"Our vision is to see the day when cancer is no longer a life-threatening disease. Our activities…read moresupport this vision - from funding research into new and better treatments for cancer, undertaking education programmes to helping people reduce their risk of developing cancer. We can only succeed with your help and support - together let's make a difference!" Above is what is says on these people's website so you can'ty really argue with thier ethos and plan for what they want to do with your hard earned dollar when you call in here to get some 2nd hand clothes or furniture. The staff are always lovely and the stuff you can pick up in here is real quality. I got a suit in here 10 years ago and I still wear the jacket sometimes. Top STuff

My sister used to work in the hostel that is connected to this shop and located just round the…read morecorner. They do really amazing work and this shop helps them to continue work with homeless people and people down on their luck. This is exactly what you would expect from a small, well staffed wee charity shop. You will find a lot of cool stuff in here if you get lucky and you will always not pay much, but what you do pay you will know its going to a great organisation who do a lot of good work. The staff in here are always friendly and helpful.

Yet another of Bangor's many, many chairty shops and a pretty standard one. Its based right on high…read morestreet which means that it is easy to get to and parking usually isn't too bad., If you can't get parked right outside you can pop to the car park behind Donegan's bar or it isn't too long a walk from the large Marina car park. The staff in this wee shop are friendly enough and its nice and big so there is plenty of stuff in here if you enjoy having a bit of a root around for clothes, books, old vinyl or general nick-nacks. Its always nice to shop here because you know the money is going to an excellent cause and its a great place to recycle old clothes and be safe in the knowledge that you are doing your bit.

Being one of the more unusual charity shops in Bangor (ie. the fact that it's a British Red Cross…read moreshop, rather than the actual shop itself), I decided to pop in and have a look. It was pretty busy on this sunny day, and despite the shop being a huge one, there wasn't a whole lot of room for a look. I nearly ended up treading on someone's toes (literally) whilst having a duke through the lady's clothes section, which proved to have nothing of interest anyway, although there was a rather good selection. As for the rest of the shop, well, it was distinctly average in charity shop terms. Not that average is bad, and I'm not too sure what a brilliant charity shop would look like, but still, there wasn't anything too exciting to be found....just the usual CDs, books, furnishings and other bits and bobs. So, my sister and I left it there (as in we decided to leave...we weren't going to be carrying a charity shop around with us anytime soon), and decided to go on our merry way. And that was that. I would definitely call back another, less busy day to check out the stock again. This Red Cross shop definitely has a whole lot of potential.

While I don't really agree with the politics of this particular party I do think they do some…read moreexcellent work in the community in North Down and are always open to help everyone in the constituency with anything they need advice or help on throughout the year. I used to work as a reporter on the local paper and this office was always helpful when I rang up for information. They have a young and well informed staff who are always willing to help out. Professional and helpful, even if I don't agree with everything they have to say.