4th May 2004

St Giles Hospice volunteers turned catwalk models for the day to launch the charity’s new spring fashion collection.

The ladies, who all volunteer in the charity’s shops every week, modelled just a small selection of the high-quality donated items on sale.

A wide range of men’s and ladies’ seasonal clothing - perfect the warmer days ahead - is now available at value-for-money prices at the network of twelve charity shops across the region

And happy shoppers won’t only be feeling pleased with their new attire, as all the proceeds from the items they buy 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: “We have some superb clothing in this season’s fashion collection and I’d encourage everyone to come in and snap up a spring bargain.

This is a very popular time for our shops and, as always, we are also extremely grateful to receive donations of high-quality unwanted clothing and goods which we can sell.”

The newly-launched range of spring fashions can be found at the following St Giles Hospice Shops:

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, Wylde Green - 406 Birmingham Road,Tel: 0121 384 7533

SUTTON COLDFIELD, Walmley - 39 Walmley Road Tel: 0121 250 2504

SUTTON COLDFIELD, Mere Green - 300 Lichfield Road Tel: 0121 323 4645

SUTTON COLDFIELD, Boldmere - 28 Boldmere Road Tel: 0121 354 9748

SWADLINCOTE, 8 Midland Road, Tel: 01283 551591

TAMWORTH, 7 Little Church Lane, Tel: 01827 66077

WALSALL, 40 Freer Street, Tel: 01922 720922

All proceeds from the shops go to support the work of St Giles Hospice, a registered charity offering high-quality medical and nursing care for people living with cancer and other serious illnesses, as well as providing support for their families and carers.

Patients come from across the hospice’s 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.

Care is offered either at the hospice in Whittington, near Lichfield, or in patients’ own homes across the region, where community nurses have made 7,000 visits over the past twelve months.

The range of high-quality, specialist services are expensive to provide, and the hospice relies heavily on donations and fundraising – of which the network of hospice shops is an important element. Last year, the shops and warehouses raised a record £586,000 to support the hospice’s care.