Charity shops have been a staple of the high street for decades. Old clothes get donated and bought, and charities make much needed money. Marie Curie, though, have a new plan, with no clothes donations, their ‘Gifts that Matter’ shop in Penarth is hoping to be a new type of charity shop, letting people learn about the charity.
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00:00 Any money you donate to us helps us to deliver.
00:05 So when you enter the store you will see the cost of various services
00:09 and any gift that you donate to us will actually help us to provide those services.
00:15 So for instance, a nurse's uniform costs £60,
00:22 so should you donate to us your money can go towards the cost of a nurse's uniform.
00:28 This new Marie Curie store is one of the first of its kind anywhere in the country
00:32 and the first that Marie Curie themselves have opened.
00:34 There are no second hand clothes for sale, no old puzzles or CDs,
00:38 but people at Marie Curie hope it will engage with people
00:41 and let them see what goes into a charity like this.
00:44 Brand new concept, this is the first one in the UK.
00:47 It's been trialled here in Parnassus just for two weeks
00:51 with the plan to then either remain here, pick it up and move it around the country
00:56 wherever we deliver our services, but to generate the income needed
01:01 to ensure more people get a better range of money.
01:05 Marie Curie helps thousands of people every year through end of life care
01:09 and some of those people who have been positively impacted by the charity
01:12 say they think this store is a great idea
01:14 and gives people an opportunity to engage with the charity like they've never done before.
01:19 Well, I absolutely adore the work of Marie Curie.
01:22 I have particular personal experience, my father died, but he died at home.
01:29 But the wonderful care of the Marie Curie nurses who came to my mother's house,
01:34 and it was quite interesting because I observed them for the first time.
01:39 I always had an appreciation of Marie Curie nurses,
01:42 but I really appreciated what they did.
01:46 I think that sometimes the stigma is it's just you look after somebody who's passing,
01:51 but it's not about that, it's about the family.
01:53 And I didn't know what to say, I didn't know what to do.
01:56 My wife is a health care support worker in Heath Hospital and looks after people,
02:03 but we both needed somebody to go, this is what we need to do next.
02:07 Again, they just know what to say and what to do.
02:10 And I think that if anyone experiences that, you want somebody to take control,
02:16 you want somebody to say, let's put a kettle on,
02:19 let's go and do this, or even just to give you a hug.
02:23 And that's what they do.
02:24 So definitely they need to be paid more money.
02:30 To the Marie Curie team, they are angels without words.
02:32 They're amazing people.
02:35 It is that experience of understanding what Marie Curie can do to help the community
02:43 who are dealing either with themselves at the end of life or as carers at the end of life.
02:48 How can we help you?
02:50 And in return, how can you help us to deliver it?
02:54 The new shop is totally different to the usual charity shops,
02:56 but the hope is that this will not only raise funds,
02:59 but raise awareness of what Marie Curie does.
03:01 James Beach Watkins, reporting from Panath.
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