A South Tyneside charity has opened a new community after receiving a share of £8.8million government funding to support growth and prosperity in the Borough.
Hospitality and Hope welcome council members, charities and others along as it opened the doors to its third community shop based in Fowler Street, South Shields.
The charity worked with South Tyneside Council to assess the greatest need in terms of location for the shop and the Beacon and Bents ward came out on top.
Anyone living within a mile and a half radius of the shops can become a member of the community shop which will enable them to shop there once a week to buy goods at greatly discounted prices.
Members pick their own items which can include basics such as cereal, milk, bread, pasta, rice, fresh fruit and vegetables and toiletries. A basket of goods worth about £20 costs only £4 at a community shop. READ MORE: The Customs House to host 'The Importance of Being...Earnest?' Receive a news round-up, as well as breaking news alerts, when you sign up to the Shields Gazette’s newsletters
1. Hospitality and Hope launch its third community shop in Fowler Street
Credit: Wayne Madden/Hospitality and Hope
2. Hospitality and Hope launch third community shop in Fowler Street
Credit: Madden/Hospitality and Hope
3. Hospitality and Hope launch third community shop in Fowler Street
Credit: Wayne Madden/Hospitality and Hope
4. Hospitality and Hope launch third community shop in Fowler Street
Credit: Wayne Madden/Hospitality and Hope