May 2012
We are pleased to say that May was a good month for Storeroom in many ways!
In terms of donations, we are delighted that so many of our island residents did think of us when they had unwanted furniture and household items to pass on. Every donation made this way to Storeroom helps to keep the doors open to all and this in turn means that Storeroom can continue to provide a choice of cheap furniture to people identified as being in need and reasonably priced furniture to everyone on a budget.
Secondly, our shop and warehouse were busy and we sold around 800 items during the month. And who did all the hard work? Why our volunteers of course! Our team in the shop and the teams helping with collections and in the warehouse, together gave us over 600 hours of their time. They are awesome!
Those 800 items weighed in at nearly 11,000kgs. Isn’t re-use a much better idea than everything being squashed into our landfill site?
And lastly, very good news this month, 2 of our volunteers have secured part time employment. They of course can’t spend quite as much time helping out as before, but maybe you would be interested in becoming a volunteer? If you have a few hours (or more) that you could spare during the week, please contact Nick Miller on 298679 for further information.
April 2012
Despite the Easter holidays Storeroom had a productive, busy month. Once again we have made improvements to our shop and warehouse, which keep us running efficiently. We are able respond to most calls with requests for us to pick up donated items within a few working days (sooner still in emergencies) we have often stepped in when other agencies have been unable to help. As always, we are happy to accept most furniture which is ready for immediate re-use, i.e. clean, tidy and not in need of any major repair. It would be nice, but we don’t need perfection!
This month our customers purchased nearly 700 items large and small; these totaled nearly 9100kgs, which otherwise may have ended up at our tip instead of being re-used. Just think what a dreadful shame it would be for all these things to be just cast aside.
To make this all happen our volunteer team, without whom we could not operate, gave us nearly 600 hours of their time in April. We really can’t thank them all enough. Since separating from Real World Trust, Storeroom continues to operate without any form of funding. The generosity of this island’s residents in donating their re-usable furniture is key to our success, along with our small team of staff and volunteers, who are outstanding! We are extremely lucky to have these hard working and caring people on our side.
Daily, clients are being referred to Storeroom by support agencies across the island and in many cases, these people would literally be without any furniture in their homes – Storeroom’s prices, especially reduced to help people identified as being in need, really do make a difference to quality of life when homes can be furnished in an affordable manner.
March 2012
Thank you once again to everyone for your kind donations of furniture and household goods. A big thank you too for all our customers! During March you purchased over 1000 items and together we have saved over 11,500kgs from our island landfill by practicing re-use.
As always, our volunteers worked very hard for us – they selflessly gave well over 800 hours of their time to keep the doors at Storeroom open. No easy task for a stand-alone charity without the benefit of funding. Can you spare some free time to help out? If so, please contact the Manager, Nick Miller.
Storeroom prices are low and our delivery fees very reasonable. In fact they have not changed since we separated from Real World Trust back in July 2010. People identified as being in need who are referred to Storeroom from one of approximately 50 support agencies currently liaising with us, benefit from a 30% to 50% discount on most furniture prices from warehouse stock.
If you’ve not yet been to visit Storeroom for a browse why not pop over to see us soon? We have a surprising variety of items in stock and not many people look around and leave without something! Even if they didn’t think they needed it in the first place . . . Where else could you find a second hand canteen of cutlery, a sofa, an iron, a bedside cabinet, a coffee table, a duvet, a microwave, a kettle, some towels, a wardrobe and a lounge unit . . . the list goes on!
February 2012
February has been yet another busy month. Our customers made many purchases – well over 1,000 items left Storeroom for re-use! All that furniture and bric a brac totalled in excess of 12,000kgs; which didn’t just end its days at the tip; instead helped someone make their place more homely. Well done everyone!
As usual our group of volunteers were superb! They cheerfully gave us more than 800 hours of their time and kept Storeroom up and running for the benefit of everyone on this island who needs help with furnishing their home at a discount price.
We are indebted to the kind people who have furniture they no longer need and would rather donate it to Storeroom in order that we can organise its re-use. Some of the many national organisations on the island cannot compare with Storeroom prices, delivery fees or collection facility. We aim to continue in the future with the best customer service we can provide.
New this year are our monthly special offers, please check out the page on this website to see what is available. Also, why not see what we are up to on Facebook too? Go to www.facebook.com/Storeroom2010
January 2012
Another 3 week month for Storeroom, but we have helped lots of people with their purchases; we have also kept the bargain hunters amongst you happy! Nearly 650 items went out of our doors for re-use, which means that over 8,300kgs did not go to the island landfill.
Re-cycling is on everybody’s minds with the new refuse arrangements now in force and in the last year Storeroom saved over 126,500kgs of unwanted household items from ending their days at the tip.
During January our volunteers worked over 600 hours to keep Storeroom open to all. We really could not manage without them; so if you have a half day or full day during the week to spare, get in touch and join the team!
Please remember us if you have any household furniture to donate, sorry, but Storeroom cannot clean or repair these items.
As a stand-alone charity we don’t have a huge supporting network to help financially, so every donation and purchase really does make a difference.
December 2011
Considering Storeroom has only been open for 3 weeks this month, we have been quite busy with approx 600 items passing through the shop and warehouse for re-use. These items weighed a total of just over 9,000kgs.
Our kind hearted volunteer team worked over 550 hours during December to keep Storeroom open for our referred clients and all you bargain hunters out there! We now have 50 support agencies across the island referring people in need to Storeroom and these customers benefit from a 30% – 50% discount on items from our warehouse stock.
We are sorry if you wanted to donate an item to us over the festive season, as we will be closed until 10am Monday 9th January 2012, but we will be delighted to accept your donations in the New Year. Please continue to offer us your furniture and household items to keep Storeroom open for everyone..
Best wishes to you all for the festive season. We look forward to 2012 and with your donations and purchases we can continue to help each other and our island by re-use of serviceable furniture or household items and not letting them end their days at our landfill site.
November 2011
Mostly a busy month again for us all at Storeroom, although the last week was very quiet, due we think, to the new store which opened in Newport.
Over 1000 items passed through Storeroom for re-use and those items weighed in at just over 12,500kgs. Our wonderful team of volunteers worked nearly 850 hours last month to keep Storeroom open to all; everyone is welcome to come in and look for a bargain! Over 40 support agencies across the island are referring people in need to Storeroom and these customers benefit from a 30% – 50% discount on items from our warehouse stock.
Storeroom is still operating without any funding whatsoever and your donations and purchases are invaluable in order that we can continue to provide this important service to our island community. Your unwanted furniture or household items can become someone’s valued possessions.
We are normally open Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm, but will be closing for the Christmas and New Year from 12noon on Friday 23 December 2011 then will re-open at 10am on Monday 9th January 2012.
We wish you all a wonderful Christmas and New Year! We look forward to 2012 when we hope we can do just that little bit more for our island community and environment.
Please all continue to help each other and remember, re-use rules!
October 2011
October seemed a quiet month for Storeroom, probably due to the half term break and some unseasonably warm weather, which many people enjoyed. However, now we have had the chance to look at our figures, we can see that Storeroom must’ve been busier during term time than we realised . . .
Re-use of furniture and household items saves a surprising amount from our island landfill. In October our customers purchased over 900 items, which together weighed in at nearly 12,500kgs.
You may have spotted Storeroom has 2 vans out and about on the island now. We have also been able to employ some part time staff; we only wish we could employ more. Don’t forget that Storeroom would not be able to function without our many kind and helpful volunteers. Together they worked over 700 hours last month to keep Storeroom open to everyone, whether a referred customer or ‘the man in the street’.
Please come along to our shop and warehouse. Remember that your custom helps Storeroom to stay open and provide a much needed service for the referred clients who benefit from lower prices.
We are open Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. You may be surprised at just what is available; we often are!
Thank you again to all the wonderful people who donate items no longer needed to Storeroom. Your old possessions all end up very much wanted in new locations and help make another person’s place into something very special – their home!
September 2011
September found us overwhelmed with offers of furniture for our charity and sadly we had to turn some items down. We hate having to do this, especially when we know those items will be disposed of at the tip, but sometimes we just run out of storage space.
Our shop and warehouse were busy with referred clients and other members of the general public, who together purchased over 800 items for re-use. That means well over 12,000kgs of perfectly serviceable furniture and other household goods did not go into our island landfill. If you look at the photo at the top of this page that gives you some idea of what 3,000kgs of furniture looks like. So, you have all saved 4 times that amount of furniture from the tip. Thought provoking isn’t it?
Storeroom was joined by some new volunteers this month, who seem to enjoy the time they spend with us and together they helped out for over 900 invaluable hours.
If you’ve not visited our shop yet, please try to find time to pop in and see us soon. Next month we are losing a couple of volunteers, so if you think you may be able to help, please get in touch. Thank you everyone for your kind support.
August 2011
This August we were delighted to receive many useful donations of furniture and household items. Even during a traditionally quiet month, when people are enjoying a break from their usual routine, Storeroom was kept busy!
The shop staff dealt with a large number of customers, many of whom came to Storeroom on recommendation from friends and family. It’s good to know you are all helping each other to find a bargain and /or make ends meet when funds are short. All in all, just over 900 items, large and small were purchased, which means you have together saved nearly 13,500kgs of household goods from the dreaded tip. Re-use is definitely the way forward to save our environment.
Let’s not forget the Storeroom volunteers, as between them they donated almost 750 hours of their time in order to keep this valuable island project up and running. Without them there would be no Storeroom.
Please continue to support Storeroom in any way you can, purchase, donate or volunteer. Thank you!
July 2011
During July, the Isle of Wight community donated many useful items of
furniture and household goods to Storeroom. Our referred customers once
again had a marvelous selection to choose from and all those intrepid bargain
hunters found ‘treasures’ too.
We recorded nearly 800 items purchased, which in turn saved these items from
ending their days at the tip, all 12,250kgs of them. We can all be very proud
of this achievement.
The volunteers, as ever, have been wonderful. They often help out with tasks
they don’t enjoy, just to get the work done. Their invaluable donation to
Storeroom was over 600 hours of their time during July.
Storeroom2010 is flourishing and despite the complete lack of funding WE ARE
STILL HERE! Please support Storeroom in any way you can, purchase, donate or
volunteer.
June 2011
Once again our island community has given Storeroom the support needed to keep our doors open. Donated items have kept on coming and so have the customers! Referred clients have a good choice of items too and usually find just what they need.
This month we had a record number of purchases made – nearly 750 of them, which meant that just under 11,000kgs of household items didn’t end up in our island landfill. Thank you everyone.
Our volunteers came up trumps again too. They gave Storeroom nearly 500 hours of their time; without their selfless help, Storeroom could not function.
May 2011
Despite all those bank holidays Storeroom had a very busy month with collecting your donations and making deliveries. You may have noticed our sign written van out and about on the island. All that recycling of unwanted furniture and household items does make a difference as you will see from our figures for the month.
Our customers purchased over 600 items, which saved over 9,500kgs from our island landfill. Your custom helps Storeroom to stay open and provide a service for the referred clients who benefit from lower prices. Storeroom still receives no funding and without your donations and custom, Storeroom would cease to exist.
During May our volunteers gave nearly 500 hours of their time to help out. Huge thanks to them all – again!
April 2011
Storeroom had another busy month with a wonderful variety of items donated. Thank you to everyone who chose to recycle unwanted furniture and household items rather than taking them to the tip.
Our customers purchased nearly 600 items, which saved over 8,250kgs from landfill. This valued custom helped keep our doors open for the referred clients who benefit from lower prices, at a time when they most need help to furnish their homes.
Life is not getting any easier for some of our fellow islanders; we aim to keep our doors open for all. Thanks go again to our super band of volunteers who cheerfully gave over 500 hours of their time in order to look after the shop, help on the van, tidy the warehouse and generally keep things going!
March 2011
Storeroom has yet again received a steady supply of donations from our Island Community; thereby providing a wide stock of furniture etc to choose from, for referred clients, bargain hunters and charity shop enthusiasts!
During March over 620 items were purchased, thus saving in excess of 10,500kgs from landfill.
Storeroom would not be able to open its doors without the many selfless volunteers who enable this project to keep going. During March the volunteers between them gave 528 hours of their time.
Thank you everyone for your support during these difficult financial times. Storeroom is still up and running despite losing funding last summer and hopes to be able to continue offering a service to all members of the island community.
February 2011
During February our furniture stocks were boosted after a small article about Storeroom appeared in the County Press. Donations flooded in and we have been amazed, yet again, by the generosity of our island community.
February saw in excess of 8500 kgs of furniture and household items (approx 575 of them!) saved from landfill. Thank you to all who have made purchases from us.
During February our volunteers worked over 500 hours to help keep Storeroom open. They are all very much appreciated!
Thank you everyone for your continuing support for Storeroom.
January 2011
Storeroom re-opened after the Christmas and New Year break on 10 January. Our lower than usual tonnage figures reflect the fact we were not trading our normal hours this month.
Once again we have received a wide variety of very useful donations of furniture and household items from our fellow islanders.
January saw nearly of 6500kgs of furniture and household items (approx 400 of them!) saved from landfill.
This month our volunteers worked nearly 250 hours to help keep Storeroom open. We appreciate them all and acknowledge that without their help Storeroom would have been forced to close its doors last summer.
Please continue to support Storeroom in 2011.
December 2010
At the end of last June it was thought that Storeroom would close due to all funding being withdrawn and this valuable island service would be lost.
Well, we are STILL HERE! To all the generous islanders who have donated furniture, to the general public and referred clients who make purchases from us, MANY THANKS TO YOU ALL!
December saw in excess of 6600 kgs of furniture and household items (totaling nearly 400!) saved from landfill.
Our volunteers worked nearly 380 hours during the month to keep Storeroom open, without them this charity project would not still be here.
Due to the Christmas closure we were only trading for 17 days this month so not offering our usual opening hours. From 10th January Storeroom will again be open from Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm.
Please continue to support Storeroom in 2011. We are led to believe many more people will be in need than ever before because of the current economic climate.
November 2010
Once again our thanks go out to our island community who have donated so many items of furniture and household equipment this month. Without your help Storeroom would be unable to help the clients referred from over 30 agencies across our island.
In excess of 500 furniture and household items were sold to our customers, which meant that more than 10,000kgs has been saved from landfill this month.
Storeroom2010 could not operate without the volunteers who selflessly give their time every month. During November the volunteers worked 520 hours to keep Storeroom up and running!
Storeroom2010 does not benefit from any funding whatsoever.
Thank you everyone, for your continuing support.
October 2010
Our thanks go out to our island community who have donated so generously again this month.
Over 360 furniture and household items were sold to our referred clients and general public. 30 agencies across the island are now referring their clients to Storeroom2010.
Over 7500kgs has been saved from landfill by our customers this month.
Storeroom2010 does not benefit from any funding whatsoever. We are kept going by the generosity and custom of our island community. However, Storeroom2010 could not operate without the volunteers who selflessly give their time every month. During October they worked nearly 350 hours to keep us up and running!
Thank you everyone.
September 2010
During September 2010 our island community has donated a huge variety of furniture and household items. Thank you everyone!
Storeroom2010 sold approximately 300 furniture and household items to referred clients and other members of the general public.
The sold items amounted to over 7000kg that may otherwise have been sent to landfill.
This month our volunteers worked nearly 380 hours for Storeroom2010. Without their help we would not be able to operate, as funding is no longer available. Thank you to all our volunteers!
August 2010
During August 2010 our island community continued to donate a variety of furniture and household items. Thank you everyone for your generosity.
Storeroom2010 sold approximately 212 furniture and household items to referred clients and other members of the general public.
The sold items amounted to just under 5000kg that may otherwise have been sent to landfill.
This month our volunteers worked nearly 400 hours for Storeroom2010. Thank you everyone!
July 2010
Storeroom2010 sold approximately 250 items to referred clients and other members of the general public.
The sold items weighed in at just less than 6000kg that may otherwise have been sent to landfill.
Thank you to everyone who donated household items for your generosity!
Also a big THANK YOU to our volunteers who worked nearly 500 hours between them during the month.
