Prospect Hospice marked the official opening of its new charity shop at 138 Victoria Road with a day of celebration.
The shop, which stocks and welcomes donation of books, vinyl, cds, cassettes, maps, puzzles and games, has relocated from its former premises in Commercial Road.
The celebrations include author Lydia Saward will reading from her book ‘Is Aunt Moll from the North Pole? and fellow author Stuart Lloyd Gould reading from his book Nuts. Both were interactive events.
Later in the day there were dj sets by performers including Matt Baila and random-rules aka Steve Hampshire.
Prospect Hospice CEO Jeremy Lune said of the former location in Commercial Road: "There was always a real loyalty. That was a destination. It wasn't necessarily in the right place in some ways.
"As the lease expired we thought, 'Let's relocate it and make it a real hub,' because we knew that the book and vinyl enthusiasts were travelling there. So if we could make it a hub in the heart of Old Town for families, for book-lovers, for people who like art and creativity, we thought, 'Great!'"
The hospice called in Matt Cole, who refurbishes a variety of premises, and it was his creative vision that gave the new shop its look.
Prospect Hospice retail team leader Tracy Duff said: "It's a very different look to any of our other shops- or probably any other charity shop! We've gone for a sort of urban, different feel and we want to do lots of different things in the future.
"As everybody knows, hospices are struggling, and now more than ever we need everybody's support."
More information about the charity and how people can help it can be found at https://www.prospect-hospice.net/
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