Emmaus Bolton

"I can see all the effort I put in as a volunteer, having a positive impact on the community."

Read Andrea's story. Andrea is one of our wonderful charity volunteers who helps sort, tidy and display our wide range of preloved clothing at Emmaus Bolton.

Andrea shares why she volunteers for our homelessness charity and there's a link to how you can too at https://emmaus.org.uk/bolton/story/andreas-story/

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THANK YOU to all our volunteers who give their time in support of others at our homelessness charity.

This Volunteers' Week, we'll be shining a spotlight on volunteering at Emmaus Bolton and sharing our available roles.

Come join our wonderful team!

When you donate your unwanted items to charity Emmaus Bolton, you are empowering people to overcome homelessness.

People have the foundation of a home here and individualised support to progress.

You can arrange a free local pick up large and bulky goods, by getting in touch at https://emmaus.org.uk/bolton/donate-goods/book-a-collection/

Or help us by dropping off smaller goods during our opening hours of 9-5pm Monday to Friday and 10-4pm on Saturdays at Emmaus Bolton, Fletcher Street, BL3 6NF.

Today we are shining a spotlight of just some of wonderful upcycled items created by our fabulous recycling volunteers at Emmaus Bolton.

From purses to teddies, bucket hats to bags, draught excluders, fiddle muffs and more - Becca, Hazel and the team know how to turn materials from our Scrap Store into items that are useful - and beautiful.

Everything made by our volunteers raising funds for our homelessness charity. You can see a selection of the latest designs by the main entrance of our charity shop off Fletcher Street, BL3 6NF and find craft materials in our Scrap Store.

Can you pick out a favourite? Go on, have a browse 😊

Huge congratulations to Emmaus Bolton volunteers Rebecca and Hazel whose positive contributions were recognised at the Royal Garden Party, attended by Their Majesties the King and Queen.

The pair upcycle materials from our charity Scrap Store into beautiful saleable items, and were instrumental in creating hundreds of draught excluders for people in need over two Bolton winters.

Rebecca, who has volunteered for Emmaus Bolton for five years, said: “Going to the Royal Garden Party was a huge privilege. It’s a fantastic feeling to be part of a group of people representing charities they believe in.

“You don’t seek recognition when you volunteer, you do it because you want to. Being recognised like this was lovely.”

Hazel said: “The whole day was amazing and something I will never forget. I would like to thank everyone at Emmaus Bolton for putting me forward.”

The Queen is the Royal Patron of Emmaus UK and traditionally visits Emmaus communities across England, Scotland and Wales.

To read more of the story and see more pictures, visit: https://emmaus.org.uk/bolton/invite-to-buckingham-palace/

🌞🍦What better way to enjoy the sunshine this bank holiday weekend, than a few scoops of dairy farm ice cream from the café terrace at our homelessness charity?

We've unveiled a new range of ice cream flavours at Emmaus Bolton. All home-made at Mrs Dowsons local farm, including lemon meringue and vegan/non-vegan vanillas 😋

To help you plan your visit, please note our charity shops and café are open from 9am-5pm this week and Saturday from 10am-4pm, closing only on Bank Holiday Monday (25 May).

Free parking is available on-site at Bl3 6NF, Fletcher Street, but we would like to encourage you to take public transport or walk where possible as spaces are limited.

Well done Terry from Willow Hey Community Project - Farnworth👏

Wonderful to have been part of his portable appliance testing journey!

Hooray - The dresser is back - Its been missing for a couple of months whilst the new signs have been going up