Overview
- The North Yorkshire town counts six charity shops on its high street and roughly a dozen across the centre, making second-hand retail a visitor draw.
- Volunteer-run outlets have struggled with unsuitable donations that create waste and extra costs for teams of local helpers.
- The Shop for the Future, part of the Zero Shelby initiative, aims to improve sorting and sustainable disposal while spotlighting the sector’s community value.
- Organisers released a Trail Map to guide people through all the participating stores for an easy, walkable circuit.
- Up for Yorkshire’s Matt Fisher called the second-hand network a strong starting point for a more vibrant town centre, with brands from British Heart Foundation and Scope to Selby Hands of Hope and Selby Community Furniture Store involved.