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 22^nd 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.”