St Christopher's shop

[Sue]

3 hours ago, Angelina said:

very likely - when it's a larger chain of charity shops, they move stock around locations if they can't sell it.

I don't know what independents do when they have things they just can't shift - clothes I would imagine are sold in bulk and I'd also imagine a fair amount is binned - they don't get to choose what is donated to them.

 

The hospice shop takes items as "rags" which are in too poor condition to sell, so I presume if they find clothes they can't sell amongst donations, these are also treated as rags?

I presume they go  somewhere to be recycled in some way? 

Edited Tuesday at 17:12 by Sue
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[Pugwash]

I gather St, Christopher's in Penge has closed down as landlord has increased fees, so they are looking for alternative venue.

The LL store frequently passes over stock to the other shops as they receive a large number of donations.

Having had an uncle and mother who died in St Christopher's, we are firm supporters of the hospice. I believe, but correct me if I am wrong. that 1 million pounds is raised annually from the shops. The Hospice itself has a cafeteria in their Anniversary Centre which is opened daily to the public. Prices are very reasonable. When my mother was in the hospice, family took it in turns to have a hot meal in the café.

The Hospice is known world wide for its palliative care work and offers training. When I was working, I attended a few of the courses at the hospice as I was the lead for my team in regards to end of life care.

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

Thank you for the insight into what they do, @Pugwash.  I didn't know the hospice cafe was open to the public - I should stop by sometime.

[Pugwash]

They used to have a very good bookshop - more academic type books and general books around grief and bereavement. Not sure if that is included in the new CARE building.  After my mother died, we continued to go to the hospice as they did a very good Sunday Lunch at a very reasonable price. They also had musicians playing in the centre.  The gardens at St Christopher's are beautiful and open to all.

If you have never been to the Hospice , what hits you when you enter as the feeling of calmness and peace, in contrast to general hospitals. They also have a programme of events - talks, music, quizzes . Comedian Tom Allen does a lot of fundraising for the hospice. Some years ago, my husband who has been a volunteer for over 15 years, and I went to a cream tea there.