The Twig Shop. Well…read morenot so much a shop, rather a garage. Yes it's just a car garage, It's been going for some years now. Wednesday and Saturday it opens up the top sliding door to reveal a bit of an Aladins Cave of bits and bobs. It's all run as a charity to help people in third world countries. Every penny goes to the help needed. All items it sells are donated by the community and sell for a very small price. It's not the most elegant of little charity shops but it does what it says on the tin and really does help others. I nip in there very often and find those little gems that add something to my life. Very much the old saying Someones rubbish is another persons treasure.

This is a great Charity shop, it dosnt matter which members of staff are on shift, they are always…read morepolite and helpful. The Items on sale are very much the same as any Charity shop, but there are those gems that bring happiness into your life. For me If I need anything it's always a trip to the Charity shops first. Cheaper for you if you find what you are looking for , and helps the Charity. Very often see young women in looking for retro clothes. Where else would you buy great retro clothes for as little as a couple of pounds.

Though no way near as cool as the Barnardo's on Manchester's Deansgate, this Barnardo's still cool…read morejust because it's Barnardo's. It's a great charity that has been supporting kids in need for donkeys years. Who can't get behind that? This shop is clean, tidy and well laid out, with lots of books that your mum probably already has, and plenty of clothes that might be of use to you in some odd way. I.e., you want to go to a fancy dress party as a geek from the 50s. Barnardo's will almost certainly have the faded suit, shirt and tie to help you achieve that look. Now you just need some NHS frames without the lenses and you're sorted. They also have gift cards in here. Better than getting one from Clinton's, yes?

Pdsa is a charity shop for pets. Not in that pets shop there, just in terms of raising some…read morewell-needed cash for our furry friends. "Pets In Need of Vets." That's their tag line, see? There's a book stall outside this charity shop which is a really nice touch. I for one really do enjoy browsing through books outside in the sun. There are lots of books inside as well, in addition to clothes and other random charity shop finds. There's actually a really good range of antique trinkets in the back of the shop. Really worth a visit here if you like that kind of thing. Come and support a great charity too!

I always used to pass this pet charity shop on the way to a friends house down in that beautiful…read moreheaven known as Bolton. It always grated with me a bit because the idea of animal charities bothers me when there are millions of starving people in the world. This one is not content with being an animal charity in the sense of protecting endangered wildlife but rather they support domestic pets. I'm not cold hearted, and its not that I don't care about domestic pets, but I've got to say, aren't there more pressing human and environmental concerns that we should be raising money for? I've had a good browse of the website, and I think they have clearly been doing some great work with domestic pets, but still, they are domestic pets. This review though should be about the service provided by the shop itself, and I have to say its not bad in charity shop terms. Its got a decent range of classic charity shop items and most importantly, quite a few bargainous second hand books. In short, as a shop its pretty good, but as a charity, I think I'd rather direct my support towards other causes.