The charity shop is much more to customers and volunteers than what meets the eye
Described as a ‘community inside a community’, one charity shop in Bulwell has seen a surge in customers since the cost of living crisis began. .
Scope’s sales of pre-loved goods are up six percent on last year, according to the team behind the counter.Now, he’s been volunteering at Scope for over 6 months. The 58-year-old who lives in the city centre said: “I’m happy to be here, it’s fantastic it helps with my anxiety and depression. She said: “The key thing is our volunteers, without them the shop wouldn’t be what it is. It is challenging, when I first came here, I was a bit lost but social media helps a lot, it’s so nice to see people in the community sharing my posts.
“You realise that we do so much just by being on the shop floor, you never know what people are going through. What makes us different is that we’re clean, well-organised and sometimes when you walk in, it doesn’t look like a charity shop.
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