A hospice shop in Saltburn is proving to be a great success only two weeks after it opened.
The shop, in Milton Street, is the first to be set up by the Edward Guy Foundation, the Teesside charity set up to help people with major illnesses.
The charity chose Saltburn because it attracts plenty of visitors and the town is away from other hospice shops.
Glenis Guy, chairwoman and founder of the foundation, said the charity would need about £1,000 a week to fund its day care centre at Teesside Hospice, which should be fully operational by November.
The £700,000 scheme is being funded partly by the National Lottery Charities Board.
Mrs Guy said: "The name Edward Guy is synonymous with this kind of work. This is our first shop and could be the only one - at least for the time being.
"We are hoping for a good result from this venture, and because the shop is run entirely by volunteers, every penny we make will go into the fund.
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