“Absolutely amazing … quite an asset to Weymouth Town Centre.” Weldmar’s St Thomas Street shop reopens with a brand-new look

Weldmar Hospicecare’s charity shop in St Thomas Street in Weymouth has reopened with an eye-catching and modern new look. The shop is now much larger having incorporated the former Weldmar clearance shop next door, with one side dedicated to sustainable fashion and the other full of books, homeware and small furniture. Both sides of the larger shop are accessible from the pavement and internally, and have their own till area, making it a customer-friendly shopping experience. The shop is not only more spacious, but also includes information about the specialist end of life care that Weldmar provides to adults in Dorset with a life limiting illness, so shoppers know exactly where the money they help raise is going.

Emma Mills, Senior Sister at our Inpatient Unit in Dorset, cut the ribbon to officially reopen the shop, and was joined by the shop staff and volunteers. St Thomas Street Shop Assistant Tara loves the updated look, she said “It is absolutely amazing, it is a huge transformation and I think it will be quite an asset to Weymouth town centre.”

Shoppers were eager to get in and have a look round to see the changes. Rosie has shopped at St Thomas Street shop before and took advantage of being one of the first through the doors “It looks like a completely different unit, all shiny and new. It has good space and a lot more selection of items which is awesome. It’s cool, I love the signs and the telly, all high-tech it looks really good.”

Shop Manager Laura Rawlins is extremely pleased with how the refurbishments have taken shape “I think the shop is amazing and it turned out a lot better than I could have ever imagined. It is a really nice area to work in and the space is brilliant and looks clean and fresh.”

Jean has volunteered at the shop for 10 years and thinks it looks absolutely amazing, she said “It was always a lovely shop but now it is just different and even more lovely. It is now a much more modern shop, it is brilliant.”

The St Thomas Street shop is open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm, and from 10am to 4pm on Sundays. Donations of quality, pre-loved items are welcome, and anyone interested in volunteering can pop in and speak to a member of the team.