First mobile charity shop hits the road this month 1

Fundraising | Gareth Jones | 25 May 2010

The British Red Cross has created the first ever mobile charity shop, housed on a double decker bus which will tour the UK over the course of two weeks.

Also serving as a volunteering advice centre, the Big Red Cross Bus is touring as part of Volunteers’ Week and is aiming to increase volunteering in the charity’s more conventional shops, which have seen an increase in business due to the recession.

Maryanne Burton, head of British Red Cross volunteering, said: “Lots of people think about volunteering, but maybe don’t get round to doing it. This is a fun way for people to find out more and give it a go.

Come along and shop, or you can try your hand at sorting, steaming and pricing the stock.

This is a hands-on way to see where your skills lie; we need window dressers, sales people, book experts, all sorts of roles. There are many other ways to volunteer with the Red Cross too, and we’ll have an advisor on hand to match people to their ideal role.”

The bus’ itinerary is:

Stirling, 31 May
Newcastle, 1 June
Bishop Auckland, 2 June
Manchester, 3 June
Birkenhead, 4 June
Wrexham, 5 June
Swansea, 7 June
Plymouth, 8 June
Salisbury, 9 June
Hove, 10 June
Northampton, 11 June
Birmingham, 12 June

Directory: British Red Cross

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Elena Joseph
Head of New Projects
Workplace Giving UK
26 May 2010

Great idea, love to see creativity!

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