Alzheimer Scotland’s charity shops

Alzheimer Scotland has two charity shops, in Golspie and Renfrew.

If you would like to buy or sell items to support Alzheimer Scotland but do not live near enough to one of our shops you can use ebay and donate to us through Missionfish

Alternatively you can buy items from our online shop.

Golspie

‘2nd Best’ is the name of our charity shop in the small village of Golspie in Sutherland, ‘2nd Best’ by name but most definitely not by nature. The opening of this very successful shop was initiated by members of the local Alzheimer Scotland carer support group in 2001.

The shop is ideally situated on the main road through the village, the A9, which connects Inverness to the North coast of Highland, with car parking facilities in front of the shop and in the main village car park opposite, and is the social hub of Golspie.

The shop gratefully receives donations from all over Highland and accepts and sells anything, including furniture, with the exception of electrical goods. Unsold or unsuitable goods are re-cycled in an assortment of ways.

The opening hours are 10 – 4.30 weekdays, 10- 4 on Saturdays.

The shop is staffed entirely by volunteers currently a rota of about 20, but more are always needed to serve in the shop or help with sorting, ironing, collecting goods and a variety of other helpful tasks.

Contact: Brenda MacMillan 01408 633008 for any further information, or if you find yourself passing through Golspie the 2nd Best shop is perfect place to break your journey. You will be assured of a warm welcome.

Renfrew

Alzheimer Scotland’s charity shop in Renfrew is based at 57 Hairst Street in Renfrew, which is ideally situated in the centre of the town, with car parking facilities to the rear. The shop is open 9.00 am to 4.00 pm from Monday to Saturday and is well supported by regular customers from Renfrew, Paisley, Erskine, Bishopton & Glasgow.

The shop currently sells good quality clothing, shoes, bags, jewellery, bric à brac, books, dvds, videos, records, cds & small items of furniture and is well stocked due to regular donations from local residents. Donated items of clothing that are not suitable for re-sale are sent for recycling which provides additional income.

We currently have 16 volunteers who help with the day-to-day running of the shop, but we are always on the lookout for extra volunteers with a couple of hours to spare who would be willing to help us in any way.

For any enquiries please contact Wilma Dorrans, Shop Manager on 0141 561 1165 or email RenfrewShop@alzscot.org.