It was with great pleasure that founder of Hospice Isle of Man, Nadene Crowther MBE, officially open the newly refurbished Hospice shop in Castletown. Nadene spoke about all the work that Hospice does, how the charity started, how important the shops were to the charity in raising valuable funds and how essential the volunteers who ran the shops were as part of the Hospice team.
 
The official unveiling was attended by Chairman of the Board of Hospice shops, Martin Ellis and Chairman of Castletown Commissioners Kevin Weir.
 
Martin expressed his gratitude to The Dr Scholl Foundation for their financial assistance with the refurbishment and thanked both Terry Groves and Paul Wilson for their work in bringing the plans to fruition.
 
Shops manager, Judith Leslie, assisted by shops coordinator Debbie Lagden and Castletown shop volunteer/manager Freda Dennis have created a mini boutique in the shops based in Arbory Street, Castletown. Judith added: “It was with great pleasure that we opened the newly refurbished shop – the place looks brilliant.” “I would encourage people to come and have a ‘skeet’ – there are some beautiful items for sale.”
 
To contact the Castletown shop please ring 827080. The beautiful shop is open from Monday-Saturday from 10am-4pm. To find out more about hospice shops, visit www.hospice.org.im. You can also find out about their latest bargains through Hospice’s Facebook on hospiceiom (hospice shops buy and sell group) or follow Hospice on Twitter on hospiceiom. All Hospice shops also have a QR code sign for quick access to their website. 
 
Photo -  left to right are: Freda Dennis, Paul Wilson, Margaret Simpson, Debbie Lagden, Martin Ellis, Judith Leslie and Nadene Crowther MBE. Nadene is pictured cutting a beautiful cake celebrating this lovely occasion made by Judith’s daughter Sarah Wakeford.