HOME FROM HOME SHOP
Our charity shop - Home from Home situated on Gidlow Lane accepts furniture donations and pick ups can be made by appointment. They also gratefully accept donations of clothes and bric a brac. Money raised from the sale of these items goes toward helping people in need and we do give away items of furniture and household goods by referral from appropriate agencies.
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We also now have a charity shop on Market Street, Wigan, situated next to Queens Hall Methodist Church. It also sells furniture, clothing, bric-a-brac etc, but on a smaller scale. Donations are accepted through the door
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Furniture and donation pick-ups can be made by appointment through
The Community Warehouse on (01942) 417290.
Our Gidlow Lane shop opening hours are:-
Monday to Friday - 9.00am till 4.00pm
Saturday - 9.30am till 2.30pm
Sunday - closed
Our Market Street shop opening hours are:-
Monday to Saturday - 9:30am till 4pm
Sunday - closed
We also some have wonderful opportunities for volunteering such as;
Floor Walker - checking, straightening goods for sale etc.
Sorting - Emptying and checking bags etc. that come in and recycle or use goods. Sorting covers clothing, bric-a-brac, toys, books etc.
Shop Work - till sales, pricing of clothing, bags, bric -a brac etc.
Warehouse - Moving, lifting furniture, assisting customers to bring in / take out goods etc.
Publicity - Advertise shop on Social Media (Twitter, Facebook etc.), churches, schools, community groups, local paper etc.
Online Sales - Photograph, price and list goods for sale on Facebook, Ebay, Gumtree etc.