Pick up a recycled bicycle or vacuum cleaner at the charity shop, what a good idea. Repairing and restoring bicycles and vacuums so they avoid landfill, and have a new life, better still they are available at very good prices through participating charity shops. Recycle Your Cycle (www.recycleyourcycle.org.uk), is a social enterprise… Read more »
Exciting times at Severn Hospice, with the opening of their first Superstore in Becalls Lane, Shrewsbury, which has been a tremendous success with more than £ 60 thousand raised since opening. The store is packed with all manner of interesting stock including furniture and other home interior goods, and the ample parking makes it very… Read more »
A recent upholstery course has been a big success for companions at Emmaus Mossley. There were several pieces of furniture being re-upholstered and given a new life, which has elevated them into very stylish items which are now for sale at the Superstore. Apart from gaining practical skills, companions have been able to produce… Read more »
Have you visited the Shakespeare Hospice Furniture & Home Store at Fosseway Business Park, opened in March 2018 the store has proved to be a great success. Fosseway Business Park was a good choice for this store, with other interesting occupants doing all kinds of house, home and garden products, plus antiques and… Read more »
St Leonard’s Hospice recently opened a new charity store in the Layerthorpe district, North East of York City, this area is more industrial and so an ideal place for a Furniture & Home store. 60 Layerthorpe, York, YO31 7YW, 01904 629565 On the 15th August, we opened a brand new shop just outside the city… Read more »
More than 700 charity shops across the UK have signed to the “ Dress To Impress “ initiative from Debut Careers, with advice and support from The BBC’s Fashion Expert, Amber Butchart . New charity shop initiative aims to support more job seekers into the workplace Leading charity shops across the UK have… Read more »
Success for St Oswald’s up-cycling initiative in-store and now an online – Etsy shop featuring an eclectic mix of very individual up-cycled pieces, ideal for the home and as a gift with a difference. Plus up-cycling workshops www.restyledbystoswalds.etsy.com ——————————————————————————————————— North East charity’s innovative up-cycling shop goes digital Re-styled by St Oswald’s – an… Read more »
A marvelous example of how supporting the nation’s charities via their charity shops, events or any kind of support enables great things to happen, like this investment in cancer research in Wales. A collaboration funded by Cancer Research Wales, and supported by several Welsh universities and NHS organisations, for the benefit of cancer treatments in… Read more »
An innovative and practical new service from Beacon Centre for the Blind “ Fab Lab “ a state of the art digital and design workshop specifically tailored to the visually-impaired. ————————————————————————————————————————- Sight Loss Charity Opens Fab Lab Beacon Centre for the Blind, a major sight loss charity based in the West Midlands,… Read more »
. Bruntsfield is a village-style suburb approx one mile southwest of the city centre and is a vibrant and lively hub with many great eateries and independent shops, and the new CHSS boutique store fits in perfectly. 131 Brunstfield Place, Edinburgh, EH10 4EB, Tel 0131 220 9088 . – #Brunstfield… Read more »