In November 2008, G.S.D. 2000 moved from their original shop in Fore Street, Holsworthy, to much larger premises in the main square.

The charity shop is, of course, the main source of regular income for the Charity and the move to a prime site in the town proved to be a tremendous success.

Janet Watson, who had been shop manager for the past seven and a half years retired at the end of April 2010 and emigrated to New Zealand for a well-earned rest. Her position as shop manager has been filled by Yvonne Sweeney, who has been closely associated with G.S.D. 2000 since the Charity gained registered status in year 2000 and she became a Trustee in 2005. 

Yvonne has a G.S.D. 2000 rescue dog of her own, so has a detailed knowledge of the breed, but also has a wide knowledge of other dog breeds because for the past few years she has been working with dogs at the Cinnamon Trust.

During her very first week in the new job Yvonne was asked by a member of the public for help in finding a new home for a GSD. She immediately liaised with Gill James (the Charity's Dog Co-ordinator) in Bristol and was able to arrange for the Charity to accept the dog in to care. Yvonne even offered to transport the dog from Holsworthy to Bristol at the weekend and very kindly Val, one of the shop volunteers, offered to accompany her.

20 The Square,
Holsworthy
Devon EX22 6AN

Mrs Yvonne Sweeney
Shop Manager

Mrs Tina Law
Assistant Manager

Shop Number
01409 254279

The staff at the Charity Shop are always pleased to receive donated goods of all kinds: small pieces of furniture and furnishings, clothing and jewellery, bric-a-brac, kitchen items, books, toys and games etc. in fact just about anything and everything that is saleable. 

However, please remember, a Charity Shop is not a dumping ground for rubbish. It is not at all charitable for anyone to fill black plastic bags and cardboard boxes with dirty clothes, broken toys and cracked/chipped china that should be taken to the tip; or a load of junk that has been left over from a car boot sale. Those of you who watched the recent TV series "Mary Queen of Shops" will have heard that most of the hundreds of bags of clothes they sorted in the series contained only one or two items considered saleable. Regrettably, in our own ten years' experience, we have received many broken items, dirty and moth-eaten clothing, soiled underwear and nightclothes - even a dirty nappy!

Please, if you want to help our cause, donate a few good items that will really assist us in raising much-needed funds.

The shop is normally open from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Fridays and from 9 a.m. until lunch time on Saturdays. It is hoped to extend the Saturday opening hours but, to avoid a possible wasted journey, anyone traveling a long distance should always check by telephone beforehand with either Yvonne or Tina.

The shop is run by a very good team of voluntary staff, several of whom have generously given their time to the Charity ever since the original shop opened its doors in October 2000. Their much valued efforts have helped enormously towards funding the combined kenneling bills and veterinary fees (currently never less than £4000 a month) for the 800-plus dogs that the Charity has re-homed since gaining registered charity status in January 2000.

Sincere thanks to all our customers and to everyone that has helped and supported the Charity Shop over the years.