Wellington charity shops want your help
NEEDY charity shops are appealing for support from residents across Wellington .
Most shops rely on donations, whether that be cash or goods, to keep them afloat.
Volunteers give their time for free; locals give their belongings for free, and the cash raised through sales helps disadvantaged people across Somerset and the UK.
The County Gazette visited some of the stores and caught up with the people who work there.
Pauline Treble, manager at Sue Ryder Care on Fore Street, said: “We are always looking for donations. At the moment ladies clothes and furniture would be fantastic but we'll take anything.
“We have a brand new guitar in store at the moment which we're raffling off.
“Our money funds five hospices throughout the country and also neurological care and we're always looking for volunteers if anybody has a spare hour or two.”
Sally Gosney is the paid manager at St Margaret's Somerset Hospice Wellington. She said: “It's a great community spirit here. Local people are buying things locally to treat local people, and all the money goes in to the hospice.
“The downturn in economy has helped us in a strange way because people are accepting that they can't always afford to buy new. We've had a lot of takings and the money is staying in the county.”
Manager at Oxfam's Wellington store, Janet Govier, says it's a positive time for the charity.
“Things are good, we've been really lucky with donations,” she said.
“Despite being at the very end of South Street, people still take the time to come up and see us which is great. We also have an online shop now too.”
The RSPCA's Wellington branch has been the charity's top store in the South-West for the past five months.
Belinda Owen has been there for 13 years.
She said: “The donations and takings are great. People bring us good things and they recognise that.
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