St. John's Hospice is the proud owner of five charity shops in the Lancaster and Morecambe area and now in Kendal.

The shops provide not only vital income to the hospice but also allow us to have a presence in the community that support us. They are mainly staffed by volunteers, whose time is most valuable to us and allows us to ensure much needed income is directed back to the services that the hospice provides.

You can help us through our shops in a number of ways:

By volunteering your time. you can help to make a difference in the running of the 5 shops and your community hospice.

By donating good quality goods. The goods that help us most are:- Ladies and Gents clothing but it must be clean and in first class order. Furniture must have a fire safety label if it is upholstered, and must be in good order, (the van drivers make the decision once seen).

Our shops need Ladies, Gents and Children’s clothing, shoes, handbags, bric a brac and furniture.

Please note: all upholstered furniture must have a fire safety label. We are happy to accept clothing/textiles that are unfit for sale as we can also raise funds from these items.

Free collection can be arranged though our drivers (please phone one of the shops), but please be aware that they may be reluctant to accept goods that are considered unsaleable, and may refuse to collect it.

Please also help us by refraining from leaving goods outside our shops' doors when outside of normal opening hours, as this can cause obstruction to the thoroughfare and may encourage theft or vandalism.

We aim to sell as many donated items as we can but any we cannot we aim to recycle. All non-saleable items are sold on for recycling with the proceeds supporting our charity.

Our five shops are located conveniently at......