18/05/2012 - Franz Ferdinand singer snaps up organ from Hospice  - Birmingham St Mary

Indie rockers Franz Ferdinand caused much excitement at Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice, when lead singer Alex Kapranos snapped up a Yamaha organ from the charity’s ebay shop.

Alex made the winning bid of £124.99 in an online auction for the instrument after being impressed by a similar model he had borrowed from the band Metronomy....

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14/05/2012 - Choose Charity Shops: 14th - 19th May

Choose Charity Shops is a nationwide campaign run by the Charity Retail Association (CRA), launching on the 14th May 2012, to encourage more people to donate directly to charity shops. Charity shops thrive on donations, but their number one concern at the moment is not having enough second-hand items to sell. We know that most people have items they aren’t using in their homes and that the majority of people have at least one bag of unused clothing in their wardrobes. These items could be put to use by charity shops – adding to the £200 million of annual income they already generate for a huge range of charitable causes.

Who is participating?  Over half the charity shops in the UK are participating in Choose Charity Shops, including: Oxfam, Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Sue Ryder, YMCA, Shelter and British Red Cross. There are also a whole host of smaller and medium-sized shop chains involved, including those run by local hospices and other regional charities. You can find a full list of CRA members at http://www.charityretail.org.uk/members.html

What do I need to do?  CRA is asking members of the public to donate unwanted items directly to the charity shop of their choice at some point during our Choose Charity Shops week between the 14th and 19th May 2012 – and then pledge to continue donating to charity shops for the coming year.

Please also ’like’ the campaign on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Choose-Charity-Shops/238787419562885 , and tweet using the hashtag #choosecharityshops.

Where can I find out more?  There is lots more information on the website http://www.choosecharityshops.org/ , from latest news and supporter charities to the MPs who are going to be making donations in the campaign week.

10/05/2012 - Grand Opening  - Age UK South Lakeland , Ambleside Shop

We welcome all to our new shop opening in Ambleside on Friday 11th May 2012 at 10am.

The shop will be opened by a local celebrity Doris Hancock.

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13/04/2012 - Mystery Donor Gives St Giles Hospice Shop Brand New Bridal Wear Worth £'000s  - St Giles Hospice

Brides-to-be should make a bee-line to St Giles Hospice’s Swadlincote shop which has just received an incredible donation of brand new bridal wear worth thousands of pounds.

Staff were astonished when a mystery business owner dropped off a number of high-end wedding dresses and mother-of-the-bride outfits to the Midland Road shop.

Each of the outfits...

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04/04/2012 - Norwich 100 Bike Ride  - Asperger East Anglia , Lowestoft LR

 Derek Hearn to run Norwich 100 Bike Ride on behalf of Asperger East Anglia and others on Sunday May 27th 2012. Please visit www.charitablegiving.co.uk/derekhearn to read more and sponsor if you wish. Thank you.

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