Lovely little charity shop on Gosforth high street. Well managed with lots of helpful staff and…read morequite a variety of stock. They don't do furniture or electricals, but have good clothing, book and media departments. They also sell Cancer research branded items such as mugs and bags. Definitely a prime spot for some second-hand fodder or to drop your unwanted items off!

A great Wildlife Trust doing fantastic work for nature conservation and environmental education in…read moreNorthumberland, including Newcastle upon Tyne. Very pleased that I was able to support them to secure €1.6m European LIFE+ funding for the Nature Conservation "Red Squirrels United" project - see http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/redsquirrelsunited