New charity shop to open at Elgin retail park in January 2024

ELGIN’S newest charity shop is seeking donations and volunteers ahead of its launch next month.

Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland, which currently run 39 charity shops across Scotland, are set to open their new Elgin store at the end of January.

The charity will be based at Elgin Retail Park on Edgar Road and are looking for help from the local community to get their new shop off to a successful start.

The shop will primarily stock high-quality women’s wear, accessories, and jewellery, as well as a selection of men’s wear, children's wear, and bric-a-brac to homeware, and is on the lookout for donations ahead of the opening date.

Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland is also keen to hear from any would-be volunteers from the local area who are keen to give the gift of time by volunteering with the charity and help people living with chest, heart and stroke conditions live their lives to the full.

Andrew Thomson, manager of the Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Elgin store, said: “We are incredibly excited to be launching our newest charity stores in Elgin, and to involve the local community in making it a success.

“Donations from the community and local volunteers are key to our retail offering, and we’d love to hear from anyone with a love of fashion and retail who would like to support our fundraising activities through our new boutique.”

Earlier this year, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland relaunched its No Life Half Lived strategy which has set an ambitious target for the charity to support an additional 175000 people over the next five years through its community healthcare support services.

Donations can be dropped off at the store, from mid-January at Unit 6, Elgin Retail Park, Edgar Road, Elgin. Anyone interested in volunteering can also visit the store or call 07702802657.

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