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04

Dec 2020

Last Updated: 04/12/2020
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Calendar's Christine Talbot opens new Martin House store in Ripon

by Tamsin O'Brien

| 04 Dec, 2020
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ITV Calendar's Christine Talbot has officially opened the new Martin House store in Ripon. It's the thirteenth shop the charity has in the region and its opening was delayed due to lockdown.

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ITV Calendar's Christine Talbot has officially opened the new Martin House store in Ripon.

It's the thirteenth shop for the charity in the region and was due to open in November. The charity's shops, along with its furniture showroom, raise around £1.2 million each year to support the charity.

Martin House in Wetherby cares for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions from across West, North and East Yorkshire, providing respite care, emergency care, end of life care and bereavement support.

Christine, who is an ambassador for Martin House, said:

“I’m very proud to support Martin House, and I’m thrilled to be able to open this lovely new shop, which will help to raise money for an amazing local charity.”





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Stephanie Rimmington, head of retail at Martin House, said:

“We’re delighted to open this new shop in Ripon. There have been some real challenges to overcome as a result of the pandemic, but we’re looking forward to welcoming new customers, and becoming part of the Ripon community.
The pandemic has had a huge impact on our ability raise money, which makes it all the more important for our shops to do well, so we hope the people of Ripon will support us.”