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

Nick – volunteer PAT tester
Nick – volunteer PAT tester

I was at a loose end with nothing to do and a friend who volunteers at...

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Katie – shop floor volunteer
Katie – shop floor volunteer

I was thinking of getting a Saturday job and heard about Shared Space. I went in...

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Lyn – volunteer shift leader
Lyn – volunteer shift leader

I was at a meeting at Belle Vue Baptist Church and one of the Shared Space...

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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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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

We have a vacancy on the team
19Nov

We are hiring: Ebay Store Administrator

Job Advertisement: eBay Store Administrator  - Southend on Sea, Essex. Are you ready...

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20Sep

Introducing The Red Box!

In the UK, 1 in 10 girls cannot afford adequate sanitary products...

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04Sep

The Best Charity Shop in Essex?

This summer Shared Space went from strength to strength. Can you volunteer...

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