Worksop charity shop expecting post-lockdown stock donation boom

The Sense shop on Bridge Street in Worksop, will re-open on Monday, June 22 with new health and safety measures in place to protect staff and customers, including quarantine and deep cleaning of all stock.

Now, with lockdown easing and the high street preparing to reopen, Sense have put into place strict new measures to protect the health and safety of staff and customers, ahead of their reopening.

New safety measures include a 72-hour quarantine for all donated stock, which is also thoroughly cleaned.

Protective screens are installed at the cash till, and only a limited number of customers will be permitted to come in at a time to ensure social distancing. In addition to new stock, the shop will now also sell hand-sanitiser.

Adrian Darkin, Sense director of trading, said: “There has been a boom in a stock donation, with the public using the lockdown period to clear their homes of unwanted goods.

We’re so grateful to the public for supporting us, with the money raised by the donated stock enabling us to support some of the most vulnerable people in society, who during this challenging period, need us more than ever.

We’re excited to re-open, and we want to reassure our customers that their health and wellbeing, along with our staff and volunteers, is the top priority and we are taking every measure to protect them.

“Sense shops are far more than just places to buy great value goods, they are important hubs for communities, and we hope we can play an important part in bringing the community back together post-lockdown.”

If you’d like to volunteer at the shop, or donate, please contact the shop on 01909 485253.

Sense is a national disability charity that supports people living with complex disabilities, including those who are deafblind, to communicate and experience the world.

Sense supports children, young people and adults in their home and in the community, in their education and transition to adulthood and through its holidays, arts, sports and wellbeing programmes.

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