Sue Ryder statement on planned phased re-opening of charity shops: Summer 2020
Sue Ryder will begin to re-open a small number of its high street charity shops from Monday 22 June. The charity will look to open more shops throughout July and August, once it is confident that this can be done safely.
Heidi Travis, Chief Executive of Sue Ryder, said:
"Sue Ryder's priority is the safety of its staff, volunteers and customers and as such the charity is introducing new ways of working into its retail network."
"The stores will be operating reduced opening hours with a limit on the number of customers in each shop at any one time. Floor markings have been put in place in order to help guide customers on how best to maintain a social distance and all changing rooms will remain closed."
"All donations will be stored for 48 hours before being sorted and put on the shop floor and routine shop cleaning has been enhanced. Acrylic screens are in-situ at the tills and hand sanitiser will be available for customers and staff.
"Sue Ryder will continue to monitor the situation and adapt our strategy in line with Government advice.
"We are incredibly grateful to our supporters for their donations, however, due to our additional safety measures we have to store donations for 48 hours before we can handle them.
"The capacity of our shops means that there may be occasions where we have to refuse donations and ask customers to come back at a later date. Please do not leave donations outside shops when they are closed. We would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause."
Shops opened during w/c 22 June 2020
- Abbeydale (Gloucestershire)
- Abbeydale Furniture (Gloucestershire)
- Ashford (Kent)
- Bedford Superstore (Bedfordshire)
- Guiseley (West Yorkshire)
- Keighley (59, Cavendish Street, West Yorkshire)
- Macclesfield (Greater Manchester)
- Saltash (Cornwall)
- Westhoughton (Lancashire)
Shops opened during w/c 6 July 2020
- Bude (Cornwall)
- Burscough (Lancashire)
- Clifton (Nottingham)
- Doncaster (South Yorkshire)
- Fishponds (Bristol)
- Heavitree (Exeter)
- Luton Leagrave (Bedfordshire)
- Maidstone (Kent)
- Rickmansworth (Hertfordshire)
- Skipton (North Yorkshire)
- Shipley (West Yorkshire)
- Tewkesbury Road (Cheltenham)
Shops opened during w/c 20 July 2020
- Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Bath Road (159 Bath Road, Gloucestershire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Bedford Central (Bedfordshire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Beeston (41-43 High Street, Nottinghamshire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Bradford (Quora Retail Park, West Yorkshire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Caerphilly (Blackwood, Caerphilly, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Cheltenham High Street (Gloucestershire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Chorlton (Greater Manchester, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Clarence Parade (16/17 Clarence Parade, Gloucestershire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Cromer (10-12 Garden Street, Norfolk, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Emsworth (26 High Street, Hampshire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Eye (Peterborough, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Fakenham (Norfolk, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Forest Hill (London, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Fratton Super Store (Unit 8a The Pompey Centre, Hampshire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Highcliffe (Dorset, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Islington (London, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Keighley Airedale (West Yorkshire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Kings Hill (Kent, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Leegate (London, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Lincoln (Deacon Road, Lincoln, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Mengham (10 Elm Grove, Hampshire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Openshaw (Unit 3, Ashton Old Road, Greater Manchester, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Ortongate (Unit 18A, Ortongate Shopping Centre, Peterborough, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Pembroke Dock (London Road, Pembroke Dock, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Reading Shinfield (Berkshire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Ringwood (Hampshire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Sherwood (Nottinghamshire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Skelton (North Yorkshire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Southsea (28 Palmerston Road, Hampshire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Swindon (Wiltshire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Taunton (Somerset, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Triangle (Reading, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Tulketh Mill (Preston, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- Watford (Hertfordshire, Monday 20 July 2020)
- Wythenshaw (Wythenshaw Shopping Centre, Greater Manchester, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
- York Road (Leeds, West Yorkshire, Tuesday 21 July 2020)
Ongoing phased re-opening from August 2020
From August we will continue a phased re-opening of our shops throughout August and September. For the most up to date information on whether your local shop is open and the trading hours, please visit our shop listings page.