A CHARITY shop in Tadcaster has raised a record £75,000 since reopening a year ago following the 2015 Boxing Day floods.

Yorkshire Cancer Research’s Tadcaster shop, which first began trading in 1971, required work after the floods and officially re-opened last August.

With newly appointed manager Linda Park in position, the shop has gone from strength to strength.

Takings have increased by approximately 50 per cent thanks to the dedication and hard work of volunteers and unprecedented support from the community.

Money raised from the sale of donated goods helps to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer in the region.

Linda said: “It’s a fantastic amount of money.

"When I took this role, I just didn’t imagine that I would be working so hard or that I would have so much fun along the way.

“It’s thanks to great teamwork that we’ve managed to raise these funds for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

“It’s worth it because we know we’re raising money to help people with cancer in our region. Cancer is something that affects everybody and it’s good to know we’re doing our bit to help.

“We’d like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has supported the shop either by donating items or buying them.

"Without the support of the community none of this would be possible.”

Volunteer Irene Welbourn, 59, from Tadcaster, began volunteering at the shop a few years ago after suffering from depression.

She said: “Sometimes people who are having treatment for cancer come in and it reminds you that what you’re doing is important.

“Volunteering at the shop is a big part of my life.

"I enjoy the people I work with and it’s so nice when we see the results of our hard work.”

Anyone interested in volunteering or donating good quality clean clothes, children’s toys and bric-a-brac, visit Linda at the shop or call 07900 741532.