We are starting a sustainable fashion revolution right here in Selby and uplifting our charity shops to promote waste reduction and upcycling to create beauty out of preloved items. Are you in?
Shop for the Future
We have 14 charity shops in Selby, all working very hard to promote and raise money for excellent causes. The charities are local, regional, and national, and each charity shop has its own unique identity.
These charity shops also all face one recurring problem- unsuitable donations. Unsuitable donations cause waste and cost the charity shops money to dispose of.
The Shop for the Future project seeks to tackle these issues through several strands: helping the charity shops sort through and dispose of their waste sustainably; bringing local residents, creatives, and organisations together to celebrate the charity shops, their contribution to Selby’s high street vibrancy, and seek out opportunities to reuse and upcycle second-hand items, and running a campaign to educate the public on what not to donate, so we can keep reducing waste long-term.
The project will start with a Trail Map to show all the different charity shop locations in Selby and end with a Sustainable Fashion show in Selby Abbey on Wednesday 12th November.
We are so excited to launch this project, and hope you will join us on this exciting and innovative journey towards stylish sustainability.
Our Charity Shops
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Barnardo's
Barnardo’s supports children and young people to help them feel safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful. Their charity shop in Brayton takes clothing and accessories, books, CDs and DVDs, toys, and homewares.
Opening times are Monday-Saturday 9am to 4.45pm and Sunday 10am-3.45pm.
Contact number: 01757 29031
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Martin House
Martin House provides free family-led hospice care for children and young people with life-limiting illnesses. Their charity shop in Selby sells everything at only £1. They accept clothing and accessories, books, CDs, DVDs and vinyl records, quality homeware (including cushions and crockery linens), and mobile phones.
Opening times are Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday closed.
Contact number: 01757 212900
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St. Leonard's Hospice
St. Leonard’s Hospice provides are and support for terminally-ill people and people with life-limiting illnesses. Their shop on Gowthorpe accepts books, homewares, and clothing and accessories. Their shop on Ousegate accepts homewares and furniture.
Opening times are Monday-Saturday 9am-4pm and Sunday closed.
Contact number: Gowthorpe- 01757 290999; Ousegate- 01757 708578
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British Heart Foundation
The British Heart Foundation is the biggest independent funder of research into cardiovascular disease in the UK. Their charity shop in Selby takes second-hand clothes, books, CDs and DVDs, toys, and homewares.
Opening times: Monday-Saturday 9am-4pm and Sunday 10am-4pm
Contact number: 01757 210693
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Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK funds cancer research by scientists, doctors, and nurses, and provides public information all about cancer. Their charity shop in Selby takes clothing and accessories, books, CDs and DVDs, toys, and homewares.
Opening times are Monday-Saturday 9.30-5pm and Sunday 10am-4pm.
Contact number: 01757 210827
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Scope
Scope campaigns to transform attitudes to disability, tackle injustice, inspire action through opportunities, and provide information and support. Their charity shop in Selby accepts books, homewares, clothing and accessories, and CDs and DVDs.
Opening times are Monday to Saturday 9.30am-5pm and Sunday 10am-4pm.
Contact number: 01757 290178
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The Big Store
The Big Communitea supports mental health and wellbeing in Selby through drop-ins, therapy, and practical help. The Big Store, our charity shop, is vital to funding this work. We accept donations of clothes, books, vinyl, toys, electricals, homewares, and furniture. Every item donated, bought, or sold helps us continue supporting the people of Selby, every day.
Opening times are Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 9am-4pm, Sunday closed.
Contact number: 01757 210061
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Mama Na Mtoto
Mama Na Mtoto (The Mother and Baby Project) works to save the lives of mothers and babies in Kenya and the UK by using a holistic approach to healthcare in the community, including supporting local midwives and providing baby packs to young mums. Their Charity Emporium in Selby accepts clothing and accessories, books, CDs and DVDs, toys, working electricals, and homewares.
Opening times are Monday-Saturday 9.30am-4.30pm. Tuesday and Sunday closed.
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RSPCA York, Harrogate & District
RSPCA York, Harrogate & District is a separately registered charity to the national RSPCA, and our branch is self-funded. All money raised in our Selby charity shop goes directly to helping the York Animal Home and local animals in need. We specialise in vintage and antiques, quirky items, and high-quality clothing at good prices!
Our opening times are Monday - Saturday 9am to 4:30pm and Sunday 10am - 4pm.
Contact number: 01757 707100
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Selby Hands of Hope
Selby Hands of Hope provides assistance to the people who need it the most in Selby and the district to alleviate financial hardship. Their shop in Selby accepts unwanted clothes and accessories, games, books, CDs and DVDs, and appliances. They will also collect furniture.
Opening times are Monday - Saturday 9am to 5pm and Sunday closed.
Contact number: 01757 210100
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Yorkshire Cancer Research
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to finding new cancer cures and bringing them to people in Yorkshire, so people live longer, healthier lives free of cancer. The Selby store takes good quality women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, shoes, accessories, homewares, books, toys, jigsaws, and games.
Opening times are Monday - Saturday 9.30am to 4:30pm and Sunday 10.30am - 4.30pm.
Contact number: 01757 462700
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Community Furniture Store
Selby Community Furniture Store upcycles and refurbishes preloved furniture and sells it on to the local community. Their shop in Selby takes furniture- call them to arrange collection.
Opening times are Monday – Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm, Saturday 9am to 3pm and Sunday Closed.
Contact number: 01757 291444
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Selby SCRAP CIC
Selby SCRAP aims to provide a low-cost source of materials for local groups and people. Their shop accepts useable leftover scrap craft materials.
Opening times are Monday - Friday 10.30am to 3:30pm and Saturday and Sunday Closed.
Contact number: 01757 211214
Shop for the Future
What’s Going On
We have been looking abroad for inspiration about how things could change for the better and how we could reduce our waste. Two of our team went abroad to the Netherlands and Belgium where they discovered a wonderland of closed-loop recycling, where products that go to waste are fed back into the systems that created them. Come back soon for more information on what they found out and the implications for our waste disposal systems here in Britain.
We are recruiting artists-in-residence at our charity shops to create art out of items that would otherwise go to the household tip. We want all kinds of artists across all media so we can show Selby off as a town of reuse, recycling, upcycling, and arts and crafts. There will be opportunities to exhibit your hard work across the lifespan of the project. If you are a local creative working in Selby and the surrounding villages and would like to get involved, please contact Matt.
Did you know that the charity shops might currently have to pay to use the household tip depending on whether they are seen as a business or not? We are in conversations with North Yorkshire Council around supporting the charity shops’ access to the household tip and making sure that they have consistently free access.
However, trips to the tip are still intruding on charity shops’ time, staffing and capacity, so reducing costs for them is a great step forward but not the overall solution to this problem.
