‘Drop in for a cuppa and discover the benefits of working for us’ – that is our message to Mid Wales residents with time on their hands. We are recruiting for volunteers at our new shop in Bear Lanes Shopping Centre in Broad Street, Newtown. And to help fill positions in time for the opening… Read more »
Bargain hunters can shop and support families without leaving their home after we opened our eBay store to the world. Our online shop will stock donated homewares, clothing, books, media and toys – with proceeds going to support people living with incurable illness in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales. With a worldwide customer… Read more »
Need help to empty a house after a loved one has died? We can offer a helping hand. We have launched a new house clearance service for Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales, aimed at supporting families facing the task and turning the contents removed into donations for the charity. Transport manager Heather Dawkins… Read more »
Shoppers can fill their bags with quality bargains and support us when we open a new store in Newtown. We have taken over the old Clintons Cards shop in the town’s Bear Lanes Shopping Centre facing Broad Street – and are transforming it into one of our award-winning shops selling clothes, housewares, books, media and… Read more »
Our care for people living with incurable illness has been declared as ‘outstanding’ by quality inspectors. The Care Quality Commission has given us the highest level of award possible and said we are performing ‘exceptionally well’. The CQC, which regulates all health and social care providers, sent examiners to talk to Severn Hospice patients and… Read more »
People who need one of our beds won’t have to travel as far in future as part of a trial on our wards. The aim is to match the demand for beds and better meet patient preference. Evidence collated from our admissions data shows that 50 patients a year, on average, were being cared… Read more »
Volunteers across Shropshire are celebrating a decade of friendships, and care and compassion thanks to ‘life-changing’ Compassionate Communities. We launched Co Co in January 2010 with the aim of reducing loneliness and social isolation for older people and to decrease risks of illness or the need of additional help from medical services. The scheme brings… Read more »
Can you help us beat the burglars? One of our shops has been broken into – the third burglary in two weeks. We’re beefing up our security as you would expect but we’re asking you to be vigilant. In the latest break-in overnight on Thursday 19 December, thieves smashed their way in through the front… Read more »
Our much-loved shop opened its revamped doors on Wednesday in a new location on Heol Pentrerhedyn. The shop is 20% larger than before with an all-new library room boasting 2,000 books and over 1,000 square foot stocked with goods. Over 200 families from Mid Wales received our care in the past year and we hope… Read more »
Winning move: Add £10 to our Community Chest when you order the Shrewsbury Monopoly edition game from us Get your game-face on and your Monopoly money ready for the perfect Christmas gift… After an overwhelming response from the public, we were voted to have our very own Community Chest space in the new Shrewsbury Monopoly… Read more »
