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 St Giles Hospice Shops have once again raised more than half a million pounds to support the charity’s vital work in the local community.
In the last financial year which ended in March, the network of 14 hospice shops, the St Giles ebay site and two warehouses have proved hugely popular with the public, generating a total income of £525,000 for the charity.
This marks an increase of £15,000 on last year, with all the extra money raised being used to fund the high-quality care for local people with cancer and other serious illnesses.
Lynwen Truesdale, St Giles Hospice Shops General Manager, said: “We want to say a huge thank you to everyone – donors, customers, volunteers and staff – for all their support in helping us to raise such a fabulous total.
“Some of our shops have undergone refurbishments and this has revitalised interest, both in terms of drawing shoppers through the doors and in encouraging people to donate high-quality clothing and household items which we can sell.
“While it’s a tremendous achievement, St Giles still can’t care for everyone who needs its help. The hospice needs the continued support of the local community as much as ever.“
The group comprises 12 high street shops, two specialist bookshops, two warehouses, a small shop at the hospice and an internet trading site on ebay, accessed by visiting www.stgileshospice.com/shops.
The fourteen 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.
St Giles Hospice is one of the best-known and most respected charities in the region, offering high-quality nursing and medical care for people with cancer and other serious illness, as well as providing support for their families and carers.
Care is offered at the hospice's facilities in Sutton Coldfield and Whittington between Lichfield and Tamworth, or in patients' own homes across the region.
St Giles spends over £5million every year providing its specialist services. With just a third of this funded by the Government, the registered charity relies heavily on donations and fundraising.
Items can be donated at any of the hospice shops across the region, the details of which are as follows:
ATHERSTONE
111 Long Street (bookshop)
Tel: 01827 721613
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. A selection of furniture is also available at the Cannock and Wylde Green shops.
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