The high street supports our health in ways many people don’t realise.
During a recent visit to the British Heart Foundation charity shop in Saffron Walden (which is one of the highest fundraising shops for the charity in the area), I learnt more about the charity’s life -saving research and about the impact of Covid-19 on their work.
I also met some of the volunteers, one who has been there 6 years, who give up their time to help price up items, run the shop and sort through donations, and have made it one of the most successful charity shops in the East of England.
BHF’s great work can only be done thanks to their staff and volunteers. It was both interesting and concerning to hear about how the crisis has impacted the charity’s shops as well as their research and I will be sharing my conversations with the charity with colleagues in Government to ensure we are supporting them as best we can.
*This visit was prior to the introduction of new national restrictions*
