen on Wednesday 22nd October.
Shuttle bus
Alongside PC Coaches, we have run a free shuttle bus running to our Welton services during the store closure. The last day of this service will be Tuesday 21st October.
Double cashback
While the food store and post office have been shut, Nettleham members have been receiving double cashback* whenever they shop in any Lincolnshire Co-op food store. It’s our way of showing how much we appreciate the community's loyalty and support. Once the store is back open, the offer will come to an end on 31st October.
Tenants
Work will continue to take place on the two neighbouring shop units, and it’s hoped both local businesses will be back open later in October.
Flowers By Design florist and The Green Turkish Barber are currently trading from nearby units at 22 The Green in the village.
Further work on site
There will also be work taking place on the flat above the premises until the end of the year, so scaffolding will continue to be in place on site as well as restrictions in the store’s car park. Thank you for bearing with us.
Defibrillator
We have moved the defibrillator that was at the site to our pharmacy and it will be available during the pharmacy's opening hours. An alternative defibrillator can also be found at Nettleham Community Hub on East Street.
We will move the defibrillator back to the food store and post office once work has finished on the site later this year.
*Usual cashback exclusions apply. Double cashback is available while Nettleham Food Store is closed for refurbishment. We reserve to review, amend or remove this offer at any time without prior notice.