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Apr 2022
Harrogate YMCA shop to close after just two years
The YMCA charity shop on Cambridge Road in Harrogate will close in the next two weeks after just two years in the town centre.
Manager Sam Perry said the unit has to be vacated by May 12 and expects all stock to be sold before then.
The store opened just before the first lockdown, across from McDonald's, and Ms Perry said it was often overwhelmed by donations from local people.
She said the closure was due to the renovation of the upper floors into flats.
A planning application to convert the first and second floor of the building into eight flats was approved in September 2021. Developers Lake House Investments, which is based near Brighouse, submitted the plan.
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The shop is already looking bare, with just half of the floor space being used to display the last few donations at discounted prices.
Ms Perry said it was a "real shame" the shop was closing but added the charity was keen to find another suitable unit in the town centre.
Before moving to Harrogate in February 2020, there was a YMCA store in Starbeck but it also had to vacate due to development. Ms Perry said it could take up to 18 months to find new premises in Harrogate so she would have to find another job.
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