Staff and volunteers at the Sue Ryder shop in Reading are celebrating after being commended by the charity for their efforts to support the local community.
As part of the ‘Safe and Warm with Sue Ryder’ partnership with energy network SGN, the shop team has been providing vital advice on topics including reducing bills and managing debt, to help residents maintain a safe and warm home.
The Oxford Road shop has also been actively raising awareness about carbon monoxide (CO) alarms and promoting the benefits of the free Priority Services Register (PSR), which supports people with additional needs during power cuts and loss of gas supplies.
Reading’s Sue Ryder shop is one of five to be praised by the palliative and bereavement support charity, which runs Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice, having recorded more than 720 supportive conversations with shoppers since the project began.
Gabriella Pricop, the Reading shop manager, said: “Our Sue Ryder shop sits at the heart of our community, and we are delighted to have been recognised for the role we’ve played in helping local people. By providing advice, information, and tools, we’ve been able to support individuals and families to stay safe and warm in their homes.”
Martin Wildsmith, Chief Commercial Officer at Sue Ryder, said: “It’s been just six months since we launched our partnership with SGN, with 88 of our Sue Ryder shop teams across the South East working hard to keep their communities safe and warm. Since the beginning, we have achieved over 15,000 interactions in total across the region, providing vital information on energy support. A special thank you and congratulations to the Reading team for their exceptional efforts in helping to make a difference to their local community.”
As we move into the Autumn months, Sue Ryder is encouraging people to take a moment to think about how they – and their friends and family – can stay safe and warm.
The PSR is free to sign up for anyone who is vulnerable or requires extra support. This includes those of pensionable age, who have a disability, are chronically ill, are pregnant, or with young children under 5. To register, visit: sueryder.org/priority
To find out more about staying safe and warm, visit: sueryder.org/safeandwarm
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About Sue Ryder: At Sue Ryder, we can’t make life’s most difficult moments easy, but we can carry some of the load. For more than 70 years, we have been a source of strength and support for anyone living with a life-limiting illness or grief.
Dying and grief are universal experiences, but too many people face them alone. We are a safe and reassuring hand you can reach for. From providing care and support for someone at the end of their life to helping someone manage their grief, we know there is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need.
We campaign for everyone who is approaching the end of their life or grieving to have access to the right support, at the right time.
We can make a positive difference during even the darkest of times. Whether in the last months, weeks or days of life, or living with grief, we help people live the best life they possibly can. We are there when it matters.
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