News October 24, 2025

The UK’s Favourite Charity Shop Awards on tour

The Charity Retail Association team has started their tour of the UK to present the area winners with their awards.

We’ll be sharing their journey here as they travel to Edinburgh, London, Belfast, Plymouth, and many places in between. You can also keep up to date with the celebrations on our LinkedIn and Instagram pages. 

South East area winner

Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity, Haddenham, South East 

Charity Retail Association Chief Executive Robin Osterley and Communications and Social Media Officer Hannah Weet visited the Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity team in Haddenham on 22 October.  

Robin presented Shop Manager Jill Buttery with the award and met with 35 of the shop’s incredible 84 volunteers! The charity’s Chief Executive, Jo Turner, and Chair of Trustees, Noel Ratcliffe, also joined the celebration, alongside other senior charity staff and the rest of the shop team.   

Find out more about all the area winners here

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The CRA’s most northerly member!

March 17, 2025

The Charity Retail Association welcomes Yell for Cancer Support, a Shetland-based charity shop on the island of Yell, as its most northerly member.