New sustainable shopping experience opens in Swanage

Lewis-Manning Hospice Care has opened a new shop on Station Road in Swanage, with the proud claim that ‘sustainable shopping just got more fashionable’.

Director of retail, Susan Newcombe said: “We are so excited to be opening in Swanage, in the heart of the community that we deliver our services to in Purbeck.

“The shop is boutique style, with a focus on fashionable clothing and accessories for ladies and gentlemen, with the occasional designer item included too.

"We’re really hoping to stand out in terms of our offering and be bright, vibrant and offer some wonderfully unique and stylish items for sale!

“Lewis-Manning are enjoying a surge in charity shopping as there is so much more awareness around sustainability nowadays.

"We are seeing a lot more people actively seeking out ways to shop sustainably, which is fantastic for the environment and our fundraising, so that we can keep providing extraordinary care to people who really need it."

Lewis-Manning Hospice Care opens a new shop on Station Road in Swanage

Susan added: “We have received £20,000 of funding from the Talbot Village Trust, whose generosity has enabled us to secure our brilliant new, central premises and allow us to fully refurbish them."

The new shop opening took place on Wednesday July 13 and the ribbon was cut by Sir Christopher Lees, Trustee of the Talbot Village Trust.

Christopher said, “Lewis-Manning is a wonderful charity and we are very lucky to have it here in Dorset to bring palliative care to people in their homes, it’s something that I wish that I’d had for my parents.

"Swanage is a very community focused area and the shop is a fantastic addition to the town.”