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The Ripon YMCA charity shop, which closed at short notice in September, will reopen in time for the Christmas trading period,
Courtney Addison, the newly-appointed manager at the Marshall Way retail park store, told the Stray Ferret this morning:
“We are working hard pricing up goods and stocking shelves and rails ahead of reopening next week..”
The shop windows are being prepared with Christmas displays
Ms Addison, who has transferred over from the YMCA’s Boroughbridge shop, where she worked for four years, has been creating Christmas displays with her deputy Steph Nejzer Hewitt.
She pointed out:
“We have lots of new stock and some lovely festive items and look forward to welcoming back our customers and attracting some new ones as well.”
The store has a vacancy for another deputy manager and is looking for additional volunteers. Anybody wanting to find out more can contact 01765 690664.
At the time of its closing in September, a message on the shop’s Facebook page, said:
“We sincerely apologise for the temporary closure of this store. This is due to property circumstances beyond our control.”
The Ripon shop, which is part of a portfolio of 100-plus YMCA stores in England and Wales managed by the charity’s national retail team in London, opened in February in the unit formerly occupied by Argos.
Main picture: The store is being readied for reopening
Ripon’s Blue Cross charity shop closes today
An animal welfare charity is closing its Ripon shop today (Friday) due to declining trade.
This proved the tipping point for the Blue Cross shop, which has operated for five years from a large corner unit in The Arcade.
All remaining stock is being sold off for £2 or less, ahead of this afternoon’s closure..
David Palmer, Blue Cross head of retail operations, told the Stray Ferret:
“We were coming up to the end of our lease and after considerable thought we have sadly taken the difficult decision to close our shop in Ripon due to a decrease in the levels of trade and low profitability.
“We’d like to thank the staff and volunteers for all their hard work in the shop and pass on our thanks to everyone in Ripon who has supported Blue Cross over the five years.
He added:
“We are constantly looking at all of our 55 shops across the country to ensure we’re raising as many funds as possible for the thousands of sick, injured and homeless pets we help every year.
“We have shops in Northallerton and Thirsk where we would be delighted to receive donations and people can also support our charity by volunteering with us.”
The former Caffe Tempo Unit (pictured right) has been vacant since late July.
In July, Caffe Tempo, which had traded for six years in the unit neighbouring the Blue Cross shop, closed because of spiralling ingredient and overhead costs, that wiped out its profitability.
The former Caffe Tempo and two further units in The Arcade remain vacant.
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New charity shop and cafe to open in Harrogate
A new charity shop and café is to open at Hornbeam Park in Harrogate next week.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is opening the shop and café at its new centre on Hornbeam Square West.
Income will fund services such as the charity’s health and wellbeing programme for people with cancer called Active Together, which will be available at the same centre from November.
Tony Graham, director of retail at Yorkshire Cancer Research, said:
“Our beautifully stocked shop will offer a unique experience where people can purchase high quality pre-loved fashion, accessories, home-ware, books and records.
“Thanks to supporters’ kind donations, the shop offers a range of desirable products – from vintage collectables and high-end labels to nearly-new fashion.”
The new Café Hornbeam
Staff and volunteers celebrate the opening of the shop and café.
The charity said its Café Hornbeam will serve healthy breakfasts as well as waffles, sandwiches and salads. Harrogate-based bakery Baltzersen’s will provide the pastries and cakes.
The shop will open from 9am to 5pm from Monday to Saturday and from 10am to 4pm on Sundays.
The café will open from 8am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5pm on Saturdays and from 10am to 4pm on Sundays.
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YMCA says Ripon charity shop will reopen
The YMCA has announced its charity shop at the Marshall Way retail park in Ripon, which closed at short notice on September 1, is to reopen.
Five days after a brief statement on the shop’s Facebook page said that it had ‘ceased trading’, a further message posted on the page said:
“We sincerely apologise for the temporary closure of this store. This is due to property circumstances beyond our control.“The good news is we will be open again soon!”
The Ripon shop, which is part of a portfolio of 100 plus YMCA stores in England and Wales managed by the charity’s national retail team in London, opened in February in the unit formerly occupied by Argos.
The Stray Ferret contacted the YMCA’s London office to ask when the shop would be reopening, why it had closed so suddenly and what is happening with goods that had been donated by members of the public.
As of this morning (Wednesday) no reply has been received and the shop remains closed.
The YMCA has confirmed it will open a shop in the former Argos unit on the Marshall Way retail park in Ripon.
A spokeswoman for the YMCA, which helps young people, said the shop would sell furniture and electrical goods as well as the usual charity items and donations “would be hugely appreciated”.
She added the opening date had yet-to-be confirmed but it was “looking like early February”.
The spokeswoman said:
“The store will employ a manager and two assistant managers initially and we are looking for volunteers for a variety of roles.
“We will start shop set up work from next week so things will start to happen.”
Argos relocated to the Sainsbury’s site on Market Place East after the covid lockdown was lifted.
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Charity shop opens tomorrow on Harrogate’s Oxford Street
A new charity shop will open tomorrow on Harrogate’s Oxford Street as part of ambitious expansion plans.
Yorkshire Cancer Research will open the shop in the former Porters clothing shop, after the business moved to James Street two years ago.
Tomorrow’s official opening will be conducted by TV presenter and journalist Christine Talbot, with the Mayor of the Borough of Harrogate, Cllr Victoria Oldham, also attending.
The Harrogate-based charity already has five shops and plans to open a further 15 in the next five years, saying it plans to open units on every high street in Yorkshire.
Each shop is expected to raise £100,000 a year for the charity, which funds research into cancer. YCR is the largest regional cancer charity, funding 62 research programmes and allowing 250,000 people to participate in pioneering research and treatment.
The former Porters shop on Oxford Street.
A spokesperson for YCR said:
“As well as raising funds to help prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, the shops are the ‘greenest on the high street’, allowing people to recycle pre-loved items and buy sustainably sourced products.
“They also provide opportunities for people to learn new skills, meet new people and play a role in helping those with cancer in Yorkshire through volunteering.”
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