The Brightwell Shop – a great success!

Time has been flying by as usual and it has now been 8 months since we launched our new shop area at The Centre! It has been a great success, with members getting some great bargains and unique finds whilst helping to raise funds to support the Charity’s work. Thank you for all your donations, we have had some really lovely bits to sell.

We are often asked by people what sort of items we would be happy to receive for the shop, so we thought it would be a good time to set out what items would be helpful to us:

We are very happy to receive donations of items that are in clean, unsoiled, and in sellable condition, such as:

• Clothing

• Shoes

• Handbags, purses, or wallets

• Jewellery

• Homeware/decorative items (not kitchenware)

• Books

• Games and puzzles (that are complete and in good order)

We are also very happy to receive donations of unopened gift sets, boxed chocolates or biscuits, or unopened alcohol that can be used for raffle prizes.

Things we are unable to accept:

• Furniture items

• Electrical items (anything with a plug)

• Mobility aids or custom-made mobility items

• Used or opened health or beauty products

• DVDs, Blu-Rays, CDs

Please take these sorts of items to alternative charity shops or for recycling.

Please use the Recycling Bin in the car park area for clothes and shoes that are not suitable to sell in the shop, we will receive money for these items that are sold by weight.

If you are unsure about whether an item is suitable for donation, please check with Reception or staff in the office and we would be happy to help.

We would like to thank Janet and Valerie for all their help in sorting, pricing and displaying these donated items – the Shop area always looks great!

Thank you to everyone who has donated items and purchased from the shop. All proceeds from every item sold go back to the Charity and we are very grateful for your continued support!

Happy shopping!