Hursley Community Shop and Post Office has been fully decorated with flags, bunting and balloons to mark the Coronation of King Charles III.

The shop, run by volunteers, is at heart of the village and it is ready to mark the Coronation. 

The director of Hursley Community Shop is David Killeen, who is also the postmaster for Hursley. 

Mr Killeen and his team of volunteers have put up red, white and blue decorations galore throughout the shop and Post Office and organised an eye-catching window display.
The postmaster, who received a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s 2021 Birthday Honours for his services to the community, wants to help create special Coronation memories.

Mr Killeen, who is chairman of Hursley Parish Council, has arranged for the 200 children to receive the new 50p coin featuring the King in a personalised presentation pouch with their name on. He wanted the youngsters to have a special memento.

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On the Coronation Day there will be a public screening of the occasion at All Saints Church Village Hub, accompanied by breakfast of sausage sandwiches, baguettes, tea and coffee.

The following day there will be a Party in the Park with people bringing a picnic lunch to the recreation ground and with games and entertainment.

There are eight new flower displays throughout Hursley, which will have a red, white and blue theme and the village’s streets will be adorned with bunting.

Mr Killeen said: “In Hursley we like to mark Royal occasions – there will be no shortage of bunting or Royal decorations here. We are looking forward to the Coronation.

“Hursley is very community-focussed. We have had a community-run shop here for a while. In 2018/19 we raised £100,000 to improve the shop and to take on the Post Office in 2020. We sold shares in the project. People have been very supportive as volunteers and customers and we have already been able to pay back half the money raised by the share scheme.”