Donate Your Things

Have a clearout and help your local community. Your donation will help bring about local change.

What and where to donate
Volunteer With Us

Join a friendly team of volunteers in one of our charity shops, make friends and get a sense of achievement.

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What we fund

Every month our charity shops give local grants.
Grant information here.

Where the money goes

Shared Space is Faith in Action

A growing Christian network of charity shops, transforming lives through volunteering, training and funding community initiatives. Each shops partners with a local church.

The story of Shared Space

Meet some of the Shared Space volunteers who are helping your local community

Michelle – Shift Leader
Michelle – Shift Leader

I got involved through a friend and progressed! First impressions of volunteering? First impressions of volunteering is giving...

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Chris – shop floor volunteer
Chris – shop floor volunteer

I was one of the volunteers who set up the original Shared Space in Westcliff and...

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Edina – shop floor volunteer
Edina – shop floor volunteer

I used to walk on Southchurch Road every day and I saw the advert  "Volunteers needed”...

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John – shop floor volunteer
John – shop floor volunteer

I slept rough for six months on the streets of Southend. Local people helped me and...

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We're making a difference

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Sacks saved from landfill in a year

Total Volunteers

Grants awarded in a year

Latest News

Sally and Alex
17May

Welcome to Alex and Sally

Welcome to Alex who joins Shared Space as our  new manager for...

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Southend Emergency Fund Impact Report front cover
07May

A year when Southend was super generous!

Here's the impact report we produced as we handed Southend Emergency Fund...

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Southend Emergency Fund mug
08Apr

£200,000+ raised for Southend Emergency Fund in response to COVID-19

Southend Emergency Fund ran under Shared Space for the first year of...

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Welcome to our new store managers @sally_claydon and Alex.

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Welcome to our new store managers @sally_claydon and Alex.

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50 of our amazing shared space family of volunteers and friends at Thames Estuary Yacht Club for a celebration tonight.

50 of our amazing shared space family of volunteers and friends at Thames Estuary Yacht Club for a celebration tonight. ...

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Celebrating 10 years of Boost Fund Grants - started by @cfs_southend with Shared Space. At the start we could only manage £50 a month. Hundreds of grants supporting #southend good causes. God is good x

Celebrating 10 years of Boost Fund Grants - started by @cfs_southend with Shared Space. At the start we could only manage £50 a month. Hundreds of grants supporting #southend good causes.
God is good x ...

Shared Space Southchurch road all ready for Valentines Say ...

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Shared Space Southchurch road all ready for Valentines Say thanks to a team of our volunteers. Southchurch you are loved #southchurch #southendonsea #valentine #valentinesday #valentineday

Shared Space Southchurch road all ready for Valentines Say thanks to a team of our volunteers. Southchurch you are loved
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What do you do when someone donates a whole bag of scarves? ...

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What do you do when someone donates a whole bag of scarves? Make them into a dress!

What do you do when someone donates a whole bag of scarves?
Make them into a dress! ...