A Crewe charity shop has issued an "urgent" appeal for support after having to close on some of its busiest days, due to a lack of volunteers.

St Luke's Hospice, with a branch on Market Street, has recorded a loss in sales of up to £8,000 a month - due to its volunteering crisis.

Located in nearby Sandbach and Alsager, the charity shop has had to close on certain days of the week in recent months, including weekends.

St Luke's is looking for volunteers to be able to commit to around four hours a week on a regular basis (Nub News).

The hospice is now urgently appealing for people willing to give up a few hours a week to volunteer in its nine shops and warehouse.

St Luke's retail operations manager, Steven Holmes, told Nub News: "Every hour spent assisting in our shops directly translates into comfort, support, and care provided to our hospice patients and their families.

"Our shops play a vital role in generating funds to support and sustain our hospice services.

"Sadly, we are currently losing around £8,000 a month in potential sales due to us being forced to close some shops on certain days of the week.

Inside the St Luke's Hospice Crewe town centre store, located on Market Street (St Luke's Hospice).

"This is devastating as this amount is enough to fund the hospice for a whole day.

"This includes all our services from the Inpatient Unit to Day Hospice, family support and counselling.

"With an increasing demand for our services, we are in urgent need of additional retail volunteers who can help us make a difference and continue to be a vital part of the community.

"If you have some time to spare and would like to support the hospice then please get in touch, we would be so very grateful."

St Luke's Inpatient Unit nurses (St Luke's Hospice).

St Luke's is looking for volunteers to be able to commit to around four hours a week on a regular basis.

To find out more about how to become a Volunteer, please contact email [email protected] or call 01606 551246.

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