General News
13 August, 2024
Opportunities knock again at shop's new home
DOORS opened again to the old Royal Hotel music hall when Inglewood Ambulance Auxiliary op-shop started trading from the historic building on Monday. Auxiliary volunteers had spent the past month transferring thousands of donated items from the...
DOORS opened again to the old Royal Hotel music hall when Inglewood Ambulance Auxiliary op-shop started trading from the historic building on Monday.
Auxiliary volunteers had spent the past month transferring thousands of donated items from the shop’s former Brooke Street premises.
It is the first time in four years that part of the historic hotel has been used and follows an agreement with building owners who came to the rescue when the Brooke Street shop was prepared for sale by its owners.
Op-shop manager Faye Orange said the auxiliary’s new op-shop home had been perfect for displaying goods.
“The op-shop raises money for the local community and also provides an important service to the town as well as being popular with visitors,” she said.
As part of the move, Brooke Street was temporarily closed last month to shift part of the former Charlie Napier Hotel bar, now the op-shop’s counter, across the road and be ready for volunteers to use serving customers.