A town centre charity shop in Wiltshire has reopened after months of delays caused by urgent building repair works.
The Oxfam store on Maryport Street, in Devizes, has been closed since May 12 after the landlord informed staff urgent repairs needed to be carried out to the Grade II listed building.
These works were due to be completed by June 17, but were delayed after asbestos was discovered in the building.
The store finally reopened on Monday, July 31, complete with a revamp of the inside, and manager Maria Hoult is excited to welcome back customers.
She said: “It’s just so exciting to be open again and it’s been so busy because people are on holiday now and looking for hidden treasures.
“We’ve now got a clean building and the inside of the shop has been turned from back to front and spruced up a bit.
“We have put out the most amazing stuff so you never know what you might find in here.”
The lengthy closure caused frustration for staff, but the charity’s size reduced the impact on the shop’s future.
Ms Hoult added: “There were a lot of delays, but the building needed works urgently so we had to do it.
“Luckily Oxfam had the reserves to cope unlike a lot of small businesses.”
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