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Recycle, Reuse, Rehome
we accept donations of:
Furniture · Bags · Clothes · CDs · DVDs · Toys & Games · Working Electricals · Shoes · Books · Bed Linen · Jigsaws · Luggage
find out more about how and when we accept donations here
Find us ​at Haws Hill, Carnforth, previously the Bathroom Showroom

£100,592

​NOW AWARDED IN GRANTS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY from February 2023 to November 2024
Oh No, not another charity shop!
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Well, actually no…
​the 3R Foundation was formed by an experienced charity shop team, who were left with no home when their existing shop was closed down in 2022. We have all worked together for a number of years and the managers have over a dozen years of experience running very successful and popular independent local charity shops. 

​So as one door closed, another opened!
We think of ourselves very much as a family, so we put our heads together and found new premises and our lovely new shop was opened on the 1st February 2023, in what used to be the Bathroom and Kitchen showroom next to Tesco in Carnforth. 
It is ideal as there is a car park at the side and even an unloading bay at the front door, so it is very easy to drop off donations and collect larger purchases. 

The shop was started completely from scratch, with setup funding coming just from the team themselves and main sponsors Treble Design Ltd. But we rely on donations for stock, so we would always be very grateful for any of the following: clothes, shoes, bags, furniture, books, CDs, DVDs, working electricals, glass and chinaware, toys and games.
Recycle, Reuse, Rehome
So that’s what 3R means!
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It is… and it sums up that we are all about, we want to be a bit different. You will find a wide range of preloved bargains, all of which have been checked, cleaned, and in the case of electricals have been PAT tested. So you can be assured they are ready to go to a new home and be loved again.
It has never been more important to recycle what you can and to save money by giving something a new home rather than by buying new!
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But what's it all for?
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We have two primary objectives… 
​The first one is to put the proceeds raised by the shop straight back into the local community, right at grassroots level. See who we have awarded grants to here

We have a simple application form to allow local small charities, clubs and groups to apply for up to £250, £500 or £1,000 grants for any projects that benefit the community: It might be new equipment for a sports team, a vital piece of equipment, a new cooker for a hub kitchen, repairs to a clubhouse or Scout/Guide hut, or plants and trees for a community space. 

Do you know a local small charity, group or club that could do with some funding?
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The second objective…
​Is to change people’s perception of charity shops. Sadly, many people often talk about dimly lit, threadbare, silent and rather tired places. We are part of the new generation of charity shops, welcoming, modern, bright, clean and airy, and not a fusty smell anywhere! 

You will often find our team laughing and chatting with customers and we take pride in offering an ever changing range of great value items that might otherwise have ended up in landfill.

You can rest assured that your donated items 
will be: Recycled, Reused and Rehomed 

AND more importantly…
that the profits raised will then be put to good use to benefit you and your family in the local community (not paying for some fancy office!).
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