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Jun 2020
More charity shops re-open across the Harrogate district
Further charities with shops in Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon have reopened their doors this week.
In Ripon, where nine different charities have retail outlets, The Salvation Army has reopened after being shut since March 23.
The Cancer Research UK shop, located on Market Place, is also back trading in the city, while its shops in Knaresborough Market Place and Oxford Street, Harrogate, have also reopened.
The reopenings follow news reported in The Stray Ferret of last week's opening of St Vincent's on Knaresborough High Street, which raises money to support the community work of the St Vincent de Paul charity.
Victoria Smith, manager of Ripon's Salvation Army shop, told The Stray Ferret:
Victoria added:
The Salvation Army, which has more than 400 shops across the country, is a pioneer, having opened its first shops in the 19th century to provide affordable clothing to people who otherwise could not afford them.
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Cancer Research UK is a research and awareness charity formed in February 2002 through the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and Imperial Cancer Research Fund.
The charity has 600 shops in the UK and Isle of Man and money raised through them is used to support its aim of reducing the number of cancer deaths.
Di Illingworth, who manages the Cancer Research UK Ripon shop (pictured above), said: "We are so pleased to be back. All charities rely heavily on the money raised through their retail outlets."
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