12 July 2004

The remarkable success of St Giles Hospice’s charity shops continues, with the announcement that the group has achieved another record-breaking year’s fundraising.

Thanks to the support of local people, the group – which during the financial year comprised twelve high street shops, two warehouses, and a small shop for patients and visitors at the hospice - raised £607,000 over the last twelve months.

It’s the nineteenth consecutive year the group has recorded a record profit, and this year’s figure is a significant improvement on the previous year’s total of £585,000.

St Giles Hospice Shops General Manager Lynwen Truesdale said: “Once again we are celebrating an outstanding fundraising success.

“Our grateful thanks go to the general public, who represent both our suppliers and our customers, as well as our team of dedicated volunteers and staff.

“All the proceeds from the network of shops and warehouses go to support the care St Giles provides for local people living with cancer and other serious illnesses.”

St Giles Hospice now has thirteen high street shops across the region – the charity’s new specialist bookshop at 284a Lichfield Road, Mere Green, opened earlier this month (July).

They are located as follows:

ALDRIDGE 35 The Square Tel: 01922 744319
BURTON UPON TRENT 192 Station Street Tel: 01283 516218
CANNOCK 2 Wolverhampton Road Tel: 01543 574727
LICHFIELD 17 Tamworth Street Tel: 01543 262996
RUGELEY 4 Upper Brook Street Tel: 01889 576816
SUTTON COLDFIELD 406 Birmingham Road Tel: 0121 384 7533
Wylde Green
39 Walmley Road Tel: 0121 250 2504
Walmley
300 Lichfield Road Tel: 0121 323 4645
Mere Green
284a Lichfield Road Tel: 0121 308 0006
Mere Green (bookshop)
28 Boldmere Road Tel: 0121 354 9748
Boldmere
SWADLINCOTE 8 Midland Road Tel: 01283 551591
TAMWORTH 7 Little Church Lane Tel: 01827 66077
WALSALL 40 Freer Street Tel: 01922 720922


The warehouses – one accepting donations of goods, and the other selling items of donated furniture – are located at the Birchbrook Industrial Park in Shenstone, and can be contacted by calling 01543 483268.

St Giles Hospice Shops play a vital role in funding the care offered by the hospice, a registered charity based near Lichfield.

The thirteen shops are located in major towns throughout the hospice's patient catchment area, which ranges from Ashby de la Zouch and Atherstone in the east, to Cannock and Walsall in the west – and from Burton and Uttoxeter in the north, to Sutton Coldfield and Coleshill in the south.

In addition, a clothing warehouse for donations and a furniture warehouse offering a wide range of high-quality furniture at value-for-money prices, are based in Shenstone, near Lichfield. A selection of furniture is also available at the Cannock and Wylde Green shops.

Every penny of the proceeds raised is desperately needed by St Giles. The charity spends over £4million caring for local people living with cancer and other serious illnesses, as well as providing support for their families and carers, and relies heavily on the support of local people to enable its valuable work to continue.