A new charity shop offering pre-loved and vintage items has opened in Belfast city centre.
ForSight, a chain of charity shops, officially opened its fourth store in Northern Ireland, located on Lombard Street, on Saturday, April 1.
The Belfast shop is the organisation’s first new store opening in 2023, following the opening of its stores in Derry, Enniskillen and Omagh last year.
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The Derry store was the first for ForSight to stock their exclusive Vintage range, but Belfast has joined the family and will have a whole dedicated area for vintage items.
This exclusive range has thousands of pieces from brands such as Ralph Lauren, Prada, Armani, Timberland, Nike, Puma, Adidas, Asics, Ellesse and more.
Sports fans may also be able to find something special as the Vintage Range extends to retro football and American sport jerseys.
Beverley Scallan, ForSight Head of Retail said: “Following the success of launching our first three stores in Northern Ireland in 2022, we are delighted to continue the trend and expand into Belfast. This bustling city is the perfect location for us with its significant student population and we have seen already the wider public also share our passion for pre-loved, which has huge environmental benefits. Our environmentally friendly ethos also extends to the fit out of the new store, which is renovated and decorated using reclaimed, recycled, and pre-loved materials.
“If you haven’t already visited a ForSight store in Northern Ireland, make Belfast your first port of call as we guarantee you will be blown away by the quality of our stock and by our boutique style store design. Not to mention, by supporting our stores you will also help to fund initiatives that benefit people who are blind or vision impaired across Northern Ireland."
Danielle McDonagh, ForSight Belfast Area Manager, added: “Opening ForSight Belfast has been our most exciting journey yet and the passion from our staff and volunteers has been amazing. With our first two days behind us, we can already feel the sense of support from the local community and we look forward to nurturing that in the coming months and years.
“Please drop in to ForSight Belfast and say hello to the team. We are always on hand to accept donations or expressions of interest in volunteering, and we would also love to help you find your next pre-loved or vintage gem for your wardrobe as we approach an exciting summer!”
ForSight Belfast is located at 22-24 Gordon House, Lombard Street, Belfast, Co.Antrim, BT1 1RD.
Approximately 8,000 people are blind or vision impaired in Northern Ireland. ForSight is a sister company of NCBI (National Council for the Blind of Ireland) who has been providing direct supportive, transformative and innovative services to people who are blind or vision impaired in the Republic of Ireland since 1931.
For more information about ForSight check out: www.forsightni.co.uk.
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