THE Mayor of Warminster, Cllr Tony Nicklin, was joined by staff, volunteers and the local community on Tuesday April 2 to celebrate the opening of the town’s new British Heart Foundation furniture and home store.

In Castlemore Retail Park, the new store will help the BHF charity fund innovative life-saving research into heart and circulatory disease.

Cllr Nicklin welcomed shoppers and staff by cutting the ribbon and officially opening the store.

It will stock a wide range of good quality and affordable second-hand items such as beds, wardrobes, tables, televisions, sofas and homeware accessories.

Cllr Nicklin said: “It was an absolute pleasure to officially open this British Heart Foundation store and meet the staff and volunteers.

“I would encourage locals to support the BHF by donating their good quality unwanted items to help this fantastic charity to beat heartbreak forever.”

Ron Humphreys, Area Manager at the BHF said: “The opening of the new Warminster store went extremely well. Each item sold will help the BHF fund life-saving heart research, so please do come by to see what great bargains are on offer.

“We still urgently need more donations so if you are having a clear out in the next few weeks, we would love to receive any unwanted furniture and home accessories.

“We even offer a free collection service so making large household donations couldn’t be easier, just get in touch with the shop if you would like to arrange one.

“If you would rather give the gift of time, we are always in need of volunteers who can spare a couple of hours a week, so please get in touch if you are interested.”

The Warminster team would like to encourage people if they are in the area to pop into the shop for a browse through their wide range of products and to learn more about donating unwanted items to the BHF.