A long-running charity shop in Chatham has permanently closed its doors.
The UK's leading vet charity, PDSA, shut its shop in the town's High Street for the final time on Saturday, 22 May. Lloyd Hughes, PDSA’s Head of Retail, said: “Like many retailers, we have been facing extremely tough trading conditions on high streets up and down the country, and we took the difficult decision not to renew our lease. “On behalf of PDSA I would like to thank the staff, volunteers and customers and hope they will continue to support our work of treating sick and injured pets in the future. “Although our shop in Chatham will be closing, this does not affect our veterinary clients in the area, who can still access PDSA’s charitable treatment for their pets as usual.” It is understood that PDSA's Chatham branch first opened in May 2003 and has been very well supported by the local community over the years, with dozens of volunteers helping in the running of the shop. PDSA provides free and low cost veterinary treatment to sick and injured pets belonging to people in need. In September last year, Age UK also closed its charity shop in Chatham High Street. Comments are closed.
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