It appears the cost of residing disaster and gentle climate is inflicting residents to carry again on freshening up their autumn wardrobes, leading to a determined plea for donations of undesirable garments, footwear and equipment to the Cats Protection store in Lumley Road.
There are nonetheless loads of bargains available, with well-liked manufacturers corresponding to Klass, Ben Sherman, Mango, Guess, Jacques Verts, Qui, Levi, French Connection, Vans and River Island to be discovered on the rails.
But presently there’s not sufficient inventory to maintain providing clients one thing new.
Shop supervisor Kerrie Mossop stated: “We appreciate times are hard but we’d really welcome donations of clean second-hand goods to help us to keep going.
” People must have unwanted gifts or clothes that are taking up valuable cupboard space which would really help us out.
“The revenue the shop generates is used to supply essential cat rehoming services.
“Without this support, we would have to turn away many unwanted cats.”
Sadly, many cats are nonetheless given up or deserted daily, putting a heavy burden on the charity’s companies. Cats Protection has round 5,000 cats in its care at anybody time throughout the nation, all being sorted till loving new properties are discovered.
As effectively as needing inventory, the store can also be issuing a plea for cat-lovers to affix its pleasant staff of volunteers, who’re important to the day-to-day working of the store.
Craig Smith has been volunteering on the store for 3 years. He stated: “I am a huge cat lover, and, having recently lost my wife and my cat, it has helped me with motivation, health problems and meeting new people. My experience of volunteering has done wonders for my mental health too.
“The volunteers and management have been amazing to work with.”
Shop opening hours are between 9am and 5pm. Anyone volunteering can name Kerrie or Wendy on 01754 767949 or electronic mail [email protected]
