With over 6 million in the UK now actively knitting, according to the UK Hand Knitting Association, a charity shop in Tunbridge Wells continues to see a rise in demand for its colourful knitting yarn and now sells over 1,000 balls each year.
Heart of Kent Hospice Charity Shop in Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells is benefitting from the increasing popularity of knitting and crocheting and now stocks a large range of yarn which it sells at very competitive prices. The popular colour trends this year are black, white, red and green but also purples, cerise and neon colours!
As knitting continues to be one of the top crafts in the UK according to the UK Hand Knitting Association; its popularity has seen a big surge due to factors like the pandemic and celebrity knitters like Tom Daley.
Shop Manager Sarah Saunders said: “Along with growing yarn sales, we have also introduced our very popular premium rail which is aptly named ‘Labels you Love’and, as the name suggests, we are able to sell some of the best brands from the high street at affordable prices. Among our best-selling brands are Sea Salt, Karen Millen together with AllSaints and vintage Jaeger.”
Heart of Kent Hospice has 14 charity shops. All are essential to helping raise vital funds to allow the hospice to provide free palliative care and support for terminally ill people, their carers and families in Maidstone, Aylesford, Tonbridge & Malling.
Patients can be treated either on the hospice’s inpatient unit or at home. The hospice also offers drop-in hub sessions throughout the week, which have made it easier to access patient care for illnesses including dementia.
To find out more about donating goods or to become a shop volunteer please contact the People Services Team at volunteers@hokh.co.uk or call 01622 792200. https://www.hokh.org/volunteering/
There are lots of ways people can support Heart of Kent Hospice. Find out more here https://www.hokh.org/
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About Heart of Kent Hospice
Heart of Kent Hospice has been providing free, compassionate, end-of-life care to people living with a terminal illness and their loved ones in Maidstone, Aylesford, Tonbridge and Malling and the surrounding towns and villages for the past 34 years.
The Hospice has built an excellent reputation within the local community for the quality of its care, which has been further endorsed by the Care Quality Commission who awarded us with an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ following an inspection in February 2017.
Our vision is for everyone living with a terminal illness in our community to achieve the best quality of life. We are committed to achieving this by enabling them to live in comfort, with independence and dignity to the end of their lives, and to support those closest to them.
Last year the Hospice cared for over 2,000 patients and their families in their own homes or at our Aylesford-based Hospice. Our charity needs to raise £6.6 million to deliver all the Hospices services, and we depend heavily on our loyal community of supporters, whose generous donations and fundraising activities raise money for us every year.
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