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.
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.
The world of charity retail
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The CRA’s most northerly member!
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