FARLEIGH Hospice has opened a new charity shop located in Writtle – its 12th shop across mid Essex.
To mark the special occasion, Deputy Mayor Cllr Paul Hutchinson joined Farleigh Hospice's Retail Manager Jonathon Stokes, Manager of the new shop Ali Perham Marchant, Assistant Manager Kate McCarthy and members of the Farleigh Hospice team to cut the red ribbon to declare the shop in Wellfield open. The shop will be open Monday to Saturdays, 9am to 4.30pm and will be run by 20 dedicated volunteers.
Jonathan Stokes said: "There has been a lot of local interest about this shop and real anticipation about its opening. In fact, I have fielded more enquiries from prospective volunteers for this shop than any of the others we have opened. The location has a real community feel about it, which makes a big difference and will hopefully contribute to the shop's future success."
Last year a total of 74,816 bags were donated to Farleigh Hospice's charity shops, which works out an average of more than 200 per day.