I must admit, this isn't the best shop of it's kind in the area, and there are a few, it's stock is…read moreusually quite poor and the shop itself is, well, not the freshest. However, it is, if you can compare charities, one of the most worthy. Jospice is entirely run by volunteers and raises money for the St Joesph's Hospice in Thornton. Jospice provides care and support for the terminally ill and their families and is a very popular local organisation... so I don't really understand why locals dump their unwanted rubbish here.. Have a look, and give where you can. The staff are so lovely and very grateful.

In terms of stock this was once of the best charity shops in the area. I would often come here and…read morepick up several books for school and university studies. Now however the book section is quite poor and there's little to me up for this. Obviously the standard of the goods sold depends on the goods donated, it's tough times and people must be less willing to give away their property! Fair enough, but the charity shops are suffering a bit! This is a nice big store, the staff are always very friendly and do what they can to keep the store tidy and attractive by way of window displays and stock arrangement.

As regular readers of my reviews may know, I am an avid charity shopper. Imagine my unbridled joy,…read morethen, when one of Formby's finest charity shops opened just three minutes walk from my house. What they don't do is clothes, what they do is almost anything and everything else - weird and wonderful costume jewellery shaped like zoo animals, gold rimmed wind-up watches, books from bestsellers to cult classics (I bought both Cloud Atlas and To The Lighthouse here for less than £5 for the pair). They also do a nice line in cheap furniture, my bedside table cost £3 from here and there was a dining room set for less than £30 last time I walked past. If you do wish to donate clothes (or indeed curtains or bed linen) they willingly and happily receive them during opening hours. Instead of selling them though, they are torn into pieces and used as bedding for animals at the rescue centre. Aww...

This is an excellent charity shop for women's clothing. They do a lot of high street labels and…read morefairly new clothing that looks unworn or only worn a few times, and all at reasonable prices. You might pay more than you would at most charity shops or even Primark for some of the items, but you will still be getting great deals on some really nice clothes. They carry some other items as well including books, toys, knick knacks, etc, but it's really all about the clothes at this particular shop.

This particular Sue Ryder store is lovely; with its huge windows and pure white walls it's bright,…read morelight and airy and, because most of their stock is in good condition and is constantly changing, the shop is always very fresh. I only recently discovered that Sue Ryder was a national charitable organisation, I had thought, perhaps due to the quaintness of this store, that this was a locally based charity. Still, it's funded and run by locals. The staff are quite possibly the nicest I have ever encountered, nothing is too much trouble and they're always so, so grateful, to the point that I am shamefaced for just buying a copy of Wham! for a quid as a joke for a friend. I usually visit charity shops for books: university texts and leisure reads, and Sue's has never really been of use, I don't think books is it's forte, but there's always lots of kids toys (no not for me) and beautiful doll's houses (yes, for me) and if you look through there's often some designer clothes mixed in. I once picked up a stunning hat for the races in here: very Audrey Hepburn!

This is not a bad little charity shop carrying a little bit of everything from clothing and shoes…read moreto books and knick knicks, but they do tend to carry more clothes than other items. I found that the quality of clothing seemed to be pretty good and there were some nice items a decent prices. Well worth a look if you want some new clothes at affordable prices. (Especially the women's clothing.)

I really like Annabel's, with all the cheap stalls upstairs churning out the same mediocre stock,…read morethis shop offers something different. It's full of all sorts of accessories including jewellery,hair decorations and clutch bags. I noticed a bra stand recently which is quite a new addition (There are no changing rooms though so you can't try it on and I don't know if they accept returns). I love to just browse in here, it's only small and quite popular so it can get cramped but everythings really well organised and displayed so you can look with ease. I bought a few scarves for christmas last year from Annabel's the material is lovely and they've kept in great condition. Great shop with lots of pretty things! Really low prices too.

The two crazy ladies that visited your shop today had a fabulous time admiring all your antiquities…read moreand household decor ideas. The Christmas decorations are amazing. We spent a lovely time with the lovely owner John and we are pleased as punch with our purchasers. Thankyou we will be back!

A wonderful selection of interesting antiques and the best, unusual Christmas decorations at this…read moretime of year. The shop window is itself a delight to see. Situated on Watergate Street Row above 'Vin Santo', its easy to miss if you don't go up onto the row level. I have purchased here several times and always found the owner to be both pleasant and helpful...