Barnstaple charity shop calls for locals to be more sustainable

A Barnstaple charity shop  is calling on the local community to become more sustainable.

AGE UK in Roundswell has requested to the public to spring clean the sustainable way and donate their unwanted items to be sold on to be loved again.

The charity has said as well as getting homes clean and ready for the warmer months, by donating to their charity shop, it’s a great way of recycling unwanted items and reducing waste. 

So far this year donations to the Charity’s shops have avoided 700,000 kilos going into landfill and saved 10 million kilos of CO2e. 

Cathy King, Shop Manager at the Age UK Barnstaple shop, said: “We want to inspire locals to join the sustainable movement and are encouraging them to come and visit us this Spring. We are always on the look-out for new donations and have a wide range of new Spring stock. Not only will you be helping to reduce waste and landfill, but you’ll be helping raise vital funds for Age UK so that it can continue supporting older people.”

Supporting Age UK shops helps raise funds to support older people. 

Money raised from the Charity’s shops goes towards Age UK’s vital services, including the Telephone Friendship Service, free and confidential Advice Line and The Silver Line Helpline.