IT WAS a special week for community stalwart Jo Evans as she received her British Empire Medal and opened a new charity shop in Rotherfield.On Friday she was on hand to cut the ribbon at the new Rotherfield St Martin charity shop in Church Road, which will raise funds for elderly people.Mrs Evans said the shop has been extremely busy since it opened and thanked people for their generosity.She said: "We had been thinking about the possibility of opening up a shop for a while."The shop...
