Yorkshire Cancer Research to open new shop in Harrogate

Yorkshire Cancer Research is preparing to open a new shop in Harrogate town centre later this summer.

The independent charity has secured the site of the former Porters store on Oxford Street as part of its ambitious plans to open shops on every high street in Yorkshire.

Yorkshire Cancer Research has been based in the spa town of Harrogate since 1978, when the charity relocated its headquarters from the centre of Leeds.

Funds raised at the shop will help fund research to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer in Yorkshire.

Juliet Glendinning, Director at Yorkshire Cancer Research said:

“Harrogate has been home to Yorkshire Cancer Research for over four decades, and we have always felt very lucky to be an integral part of this beautiful town.

"Throughout the years people affected by cancer in the region have benefitted tremendously from the support of the local community.

“With the opening of a new shop in the heart of the town, we look forward to becoming an even bigger part of the fabric of Harrogate. Our charity shops play a vital role in raising funds to support pioneering research, and the new store means we can offer volunteering and employment opportunities while contributing to the local high street.”

The new shop, due to open in late summer 2022, will stock ladies’, men’s, and children’s fashion as well as homewares and books. It will be run by manager Kate Morris with the support of a deputy manager and a team of volunteers.

Kate will take up the position following a previous role as relief shop manager, providing cover for the charity’s other shops.

While the shop is being prepared for opening, good quality clothes, homewares, toys, books, small electrical and furniture can be dropped off at the charity’s donation centre at i2D Hornbeam Park Oval, Harrogate, HG2 8RB. The donation centre is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is also inviting potential volunteers in Harrogate to register their interest in supporting the charity.