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Poverty Aid UK
| Address |
165
Cardigan Road, Headingley, LS6 1QL |
| Location |
The
bottom end of Cardigan Road, next door to the 24 hour garage |
| Description |
"Poverty
Aid UK was the brain child of Vivienne Cockroft, who along
with a team of volunteers, ran a very popular Oxfam furniture,
clothing and bric-a-brac store on North Lane, Headingley.
This shop was very popular with the local student population
and others on low incomes, and made a very satisfactory monthly
turnover.
Unfortunately the lease on the shop expired, in June of 2000
and the store was forced to close. However, a close working
relationship had been forged between Vivienne and her team
of volunteers, and as Oxfam had no plans to relocate the store,
a mutual decision was made to start a new venture at alternative
premises.
We had a collective eye on a large disused textile factory/former
NVQ training centre, not far from North Lane, and after
much negotiation an agreement was made to allow us to take
over the building, initially on a six-month lease. We moved
in to the premises in early June 2000 and opened for business
two weeks later on the 24th, through funding
provided by ourselves
Since December of 1999 our vision for the new company has
been steadily growing, and it has been exciting to see the
plans coming to fruition, step by step. If the truth were
told, we have all been left somewhat breathless by the speed
of developments, but we are excited, and we are looking
forward to seeing the new venture grow and flourish, as
our hard work reaps results." - Emlyn Hagan - Trustee |
| Opening
Hours |
Monday
to Saturday - 10am to 6pm
Sunday - 12pm to 4pm |
| Special
Offers |
Regular
Sales, Student Discount |
| Phone |
01132744099
or 01132746349 |
| Fax |
n/a |
| Email |
info@povertyaid.co.uk |
| Web
Site |
www.povertyaid.co.uk |
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| Some pictures of Poverty Aid UK's vast
warehouse on Cardigan Road |
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