11th October 2004

Bargain-hunters can enjoy even bigger discounts at St Giles Hospice’s charity shop in Walsall.

The shop, at 40 Freer Street, is now a discount store, with a wide range of high-quality donated clothing and items for the home for sale at hugely reduced prices.

And happy shoppers will not only feel pleased they have bagged a bargain - all the proceeds from their purchases go to support the hospice’s work caring for local people living with cancer and other serious illnesses.

Lynwen Truesdale, General Manager of St Giles Hospice Shops, said: “All our thirteen charity shops have earned a reputation for offering an excellent range of items at keen prices.

“The Walsall shop now offers even better value for money – the items on sale are exactly the same high quality found in our other twelve charity shops, but the prices are considerably lower.

“I would urge anyone searching for a true bargain to pay the Walsall shop a visit.

“Every penny raised through the sale of goods enables us to continue to support the hospice’s valuable work in the community.”

The St Giles Hospice Walsall discount charity shop stocks a wide selection of mens and ladies clothing, shoes and accessories, linen and bedding, and bric-a-brac.

Donations of high-quality unwanted clothing and items for the home which can be sold are always welcomed.

The Walsall shop is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am to 4.15pm, and volunteers and staff can be contacted by telephoning 01922 720922.

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

The thirteen shops - including a dedicated book shop - are based 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 small selection of furniture is also available at the Cannock and Wylde Green shops.

Donations of high-quality clothing and items for the home are always welcome at the shops and warehouses.

Last year the hospice shops raised a total of £607,000 - and every penny is desperately needed by St Giles. The charity spends over £4million caring for local people 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.