June 2023 by Google user
Feel very cross about recent concerns I've heard first hand about treatment of volunteers.\\nDespite raising concerns in locality now need to raise concerns to head office and charity commissioner.\\nIt's time to really consider how we look at protecting volunteers to ensure their needs are met in the same way paid staff get rights. The demographic of people who work in charity shops is often those with additional needs but those needs are not met because there is such little understanding . Too often filling the roles of paid staff without any contract or terms set out for them , whilst CEOS and senior management earn mega bucks £200,000-£300,000. If you are reading this and want to raise concern about any volunteer in any charity shop , Charity commissioner is the way forward , address details found online. I am also writing to the government with a collection of evidence I have to show that there is a significant problem and charities need to be held accountable when things go wrong.\\nI'm very much about people with additional needs being appropriately supported to volunteer ( having worked directly leading projects for those vulnerable including piloting supported volunteering programmes but sadly don't feel this is currently happening and leaves those most vulnerable wide open to neglect of care.
October 2022 by Amy Catherine Wetton
Thank you to the kind staff who were helpful when I popped into the shop today. I bought two lamps, a coat and a book. The male member of staff took the time to discuss the electrical wires on the lamps to ensure I was buying the items with the awareness of the missing plugs. Thank you
February 2022 by Sally Abbott
Variety good quality second hand goods and clothing. Some times the prices seem a little expensive for second hand.
September 2021 by Daisy Johns
Usually this shop is great for bargains & the staff are usually nice, but I popped in before my shift today & the staff were nattering on about teapots & society before making comments about me having my skateboard in the shop; for context, it slipped from my hand & knocked some tin cups, nothing was broken. I feel upset by this as I have been a key worker in health care throughout the pandemic, using my board to get between shifts.. I feel like their comments were completely unnecessary, as had I left it outside it would have been stolen. I have bought plenty of great items from here, it's a shame the staff are so petty & mean.
