People living in North Pembrokeshire can now find good value pre-used furniture at FRAME and help disabled adults get vital work experience at the same time.
Pembrokeshire FRAME offers pre-used furniture and other household items to everyone in the county and the proceeds are used to help those with disabilities practice work and undertake training.
Its warehouses are open to everyone and are also a favourite with low income families and pensioners who may struggle to afford the cost of new items.
Until now, people from all over Pembrokeshire have had to travel to the charity’s warehouses at Johnston and Pembroke Dock.
But thanks to a Welsh Assembly Government grant and landfill tax fund PRIDE they have opened a new Goodwick showroom.
“This is great news as it means that people living in North Pembrokeshire can now also have easy access to the wide range of goods and services that FRAME offers,” said Preseli Pembrokeshire AM Paul Davies, who opened the new showroom.
“FRAME is not only keeping furniture and other goods from being dumped in landfill but it also provides excellent support and real life work experiences for those with a wide range of disabilities.”
Jenny Sims, FRAME’s chief executive, explained that Goodwick was chosen for the new showroom after FRAME held a roadshow in Fishguard Town Hall.
“Many people from the surrounding areas highlighted the difficulties they had in reaching the showrooms in Johnston,” she said.
“People know FRAME for its furniture re-use and recycling services, what seems to be less widely known is that any income generated from those services directly supports people with disabilities in their journey towards employment either within FRAME, or with a local employer.”
