St Columba’s Hospice

I visited this charity shop for the first time today. It’s on the small side and packed to the brim, with lots of bric a brac and books and a decent selection of books; all reasonably priced.
I didn’t spend too long in the shop this time round as it was really busy and cramped. The clothing section is pretty small; the non hanging items dominate the shop. It also feels a little bit chaotic and disorganised, but I think that’s largely down to the volume of stock and the size of the shop.
I’ll come back here for a browse of bric, DVDS and books, but the other shops nearby have far better offerings in terms of clothing. Regardless, the lady on the till today was friendly despite my flying visit. — I’ll still pop in now and then, for sure.

I love St Columba’s work.
Having only heard of the charity when I came across the shop, I was surprised that I hadn’t seen more of them around town. St Columba’s is a charity that helps families of and patients with a progressive, terminal advanced disease, aiming to make life as comfortable as possible for them in the last days of illness, the sort of time that a family needs to come together and be strong for each other, which can be almost impossible. This includes patient care, day hospices, occupational therapies, bereavement support and of course, staff to make the patients as comfortable as possible.
St Columba’s shop is part of the fund-​raising mission to help make this mission statement a reality. It has the usual clothing, books, DVD’s and bric-​à-​brac, which is sort of run of the mill as charity shops go, but I urge you to take a look and even buy a book or something, just to help this fantastic charity.
Even if you don’t buy anything, donate your unwanted items to the store or leave a donation, whatever you can afford. It will make all the difference to families in need who are suffering through tough times.

This charity shop’s primary stock and trade is in ornaments and decorative items, and is especially notable for its pottery items. These items are very attractive and you get a large amount of range so as long as you’re willing to dust them all the time you should be able to furnish your home with some very eye catching pieces. You also get a few good paintings from here that whilst not of great fame are at the very least enjoyable to look at.
The rest of the shop is a little disappointing, but this is immaterial given that it is so good at what it focuses on and this benefit the customer.