The layout of this shop has remained the same for years, and I'd guess that 90% of the stock has…read moretoo. As for the other 10% well, that's OK. I've only bought a couple of things in here over the years, a book or two and a delightful Mary Poppinsesque suitcase. Mother on the other hand has bought books, toys and fancy-dressware for work (she works with children!) and it's always dirt cheap. The book section is probably it's best asset. I think the shop could do with a face lift or at least a little wash down.

From the owner: Crosby Housing is unique as a housing association to have a charity shop that has been established…read morefor over 40 years. The shop is run by a small team of staff and volunteers and sells clothing, shoes, jewellery, gifts, books, dvd's, small electrical items, toys and general bric-a-brac. The shop also sells some items on ebay under the user profile 'chacharityshop'. We take pride in the fact that we rely solely on public donations of items to keep the shop running. If you have any good quality items for donation, please bring them into the shop during opening hours. Your support will be greatly appreciated.

I've been to this shop a number of times and the staff where fine, it does have a little bit of a…read morecar boot sale feel about it, but not necessarily the prices! They do sell 2nd hand (and sometimes new) air pistols/rifles but take prove of I.d if that's likely to be one of your purchases as this will be required.

This little shop is not what it sounds like, and yet it is. Okay, weird. From the name, and the…read morestrange display outside of old fashioned statues you would think this was a bric-a-brac shop or an antiques shop. Actually, they sell musical instruments, sports gear and other outdoor related gear. Weirdness galore. I think this is a pretty good shop for sports gear but I was kind of creeped out by it and didn't really comfortable enough to spend much time browsing around.

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 a nice little Barnado's tucked away on the Lower Mall. The shop is well stocked, in fact…read moreit's a little cramped as there's several large rails of good quality high street clothes and shelves full of good condition second hand shoes. There's a number of dvds on sale for £1 and lots of good old fashioned videos. The book section is very small and was a little disappointing, however the fiction books on sale were quite recent titles so depending on what you're looking for, you may find a bargain. The bric-a-brac section looked really attractive: china tea sets, campagne flutes and classy ornaments (none of those rubbish tatty unwanted gifts!)

Damn those pesky doe eyed mutts and scruffy kittens needing our help! Most charity shops will draw…read moreyou in through the promise of bargains and money going towards a good cause, throw in the idea of some critters with tiny bandages across their heads and I'm almost ready to buy an old crap! But alas even the crap in here was not enough to convinceme to part with any money but it wasn't for want of trying, oh no I just really couldn't find anything! I know that it might not really be the point and I certainly can't put anyone off from vsiting but if you like the cause just hand them some money because I get the feeling the poor creatures behind the till might need to be put out of their misery too!

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.

Shelter is a charity shop selling a wide range of second-hand clothes and other miscellaneous items…read moreat fairly low prices, so you will always find a bargain in here if that's what you're after. I have not actually bought anything from here as I seldom shop at charity stores; I often don't find any item that attracts me with the exception of Oxfam on odd occasions. I have however, donated items of clothing to Shelter which were all in good condition. Even though it was no big deal, the woman who took my unwanted items did not even smile or kindly acknowledge my donation which I thought was rude. This gave me the impression that she was just expecting this to happen. After this experience, I would never donate anything else here again. Places like Oxfam would always appreciate a donation no matter the size or quantity of the item(s).