THE Durban & Coast SPCA has found a permanent home for its charity shop at the Sunningdale Shopping Centre.

After brief stints at La Lucia Mall and Sunningdale centre for a few months, marketing manager for the association, Tanya Fleischer said she was delighted with the move.

“Due to the Covid-19 pandemic we’ve been unable to host our monthly markets and this pop-up shop, now a permanent charity shop, has given us an opportunity to raise funds that we would have lost out on. After moving between La Lucia Mall and Sunningdale we are grateful to now have the shop based at the centre which is easily accessible to locals and residents,” she explained.

The new shop is now situated on the third floor of the centre next to the Kalamata Kouzina restaurant.

“We have a number of items up for sale at the shop including antiques, jewellery, books and clothes that we don’t sell at our shop in our Springfield Park premises. We really hope to see more residents come out and support us. We opened on 1 March and so far the reception from shoppers and residents has been great and long may it last,” she explained.

The shop is open from 9am to 5pm from Monday to Friday, on Saturday from 9am to 3pm and on Sunday from 9am to 1pm. Fleischer added the SPCA were unable to accept donations at the new spot due to space constraints.

“We urge residents to drop donations at the SPCA in Springfield Park or call us to collect on 031 579 6534,” she said.  

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