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Staff, volunteers and customers at Children’s Hospice South West’s Brixham charity shop have been celebrating a successful first five years in the town.

The shop in Fore Street opened in February 2015 and has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds to support local children with life-limiting conditions and their families.

More than 26,000 bags of donated goods have been sorted, with 54,000 pre-loved items given a new lease of life. Volunteers have donated nearly 26,000 hours to support the shop.

The shop, which also has its own vintage and retro area downstairs, is so well supported by people

Children’s Hospice South West will be opening the charity's newest shop in Exmouth at 11am on April 9.

The town centre shop, based at 35 The Parade, next door to Iceland, will offer a range of goods, including women’s, men’s and children’s clothing and accessories, as well as children’s toys and games and homewares.

It will be open seven-days-a-week, 9am-5pm Monday to Saturday, and 10.30am to 4.30pm on Sundays. Every item sold will help the charity to offer vital care and respite to more than 500 children with life-limiting conditions and their families across the South West.

Area retail

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) opened a new shop at Unit 2 Townsend Road on 14 th February at 10am.

The ribbon was cut by CHSW’s Director of Finance, Jonathan Webber. Also in attendance were the Retail Area Manager, Rhian Timms, and CHSW’s Head of Retail, Chris Judd. The youngest customers were from First Steps Nursery in the town who enjoyed being part of the opening and exploring the children’s section of the store!

The shop is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday and stocks a wide variety of good quality pre-loved items including, ladies’ clothing, shoes

Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) Little Harbour in St Austell has recently taken delivery of a van load of toys and gifts that were collected at Lusty Glaze throughout January.

Lusty Glaze beach and restaurant at Newquay organised a toy amnesty throughout January where people could drop off unwanted toys and gifts throughout the month in exchange for a free tea or coffee. Toys and gifts collected were then delivered to Little Harbour children’s hospice, brand new items will stay at the hospice with pre-loved items going to CHSW charity shops to help raise vital funds.

Andi Millson

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is opening a new shop at Unit 2 Townsend Road on 14 th February at 10am.

The shop will be open 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday and will stock a wide variety of good quality pre-loved items including, clothes, accessories, collectables, toys and games and books and media.

CHSW Area Manager Rhian Timms said: “We are delighted to be opening a shop in Shepton Mallet, we have already received a wonderful warm welcome from the local community, with offers of stock donations and a lot of interest in the shop which is absolutely fantastic

A trio of stunning doll’s houses modelled on local Ashburton businesses are being auctioned in the town this month to raise money for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The doll’s houses were made by local woman Yvonne ‘Evie’ Cox, and donated to the charity’s shop in North Street, which is taking sealed bids for a silent auction until December 14.

Shop manager Oonagh McAreavy said: “Each doll’s house is designed and furnished to be one of the local businesses in Ashburton, coincidentally the three more-or-less right across the street from us!

“Quirky Bird is a retro and vintage fashion

Residents and employees based in Bradley Stoke have been urged to bring their unwanted items to the local Children’s Hospice South West shop at the Willow Brook Centre.

Since opening in August, the shop has been well supported but is now in need of more donations. Shop Manager, Simon George, said: “We offer some fantastic pre-loved and brand new items but are asking for an increase in the amount of womenswear, shoes and fashion accessories we receive.”

Stock donations can be dropped off at the shop anytime Monday-Saturday between 9am and 6pm, and Sunday 10am-4pm. Dropping off donations is

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) has teamed up with fashion retailer New Look to offer town shoppers an extra big thank you for helping the charity.

New Look has launched a new customer discount initiative to support hospice care by encouraging more people to donate goods to local hospice shops, and CHSW is one the shops chosen to pilot the scheme until 14th September.

The high street store will be offering a 20 per cent discount voucher to anyone who drops in a full bag of donations at the CHSW shop on Colliers Walk, Nailsea.

Under the scheme, running in partnership with national charity

Children’s Hospice South West will be opening the charity's newest shop in Bradley Stoke at 10.30am on Friday, August 16.

The new shop, based in the Willow Brook Centre, will offer a range of goods, including women’s, men’s and children’s clothing and accessories, as well as children’s toys and games and homewares.

Every item sold will help the charity to offer vital care and respite to more than 500 children with life-limiting conditions and their families across the South West.

Shop Manager Simon George said: “I’m really looking forward to the shop opening and being at the heart of the

Children’s Hospice South West will be re-opening the charity's flagship shop in Nailsea at this week.

The town centre shop, based in Colliers Walk, has undergone a major refurbishment and customers are being invited to see the bigger and better shop for the first time when the doors open at 10.30am on Friday (August 9).

The shop closed in January this year and temporarily moved to the old ‘Blue Room’ across the precinct. It is the closest CHSW shop to the charity’s Charlton Farm children’s hospice in Wraxall and has been a huge success since first opening in 2007.

Shop manager Jane Abrook