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SHOPS
to cancel on the Saturday due to the bad weather. A huge thank you also to John Lewis & Partners for their kind donations. Look out for us on the following dates and fingers crossed the rain stays away.
• Sunday 3rd September
• Sunday 17th September
‘Thrapston goes Wild(life)’ was this year’s
theme at the Thrapston Charter Fair. Tracy, Dianne and their team of volunteers did not disappoint. The windows were
a stunning display and had all sorts of wildlife creatures focusing on The Wind
in the Willows. All volunteers dressed up as various animals to continue the theme outside on the tombola stall.
Every now and again we are lucky enough to have some beautiful watches and jewellery donated in our shops. There are occasions when we need more of a professional help in pricing, changing watch batteries, replacing watch straps, or just general advice on an item. Steffans the Jewellers are a local independent jeweller in Northampton, and they are our go to shop for help with jewellery and they also provide guidance on how to describe the item and what price to sell it for. Steffans are fully aware of how important it is for the charity to raise as much money as possible and they are always on hand to give us all the help we need and also to offer top prices for items we cannot sell.
We were lucky enough to have two strings of Baroque Pearls donated and the guidance we received will help us get the best price in the shop for them. Thank you Steffans!
In our eight shops across the county you can always rely on finding a bargain, we have been so lucky in receiving some amazing
Every penny
raised in our shops improves later life for older people.
With your support our shops raise vital income that enables us to help over 18,000 local older people and their families every year.
donations from John Lewis & Partners which are available in our shops. You need to be
a regular customer as we never know what is coming in or when, it’s the element of surprise that keeps us all waiting and regular customers coming back. All I would say
is... it’s never to early to start to shop for Christmas. Thank you John Lewis & Partners
Our ‘Thrapston goes Wild(life) shop window display
Our volunteers at Thrapston Charter Fair
Two strings of Baroque Pearls kindly donated
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