The petrol station is threatened with closure due to the sad passing of Mark, and Barbara's impending retirement. The business case for a commercial purchase is very weak and we are likely to end up with no fuel within 24 miles (and more for the isolated parts of our district). If people are forced to travel out of the area for fuel, they will tend to do all their shopping on the same trip, affecting other local shops and businesses . Carbon emissions will increase as people are forced to travel at least 48 miles round trip for fuel, over single-track and mountain roads. Even running garden tools will become problematic, and our local Lifeboat, Coastguard and Fire Service will have problems with adequate supply.

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TDDT has spent a great deal of time building the case for a community buy-out to ensure that there is a supply of fuel available in the area. We are very grateful for the large number of residents that took time to complete the survey on the petrol station and you can view the results of the feasibility study by clicking the link to the left. We have submitted two large funding applications that will allow the community purchase to proceed to the next stage, and other funding will be available for the installation of car charging points once we have bought the station. However, the buy-out still needs a lot of support from local people to be able to go ahead. We will shortly be launching a fundraising effort that will provide finance for the purchase and act to reassure our other funders that the community is strongly in support of the buy-out. In the meantime, enjoy the feasibility study, learn about the many benefits that community ownership could bring and stay tuned for the upcoming  fundraising appeal.