The Sheffield Cats Shelter has opened its latest charity store on Crookes Road to assist extra cats and kittens in want throughout the town.
The store was formally unveiled with a ribbon chopping on Thursday twenty second February at midday by the charity’s patron, former Dancing On Ice star and Sheffield-born cat lover Frankie Seaman.
Sarah Smith, Charity Manager for The Sheffield Cats Shelter mentioned: “As a small, however old, charity we obtain no funding from the federal government, so we’re fully reliant on the generosity of cat lovers throughout Sheffield and past.
“Our two retailers at Hillsborough and Ecclesall Road are a serious supply of revenue for us, so we’re delighted to be opening a 3rd Sheffield Cats Shelter charity store in Broomhill!’’
In recent years, Sheffield has seen a pointy rise within the variety of folks trying to rehome their felines, in addition to a rise within the variety of them being deserted.
Every pound raised from fundraisers, legacies and charity retailers goes instantly towards serving to cats and kittens within the native shelter.
Rachael Hobbs, Area Manager for Sheffield Cats Shelter mentioned: ‘’So with the three retailers, they’re all going to fund the shelter to run as it’s, all of the medical payments, all of the feeding, the entire employees, staff and so forth.
“And then clearly every other revenue we get from earnings after that will probably be to assist us get greater premises.’’
The Sheffield Cats Shelter has seen new volunteers signal as much as assist in the brand new store, in addition to extra acquainted faces comparable to those that labored on the website when it was Save the Children.
Also in attendance yesterday was native Instagram influencer, Faye Wagstaffe, higher generally known as Charity Shop Gal to her followers.
She mentioned: ‘’So my Instagram web page is all about highlighting and selling sustainable style and likewise shopping for from Charity Shops.
“I’m from Sheffield and the Sheffield Cats Shelter is only a implausible charity that I help and I frequently purchase issues from their Ecclesall Road department which is only a good charity store anyway.’’
The charity store is positioned at 7 Crookes Road, Broomhill S10 5BA, and is presently open Monday-Thursday from 10 am-2 pm to drop off any donations.
