When the Welsh Assembly introduced the 5p Carrier Bag surcharge on 1st October 2011, Tuffin's announced that proceeds from the sale of Carrier Bags in it's Welsh stores up to the end of December 2011 would go to the charity 'Hope House'. The monies have been counted and we were delighted to be ...

Hope House Carrier Bag monies (23/01/2012)

Winner numbers one and two collect their prize hamper. This year Tuffins are donating three luxury Hampers for prize draws held in conjunction with  'The County Times' newspaper. Over three consecutive weeks leading up to Christmas the newspaper has printed the entry form to the free Prize ...

Hamper 2011 (19/12/2011)

MP helps present Harry Tuffins funday monies: Representatives from across a broad spectrum of local community organizations and groups gathered at our Churchstoke store on Friday 2nd December to receive their share of donations, presented by Glyn Davies MP, from the £40,000 raised at our ...

Funday 2011 Presentations (12/12/2011)

New surcharge from single use carrier bags across our Welsh stores goes to Hope House and also sees 80% reduction in usage. The introduction by the Welsh Government of a 5p surcharge on single-use carrier bags has gone reasonably smoothly across our Welsh stores and has seen an 80% reduction in ...

Carrier Bag Donations (16/10/2011)

Saturday 22nd October is a date for your diaries. (photo shows Roger Parry & Roy Delves). Mid Wales and South Shropshire Collective Machinery Sale will Be held on the site of our Churchstoke Store on Saturday 22nd October 2011.  The sale is being organized and run by Roger Parry & ...

Farm Sale October 2011 (29/09/2011)

Harry Tuffins have donated £1,200 recently to three different local charities and good causes, each receiving £400.  The first to receive a donation was Norbury Parochial Church Council, which will use the funds to repair the church porch. Holy Trinity Church Lydham received ...

Making a difference - September 2011 (15/09/2011)

Fancy visiting our new Car Boot on the site of Tuffins Lydney Car Park each Sunday? Come along and visit Tuffins Lydney Car boot sale on Sunday.  The venue is growing in popularity week by week. Do you know where Tuffins is in Lydney? We have taken over the old Somerfield store behind the ...

Lydney Car Boot (25/08/2011)

The rain stayed at bay and visitors flocked to make this year's annual charity funday at Tuffins country park, a record smashing year, raising an incredible amount in excess of £40K with all proceeds going to local good causes. Tricia Morris, Secretary for Middle Marches Lions Club ...

Funday 2011 review (15/08/2011)

Only a few days to the Funday extravaganza at Churchstoke on 7th August. Come to the all day party and see the FunBuster gang work their magic tricks and stunts. Working Steam Engines, vintage cars and tractors, a FunFair, Paintballing, Model Aircraft, Birds of Prey and much much more. Where ...

Funday 2011 (14/07/2011)

Scott May’s Daredevil Stunt Show is Europe‘s largest, independent, touring stunt show. Come and see them at Tuffins Churchstoke on Thursday 7th July.Gates open at 6pm, show starts at 7:30pm. Scott’s stunt team demonstrate incredible skill and precision throughout a show that is ...

Daredevil Stunt Show (27/06/2011)

Do you have any Vintage Exhibits for Funday? Download your entry form today. Deadline:  Return form by 30th June to make the programme! Calling all vintage exhibitors-bikes, traction engines, cars, tractors etc, if you want to exhibit at our Funday on the 7th August, please click here to ...

Funday 2011 entries (15/06/2011)

Finalists in The Grocer Gold Awards 2011. Celebrations here as Tuffins have been selected as finalists in the category of Independent Retail Chain of the year at this year's The Grocer Gold Awards 2011 to be held at the Guildhall London on Wednesday 15th June. Recognising the best of the best ...

Grocer Gold Awards (11/05/2011)

It's that time again, Funday Presentations handed out to local groups at our stores. Representatives from across a broad spectrum of local community organizations gathered at Tuffins supermarkets in Churchstoke, Ludlow, Knighton, Craven Arms and Cleobury Mortimer, to receive donations from the ...

Funday 2010 cheque presentation (10/03/2011)

Making A Difference Locally February 2011 update. Photo shows Ludlow Manager Ed Prosser (second from the left) presenting the cheque to 'The Friends of Four Rivers Nursing Home'. In February, Harry Tuffins donated a total of £1250.00 to a number of charities and good causes in our local ...

MADL February 2011 (01/03/2011)

Sunday Market goes under cover. Photo shows regular Market Trader Daz (centre) with his under cover pitch. Shoppers at our Mid Wales Sunday Market in Churchstoke on the Powys/Shropshire border are in for a treat as work is completed this week on an additional 35,000 sq ft extension making a ...

Extra Cover for Sunday Market (29/11/2010)

Staff in Knighton store went dotty on Friday 19th November, and in the process raised £303.83 for Children in Need 2010. Organised by Vicky in the office, the theme was yellow and/or spotty and everyone joined in. A very big thank you to everyone who took the time to dress up and ...

Knighton Children in Need 2010 (26/11/2010)

We are pleased to announce our Ludlow Store's extended opening times are as follows,  with immediate effect: Monday to Saturday 7am until 11pm, Sunday 8am to 10pm. Ludlow Store Manager Ed Prosser commented "these extended hours give our customers more flexibility and choice, and will ...

Ludlow extended hours (12/11/2010)

Some excellent news this week, both our Knighton and Churchstoke stores have been named in the top 100 Independent shops in the UK as judged by the Independent Achievers Academy. Mark Williams, General Manager, said "we are absolutely delighted and honoured to be listed in the top 100 ...

IAA Top 100 2010 (23/09/2010)

Congratulations to staff in and around our Craven Arms store for raising a magnificent £759 for Severnside school for special needs children; and winning their match against Ludlow Tesco store 4:1. The players themselves raised £110 just by paying to take part and this sum was matched ...

Tuffins Terriers vs Tesco (16/09/2010)

Superb weather brought in record visitors and exhibitors to the annual funday last Sunday at Tuffins Country Park, Churchstoke on the Powys-Shropshire border, smashing last year's record and raising an incredible amount in excess of £36K.  This year's event saw both established and new ...

Funday 2010 review (11/08/2010)

We are delighted to announce that we are now able to offer National Lottery and Scratchcards at our Bishop's Castle store. Open 7am until 8pm Monday to Saturday and 8am to 6pm on a Sunday, call in, fill up and play; you never know 'it might be you'!

Bishops Castle Lottery (04/08/2010)

It's all change at our Cleobury store as Graham Bullock, on the right in the photograph, says goodbye to staff and customers and introduces the new manager, Rob Fumagalli. Graham Bullock was this week introducing his replacement Rob Fumagalli to the team and also saying a fond goodbye to regular ...

New Manager for Cleobury (07/07/2010)

Making a difference locally fund benefits established Burwarton Show. A cheque for £600 was presented this week to Burwarton Show, as a donation from ourselves via 'Making a Difference Locally'. In addition to the presentation, representatives from the committee of Burwarton show were given ...

Burwarton Show (23/06/2010)

Welcome to the latest addition to our Churchstoke Country Park, Fallow Deer fawn Ruby Lou, born on the 16th June. Now a familiar sight in Britain, Fallow Deer are usually thought to have been introduced by the Normans, but recent archaeological discoveries at Fishbourne Roman Palace seem to ...

Ruby Lou (21/06/2010)

40 years celebrated at Churchstoke Post Office.

(Photograph shows Mr Roy Delves with Mr Bob Gwilliam, who manages the Post Office on a day-to-day basis, and Mrs Mary Herbert who works part time behind the counter). There were celebrations at ...

Forty Years On (07/06/2010)

Students of the University of Gloucestershire are one step closer towards putting a kitchen in a new school in Uganda, by raising a superb £145 last week, just by getting their hands wet and soapy and washing cars outside Tuffins supermarket in Lydney. Rhian Thompson, organizer of the ...

Charity Car Wash (19/05/2010)

Annual Green Awards 2010.

Churchstoke Recycling (06/05/2010)

Montgomeryshire Emergency Doctors (MEDs) benefit from Funday.

MEDs benefit from Funday (29/04/2010)

With the help of Ludlow Town Football club and the Plough Inn at Wistanstow, our Craven Arms store managed to raise a superb £618 in aid of Sports Relief last week; and they had a great time! Ludlow Town FC gave their ground up for the evening free of charge to enable the two teams, the ...

Tuffins do Sports Relief (14/04/2010)

We have recently promoted one of our store managers, Neil Eldridge to the the post of Area Manager, overseeing and supporting all Tuffins stores and directly assisting the senior management team at Headquarters in Churchstoke, Powys. Neil's 34 years extensive knowledge of the retail sector ...

Promotion from within (06/04/2010)

We were delighted this week to present a cheque at Churchstoke for £4000 to Hope House from the Monies made at Funday 2009. Hope House Children’s Hospices in Oswestry and Ty Gobaith in Conwy rely almost entirely upon donations and on individuals who fundraise on their behalf. This ...

Cheque Award to Hope House (27/03/2010)

This week we celebrated in style by distributing funds raised at our 2009 award winning charity funday to local community groups and charities.  Representatives from various community organizations gathered at Tuffins in Churchstoke, Ludlow, Knighton, Craven Arms and Cleobury Mortimer this ...

Cheque Awards from Funday 2009 (20/03/2010)

Congratulations to Churchstoke Forecourt for winning Texaco’s mystery shop programmme. The Programme awarded 100 per cent on a recent on the spot visit to Churchstoke, making it full marks for the past three visits. We now rank top out of 882 forecourts in England and Wales Martin ...

Texaco Mystery Shopper (10/03/2010)

Congratulations to our two newest stores, Lydney and Coleford, both open this month. Lydney store opened on Wednesday 10th February at 9am with Coleford following one week later on Wednesday 17th February. Councillor Terry Glastonbury, Mayor of Lydney, and Ann Boulton the longest serving ...

New Stores Open (17/02/2010)

We are very excited to announce two new stores for 2010; Lydney & Coleford. Both are currently trading as Somerfield stores and will continue to do so until we take over in early February. MD Mr Paul Delves, Operations Director Mr Richard Whittall and General Manager Mr Mark Williams were ...

New Stores (24/11/2009)

Friday 30th october was 'Wear it Pink 2009' day and staff in all our stores, including the 'not-naturally-drawn-to-wearing-pink' Warehouse staff joined in. They paid £2 each for the privilege of 'pinking it up', with all funds collected going to the Breast Cancer Campaign. See pictures ...

Wear it Pink 2009 (02/11/2009)

Our Ludlow store is celebrating the scooping of two top prizes at the 2009 Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards. Tuffin’s at

Forecourt Trader Awards (07/10/2009)

Our Churchstoke store hosted the Heart of Wales Road run for vintage lorries on Saturday 12th September. Now in its 11th year, this annual event is a fun run for vintage lorries with over 40 taking part this time. This year's itinerary saw them depart from Caterpillar Tractors at Shrewsbury, ...

Heart of Wales Road Run (12/09/2009)

Grants totalling over £11,000 have so far been awarded to local charities and organisations by Harry Tuffins and NISA from the 'Making A Difference - Locally' fund. Set up by NISA for the express ...

MADL update Aug 2009 (28/08/2009)

Our joint Chairman, Mr Roy Delves is presented  with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the national Convenience Retail Awards which were held at the Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel, London on 19th March 2009. Photograph shows (from left to right) Beth Phillips from 'The Grocer' magazine, ...

Roy's Lifetime Achievement Award (24/03/2009)

Receipts from our best-ever Funday totalled an amazing £30,000 which we are now distributing amongst local charities and good causes. So far over 2/3rds has been allocated. Cheque presentations took place in our Cleobury Mortimer, Knighton, Ludlow and Craven Arms stores on Friday ...

Funday Cheque Presentations (14/01/2009)