Almost 13,000 people cast their vote in the area finals of newly created UK’s Favourite Charity Shop Awards, with 12 charity shops taking the title of area winner.
The awards were launched in June to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Charity Retail Association. The overall winning shop will be presented with The UK’s Favourite Charity Shop Award at a special event in November.
The shops, based in each of the nine English regions, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, have been chosen by the public after being shortlisted from more than 6,500 public nominations.
The winning shops are:
o St Helena Books, Brew and Boutique in Colchester (East of England),
o The Air Ambulance Service in Melton Mowbray (East Midlands),
o Royal Trinity Hospice in Fulham (London),
o Tynedale Hospice At Home in Hexham (North East),
o British Red Cross in Derry (Northern Ireland),
o Bolton Hospice in Bolton (North West),
o Highland Hospice in Thurso (Scotland),
o Shooting Star Children’s Hospices in Godalming (South East),
o St Peter’s Hospice in Bristol (South West),
o Wales Air Ambulance in Swansea (Wales),
o Acorns Children’s Hospice in Mere Green Sutton Coldfield (West Midlands), and
o The Children’s Air Ambulance Service in Doncaster (Yorkshire).
Further information about the UK’s Favourite Charity Shop Awards can be found on the Charity Retail Association website.
Source: UK Fundraising