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SEEING TRIPLE
Charity Shop
Identical triplets Jan, Migs and Cathy were born in Essex 74 years ago but are so happy to have ended up living not far from each other in Northamptonshire.
Six years ago, Cathy decided she wanted to help her local community. She got in contact with Age UK Northamptonshire and arranged to volunteer at their shop in Thrapston. Cathy had only been helping out a few weeks when Jan called into the shop to see how it was going. She was so impressed by how busy and friendly everyone was, that she decided to volunteer too.
The two sisters say they love being useful. They each work the equivalent of a morning
a week, sorting the donations and helping
the manager Tracy keep everything running smoothly. Jan says she is always amazed by the variety of items people donate and loves to chat to customers. Tracy says she couldn’t manage without them.
Tracy and Steph, a volunteer who is a whizz at shop window displays had a sudden flash of inspiration when they were designing this
year’s Christmas shop window. Why not illustrate one of the many services that Age UK Northamptonshire provides to older people in the county – Santa having his toenails trimmed!
Find out more about Age UK Northamptonshire by visiting their website www.ageuknorthants.org.uk
Registered charity 1059995
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