After being closed for over three months due to Covid-19 restrictions, Queenscourt Hospice is delighted to announce that it is beginning to re-open its shops in Southport and looks forward to welcoming customers old and new.
Unfortunately the charity is closing its shops in Ormskirk and Tarleton due to difficulties with making them Covid safe.
All of its shops closed their doors on March 24 as directed by the Government but since it was announced that non-essential shops can now re-open, Queenscourt’s Retail Team have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure that its shops are Covid-19 secure.
The Queenscourt Retail Team are also putting appropriate measures in place to ensure that all donations received are adequately quarantined before being put out for sale.
With so much to be done to meet these requirements, the hospice had to take a phased approach to the re-opening of its shops so that it can be sure of the safety of its staff, volunteers and of course its customers.
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The first shop to re-open, with new hours of 10am to 3pm, Tuesday to Saturday, will be its Churchtown store, welcoming its first customers back tomorrow, Thursday, July 2nd. Due to quarantine restrictions donations will NOT be able to be accepted at this shop at the present time.
However, for all of you who have been saving items for Queenscourt, their nearby Bispham Road shop in High Park also re-opens on Thursday, (July 2nd) but only as a ‘Donation Station’, between 9.30 am and 2.30 pm, Tuesday to Saturday.
Queenscourt would therefore politely ask all of their kind supporters to drop anything they would like to donate to Queenscourt at the Bispham Road Donation Station so that all items can be properly quarantined before being sold.
As for Queenscourt’s other shops, its Chapel Street store in Southport town centre will be reopening on Tuesday, July 14th, its Burscough shop will follow suit on Tuesday, July 21st. and its Formby shop will reopen in early August. The new opening times for all of the shops will be 10am until 3pm, Tuesday to Saturday.
Sadly not all of Queenscourt’s shops will be able to reopen. Its premises in Tarleton and Ormskirk cannot adequately meet the necessary Covid-19 safety requirements and still generate a profit for Queenscourt.
Staff and supporters at the official opening of the new Queenscourt Hospice shopn on Bispham Road in Southport in February 2020
Sue Newth, Queenscourt’s Area Retail Manager, said: “We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our loyal customers, volunteers and staff at our Tarleton and Ormskirk shops who have made a huge contribution to Queenscourt over the years. We are all so sorry that the shops can’t continue, but it is not possible to make the necessary changes to keep our customers safe on those premises.
“Our intention is to pursue opportunities for pop-up shops in both of these areas, but in the meantime we will be offering a mobile Donation Station facility for anyone who wishes to still donate items to Queenscourt in Ormskirk and Tarleton. Further details will be available in due course via our website and social media.”
While its shops take the essential steps to re-open, Queenscourt’s eBay site has remained open for business throughout the pandemic. You can check out what is currently on sale online at www.tinyurl.com/queenscourtebay
Queenscourt Hospice is a local charity that provides free, high-quality care for the people of Southport, Formby and West Lancs. It costs over £400 an hour, 365 days a year to keep Queenscourt running and they rely heavily on community support and donations to do this.
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