Trussell Trust transforms Pramacare shops

Four charity shops in Dorset are being transformed into new ‘community-focused’ charity shops based on an award-winning model piloted in Salisbury. The new shops will be run by the Trussell Trust, a Salisbury based charity that runs nationally acclaimed community projects across the UK and in Bulgaria.

The Trussell Trust’s Director of Operations, David McAuley writes, “It’s amazing the difference that you can make to people’s lives through a charity shop. As well as raising funds, the Trussell Trust believes that charity shops are a great place for people of all backgrounds and abilities to volunteer and for people facing tough times to come in and chat. We have seen so many lives changed by our ‘ReStore’ shop in Salisbury that we want other communities to benefit from our community-focused charity shops too.

“Pramacare charity gave us the opportunity to take on four of their shops in Dorset so we thought this would be a great place to start. We want each shop to help its local community, but for that to happen we need local volunteers, businesses and people to get involved.”

‘ReStore’ shops are now open in Salisbury, Verwood, Winton and Ferndown, with Canford Heath soon to launch.  If you are interested in volunteering please contact Lizzie Abnett on 01722 427111 or lizzie.abnett@trusselltrust.org.