Charity shop shuts after 10 years in town centre years in the town centre

8:56am Tuesday 19th March 2013 in Local

A POPULAR charity shop is closing its doors for good after failing to find a new home.

The Salvation Army store, in Newport Street, which was leased from a private landlord, has been raising money for the Christian charity since May, 2003.

Now the row of shops is due to be demolished to make way for Bolton’s £48 million transport interchange. The shop closed on Friday.

All neighbouring shops are moving elsewhere in the town, but Bolton Council, which is leading the interchange project, has been unable to find a new base for the Salvation Army, whose nearest shop is now in Wigan.

The shop sold everything from books to beds, and charity bosses say that having no shop in the town will deprive them of thousands of pounds of income each year.

The shop had six full-time workers, a part-time worker and nine volunteers.

A spokesman for the charity said: “We’d like to thank our staff and volunteers for their incredibly hard work over the years, and our customers for their support.

“We’ve really enjoyed being part of the local community. We do not have any current plans to move to another site in Bolton.

“However, we are always seeking new locations for our expanding network of charity shops, so we are not ruling out the opening of a new Bolton store in the future.”

A council spokesman said: “As part of the interchange development, the council will take possession of some retail units in Newport Street in early April.

“We have been working with all the retailers and charities involved to help them find suitable accommodation and have been successful in doing so for a number of the occupiers.

“We have worked closely with the Salvation Army to try to help them find alternative accommodation at an appropriate rental level, but unfortunately the store did not find anything suitable in the town.

“We will continue to highlight accommodation we feel is appropriate for them in the future.”

Comments (12)

10:04am Tue 19 Mar 13

steveG says...

The closure of charity shops can only be good news.
The closure of charity shops can only be good news. steveG

10:58am Tue 19 Mar 13

Anti-EDL says...

steveG wrote:
The closure of charity shops can only be good news.
how?
[quote][p][bold]steveG[/bold] wrote: The closure of charity shops can only be good news.[/p][/quote]how? Anti-EDL

12:56pm Tue 19 Mar 13

Albinosupport says...

Chartity shops are 'Recycling' at its best. They help clothe and equip people who have not got much money and also help the charity that they support. You can get some amazing bargains in the charity shops.
Chartity shops are 'Recycling' at its best. They help clothe and equip people who have not got much money and also help the charity that they support. You can get some amazing bargains in the charity shops. Albinosupport

12:58pm Tue 19 Mar 13

cliff4treasurer says...

So even the charity shops are closing now,you couldn't write it could you Cliff,then again you did.
So even the charity shops are closing now,you couldn't write it could you Cliff,then again you did. cliff4treasurer

1:34pm Tue 19 Mar 13

steveG says...

Charities start life with the right ethos,which is to provide a service to those most in need.Similarly councils originally provided a service to the public.
Unfortunately these once selfless institutions evolve to the point were they become self serving and start to believe the reason they exist is to provide ridiculous salaries to those they employ,to the detriment of those they were set up to serve.
Charities start life with the right ethos,which is to provide a service to those most in need.Similarly councils originally provided a service to the public. Unfortunately these once selfless institutions evolve to the point were they become self serving and start to believe the reason they exist is to provide ridiculous salaries to those they employ,to the detriment of those they were set up to serve. steveG

4:57pm Tue 19 Mar 13

boltonnut says...

So what does this leave?Pound shops,bookies and take aways,your plan is comming together FAT MAN.
So what does this leave?Pound shops,bookies and take aways,your plan is comming together FAT MAN. boltonnut

6:27pm Tue 19 Mar 13

Ihatemyfellowneighbours says...

So even the charity shops are unable to survive. cliff what a wonderful town.
So even the charity shops are unable to survive. cliff what a wonderful town. Ihatemyfellowneighbours

9:03am Wed 20 Mar 13

tommy says...

cliff4treasurer wrote:
So even the charity shops are closing now,you couldn't write it could you Cliff,then again you did.
Annnnnd again, someone turns it around against Cliff. Mans a bell, but did you actually read the article? How has this anything to do with him?
[quote][p][bold]cliff4treasurer[/bold] wrote: So even the charity shops are closing now,you couldn't write it could you Cliff,then again you did.[/p][/quote]Annnnnd again, someone turns it around against Cliff. Mans a bell, but did you actually read the article? How has this anything to do with him? tommy

9:12am Wed 20 Mar 13

RJT1978 says...

How could the council not find them a new base in the town centre? There are so many empty units how could this be an impossibility?
How could the council not find them a new base in the town centre? There are so many empty units how could this be an impossibility? RJT1978

9:17am Wed 20 Mar 13

Harveyharvey says...

The shop isn't closing because there isn't enough business... the council has taken possession of that row of buildings to knock them down for the new transport interchange.

There wasn't just the Salvation Army affected. Sunshine Dance Studios where operating above them, B&M Bargains has already opened up on Manchester Road but still made redundancies then there are a couple of other shops next to those.

I just hope this transport interchange is worth it. Somewhere around £3m was spent not long ago on the train station... Where?? A lick of paint and a massive ticket hall? Might not have been the Council's money that paid for that, but if that's what £3m gets you, let's see what £30m-odd gets you.
The shop isn't closing because there isn't enough business... the council has taken possession of that row of buildings to knock them down for the new transport interchange. There wasn't just the Salvation Army affected. Sunshine Dance Studios where operating above them, B&M Bargains has already opened up on Manchester Road but still made redundancies then there are a couple of other shops next to those. I just hope this transport interchange is worth it. Somewhere around £3m was spent not long ago on the train station... Where?? A lick of paint and a massive ticket hall? Might not have been the Council's money that paid for that, but if that's what £3m gets you, let's see what £30m-odd gets you. Harveyharvey

1:10pm Wed 20 Mar 13

Mr_Samuel says...

'Charity shop shuts after 10 years in town centre years in the town centre'

Beautiful journalism as always.
'Charity shop shuts after 10 years in town centre years in the town centre' Beautiful journalism as always. Mr_Samuel

5:38pm Wed 20 Mar 13

Don Kiddick says...

Albinosupport wrote:
Chartity shops are 'Recycling' at its best. They help clothe and equip people who have not got much money and also help the charity that they support. You can get some amazing bargains in the charity shops.
. . . if you like sh*te . . .
[quote][p][bold]Albinosupport[/bold] wrote: Chartity shops are 'Recycling' at its best. They help clothe and equip people who have not got much money and also help the charity that they support. You can get some amazing bargains in the charity shops.[/p][/quote]. . . if you like sh*te . . . Don Kiddick

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