Beloved charity with 750 UK shops will close popular branch for good in days

A BELOVED charity with 750 shops across the UK is set to close a popular branch for good in days for a little-known reason.

The British Heart Foundation’s store on High Street in High Wycombe is set to close for the last time on July 27.

The branch will be closed for good after the building fell into disrepair, a source told the Bucks Free Press.

The same source also claimed all staff were set to be made redundant.

The Sun has reached out to the charity for comment.

One customer told the Free Press: “It’s quite sad, to be honest. It’s one of the best charity shops in town as I’ve got a fair bit of furniture from there.”

The shop sold items such as TVs, sofas, cabinets, rugs, tables, beds and mattresses amongst other household goods.

Items have slashed half price as the final day looms closer.

Meanwhile popular charity shop RSPCA is shutting its Kenilworth store at Abbey End amid soaring rental prices.

All the items in the store are now being sold for slashed prices – up to 50 per cent off.

While the staff have not yet confirmed a date for the closure, the shop has decided not to renew its current lease which ends on August 31.

The closure comes after charity shop Scope, which has over 190 branches in the UK, decided to close down one of its stores in Worcestershire.

Described as a “wonderful” charity outlet by saddened shoppers, the branch announced it will be permanently locking its doors on Saturday, June 1.

Scope made the decision to shut its shop in St Swithin’s Street, Worcester, after it was unable to renew the lease on the building.

The beloved shop has been a staple on the high street for over 15 years and is run by a dedicated team of helpful volunteers.

Mike Blackburn, Regional Manager at the British Heart Foundation, said to The Sun : “After 14 years of business in the area, the lease on our high street home store in High Wycombe is ending and will close on Saturday 27th July.

“It’s crucial to our lifesaving work that all of our shops and stores are profitable to allow us to help as many people as possible who are living with heart and circulatory disease.

“A combination of factors meant that sadly this wasn’t the case with our High Wycombe home store and we took the difficult decision not to renew the lease.

“Our shop on White Hart Street is still open and our free home collection service is also still available so please do continue shopping and donating with the British Heart Foundation.

“We would like to thank our wonderful staff, volunteers, customers and donors for all their amazing support over the years and we will be looking for new locations to hopefully return in the future.”