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Yorkshire Cancer Research comes to Selby with new charity shop
28 January 2025
People in Selby can shop and donate to support pioneering
cancer research in Yorkshire, thanks to the opening of a new Yorkshire Cancer
Research store in the heart of the town.
Set in the bustling Market Cross shopping centre and around
the corner from iconic Selby Abbey, the shop offers a rich collection of new
and pre-loved treasures from clothing and accessories to books, homeware and
media.
The Yorkshire Cancer Research team in Selby invites people to
donate high-quality new and used goods, so more people can shop sustainably and
give items a new lease of life.
As part of its mission to save lives in Yorkshire, Yorkshire
Cancer Research aims to have a presence on every high street in the region. The
new shop in Selby is expected to raise £125,000 each year for life-saving
cancer research projects, helping Yorkshire Cancer Research bring more cancer
cures to people in the local area and beyond.
Roisen West, Selby Shop Manager at Yorkshire Cancer Research,
said: “I’ve worked in charity shops for over 13 years and every day is a
learning experience, so I’m looking forward to what the shop in Selby has to
offer. Meeting new people and gaining new skills is such a rewarding way to
support vital cancer research and the charity’s vision of a Yorkshire free from
cancer.”
In North Yorkshire, around 63 people are told they have
cancer every week, Yorkshire Cancer Research is dedicated to changing this. The charity works in partnership with
organisations like the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust, supporting
the latest developments in cancer treatment and research for people in North
Yorkshire.
Pete Wheatstone, from Selby, underwent treatment in York after
he was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014. He’s now a patient representative
for FOxTROT 3, a world-leading bowel cancer trial funded by Yorkshire Cancer
Research, and helps the charity raise awareness of the benefits of taking part
in clinical cancer trials in the region.
He said: “When I saw that Yorkshire Cancer Research was opening
a new shop in Selby, I was so pleased. I love being able to help the charity
save lives however I can, so I’ll definitely be
popping in.”
Vikki Fillingham first joined Yorkshire Cancer Research 12
years ago, working in various roles before her new appointment as Deputy Shop
Manager at the Selby shop. She said: “Having lived in the Selby district for
over two decades, I’m really fond of our beautiful
town and it’s exciting that the charity I’m so proud to be a part of is
expanding here. We hope to create a warm, inviting environment that can become
a real hub for customers and volunteers alike.”
Tony Graham, Director of Retail at Yorkshire Cancer
Research, said: “The charity is delighted to open its 14th new shop
in Selby, at the start of the charity’s 100-year anniversary. Since the opening
of the first Yorkshire Cancer Research shop in Northallerton in 1965, people in
Yorkshire have shopped, donated and volunteered to raise crucial funds to
support life-saving cancer research and services. Thanks to them, the charity
can continue to bring pioneering discoveries and cancer experts to Yorkshire.”
The Yorkshire Cancer Research store in Selby is open between
9:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Saturday, and 10:30am to 4:30pm on Sundays. You can
find more information about the new shop at www.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/shop/selby
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About
Yorkshire Cancer Research
- Yorkshire
Cancer Research has been funding cancer research and saving lives for 100
years.
- Since
its foundation in 1925, the charity has united with researchers, cancer
experts and people in Yorkshire to bring life-saving breakthroughs,
discoveries and progress in cancer research to the region.
- Sadly,
people in Yorkshire are more likely to have their lives cut short by
cancer than almost anywhere else in England. As Yorkshire's cancer
charity, Yorkshire Cancer Research is dedicated to changing
this.
- Yorkshire
Cancer Research works in partnership with researchers, clinicians, the
NHS, public health bodies and other charities to pioneer new ways to
prevent, diagnose and treat cancer in Yorkshire.
- For
more information, please visit YorkshireCancerResearch.org.uk or, follow
us on Facebook, X, LinkedIn or Instagram.
- To find out more about
what’s to come in the charity’s centenary year and what content might be
of interest to your readers, please contact press@ycr.org.uk
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