Community Furniture Store in York is helping more people get online by refurbishing unwanted IT equipment. This is then made available free of charge to people referred City of York Council. CYC also supports people with training and internet connectivity. You can now donate unwated devices at locations across the city. Community Furniture…
Pop into our York store and you might meet Des, one of our long term volunteers. When he’s not chatting to customers Des puts together beds and other furniture that arrives in pieces to make sure it’s all there. He also does repairs if donated furniture needs a bit of TLC. He says it gets…
IT ReUse – Your old laptop can brighten someone’s life itreuse.org.uk Did you know that 9% of the adult population of York don’t have internet access? This situation has become all the more critical during lockdown when we can’t get out to see family and friends and are increasingly reliant on online services. The Community…
The NHS run Project Choice has named Community Furniture Store (Ryedale) as their Mentor of the Year. Project Choice is a work based programme which supports young people (16-25 years) who have learning disabilities, difficulties or autism with the social and work based skills needed to enable them to become work ready and help them…
The Ryedale Community Furniture Store (based in Scarborough) has secured £20k of funding from the Sirius Minerals Foundation for the development of its workshop project. The workshop provides training and support for local people who are facing difficulties finding work. This includes people who are long term unemployed, people with an offending history, and people…
The Community Furniture Stores in Scarborough and York are now selling paint in addition to furniture. The stores have joined CFS Selby by becoming members of the Community RePaint scheme. Community RePaint is a national initiative that makes use of paint that would otherwise go to waste. Unwanted paint is collected from suppliers and…
The Selby Community Furniture Store has been working with IPM and Rossi Pictures who have been filming for a new TV production in the area. The Store provided bedroom furniture from its stock for the filming, and the Store’s van features in one scene that also features a short cameo by Cookie, the Store Manager.
The Scarborough Communnity Furniture Store enjoyed a succesful evening at the recent Dragon’s Den event organised by the Two Ridings Community Foundation. As well as creating the furniture used by the Dragons at the event the store secured £7,000 of funding – the highest amount given on the night. Watch the vidoe of the event:…
DATA PROTECTION – PRIVACY STATEMENT – SUMMARY Community Furniture Store (York) Ltd Charity No. 1114605 Company No. 05748697 Community Furniture Store (Selby) Ltd Charity No. 1114619 Company No. 05748655 Community Furniture Store (Ryedale) Ltd Charity No. 1156411 Company No. 08384583 The Community Furniture Stores in York, Selby & Scarborough collect personal information when you register…
The three Community Furniture Stores are glad to be delivery partners for the Action Towards Inclusion Project. This three year project is funded by the Big Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund and offers flexible support to help adults overcome physical, psychological, financial and skills-related barriers and progress towards employment, training, education and job-search,…