Age Isle of Man is pleased to announce it will be opening its new shop (the former MEA Showroom) at 5 Station Road in Port Erin at 10.00am on Monday 21st January.

Age Concern Isle of Man has successfully traded in Port Erin for almost 20 years and has long had an established presence in the village. The existing shop ceased trading just before Christmas.

George Quayle, Chief Officer said:

“Our excellent volunteer staff has done a superb job keeping the rented shop going over a long period of time, but in recent years we became short of space and the premises were much in need of refurbishment. We were also paying a substantial rent.

We were fortunate therefore as a charity to receive a substantial legacy just before the MEA closed down its retail outlets. Our Directors felt it was a sensible investment to make to buy the shop in the current financial climate. As retailing provides us with a very important income stream, this move has ensured both our continued trading in Port Erin and the future sustainability of Age Isle of Man.”

As previously, the shop will provide a wide range of secondhand and nearly new goods as well as information on the services Age Isle of Man offers. We intend to carry on providing support for older people on the Island long into the future.

George Quayle added:

“We very much hope that people in the south of the Island will continue to support our Charity by donating to our shop and also coming along to make purchases.”

As the new shop is larger than before we are also looking to recruit additional volunteer staff. Anyone interested in volunteering to work in our Port Erin shop should contact our Headquarters in Douglas (Tel. 631740) or apply in the shop when it is open.