Kind-hearted businesses have come to the rescue of East Cheshire Hospice by renovating its new shop.
Several firms including Bruntwood Properties, Ceiling Solutions, Cheshire Flooring and Andrew Delany Cabinet Makers and Carpenters supplied labour free of charge.
Caddick Construction donated £5,000 for fixtures and fittings at the Poynton shop while Richard Johnson, Director of Chestergate Properties, provided voluntary conveyancing advice.
Hospice Commercial Manager Louise Delany said: “The shop looks amazing and we’d like to say a massive thank you to all those who gave their time and skills to make it happen.
“The shop is spacious and stylish and without the generous support of different trades we wouldn’t have had the budget to open it.
“They offered to help us before Covid-19 and kindly honoured that agreement, even though businesses have obviously faced their own challenges because of the pandemic.”
Louise’s husband Andrew made a bespoke reception desk, while Dean Broad and sons Ethan, Connor and Jordan, from Ceiling Solutions, provided building and plastering expertise.
That they are all from the same family meant they could continue working at the height of lockdown.
Andrew Delany with the reception desk he built.
Dean Broad with sons (from left) Ethan, Connor and Jordan.
A team from Bruntwood at Alderley Park helped with painting and also supplied the vital contacts needed to complete the work.
Louise said: “The slogan is ‘rediscovered treasures’ summing up the feel of a shop packed with great quality hand-picked pre-loved clothes and furniture.
“It offers sustainable shopping for you and your home and will be an exciting addition to the village experience.”