With our staff, volunteers and customers at the forefront of our plans, we are taking every precaution to ensure that our shops comply with the required COVID measures. Prior to lockdown our Retail team worked hard to deep clean all areas of our shops and we now have a small group of staff working equally as hard to prepare each of the shops in readiness for their re-opening.
Whilst the Retail sector is beginning to re-open their shops this week, we have taken the decision to re-open some of our shops with effect from the first week in July, with others opening in a phased approach throughout the rest of that month. Not all of our shops are re-opened, please refer to the list of open shops below.
You may already be aware that we will be unable to receive donations in our shops for the foreseeable future and in order that we can continue to receive your pre-loved quality items, we are at present working hard to organise ‘donation stations’ around our area so that you will be able to continue to donate to the Charity.
We are grateful to our fantastic team of Retail Volunteers and can’t wait to invite them back into the shops when we have organised all COVID measures and it is safe for them to support us in their volunteering roles once again. We will be in touch with all volunteers in the next few weeks to provide a full update.
We kindly request masks are worn in our shops. Our shops are closed at lunchtime (1 – 1.30pm).
Thank you for your ongoing support and understanding to help us keep our shops a safe environment for staff, volunteers and customers.
Thursday 20 August 2020: Important Announcement about Donating Goods
We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of everyone who has donated to our Retail shops since re-opening in July. However, we are now inundated and need time to process the donations we have received. Therefore, we have to sadly close the van doors to any more donations until further notice. The Farlington warehouse will still uphold all appointments already made, but has no further appointments available until after 21 September. Thank you again for your ongoing understanding, patience and support.
By enabling us to claim Gift Aid on your donated items, we get an extra 25p for every £1 raised, generating vital extra income for us at no extra cost to you.
Please fill out a form when you take donations to Farlington. We can not process retail Gift Aid applications in our shops at the moment.
Terms and Conditions
To be eligible for the Gift Aid scheme, you must be a UK tax payer and have paid enough Income or Capital Gains tax to cover all of your donations. Please read our full Gift Aid Terms and Conditions.
PLEASE NOTE: The only shops currently open are:
Fareham .. Cosham Furniture .. Hayling Island .. Leigh Park .. Emsworth .. Bishops Waltham .. Cowplain .. Lee-on-Solent .. Petersfield Emporium .. Southsea Emporium (no 11) .. Stubbington .. Wickham
Further shops will be opened in a phased approach and we will update this list regularly.
To find out which of our shops is closest to you, please use our shop locator:
Whilst we are grateful for all donations, there are some items we cannot accept due to Health and Safety or legal reasons.
If you have read this list and you’re still not sure if your item will be accepted, please call your nearest shop who will advise you.
