General News
10 September, 2024
Op-shop opens with cake and ribbon
INGLEWOOD’S iconic Ambulance Auxiliary Op-Shop’s new home was officially opened on Saturday. Auxiliary president Tony Gibbons and co-owner of the former Royal Hotel building Graham Francis cut the ribbon to mark the shop’s move from Brooke...
INGLEWOOD’S iconic Ambulance Auxiliary Op-Shop’s new home was officially opened on Saturday.
Auxiliary president Tony Gibbons and co-owner of the former Royal Hotel building Graham Francis cut the ribbon to mark the shop’s move from Brooke Street to the old hall part of the historic hotel.
Mr Gibbons said the auxiliary was more than 50 years old and had raised “many hundreds of thousands of dollars” to help equip the local ambulance station with better equipment.
“We are the envy of many othert areas and it’s great to have had Graham step up when we needed to find a new home,” he said.
“There’s a lot of support in the community for the op-shop and the ambulance auxiliary.”
Mr Francis said he was pleased to support the auxiliary and hoped the opening would be the start of more new ventures in the old hotel.
Auxiliary members and volunteers shared a special cake with ambulance officers from across the region at Saturday morning’s opening in between serving customers looking for a bargain.