Christmas Opening times
Dorset Reclaim will close at 11am on Christmas Eve and will re-open at 9am on Monday 4th January 2021. Thank you to all our customers for your support in this most difficult of years. We wish you a safe and happy Christmas & New...
Open again
We are very pleased to be re-opening our retail depots to the public from Wednesday 2nd December in line with Tier 2 rules ready for you to shop for everyday essentials and perhaps an additional something for Christmas. The photo shows one of the Christmas displays at our Poole depot, so do pay us a visit and see if we can take something off your shopping list . You will find that we have measures to reduce the risks relating to...
Lockdown Services Available – We Can Still Help You
Following government guidelines our depots will be closed to customers from Thursday 5th November, but Dorset Reclaim will continue to deliver essential items across the county during the second national lockdown and provide a service to the local community. Our staff and volunteers will be happy to help you and we will aim to provide everything need to keep people safe in their own homes, from beds and sofas to kettles and fridges. ...
Bulky November Update
Our bulky household collection service will remain open during the second national lockdown starting on the 5th of November as it is classed as an essential service. If you already have a booking, we will be with you as arranged, there is no need to call. If you want to make a booking, please call the usual number of 01202 679350 and we will be happy to...
Safer Neighbourhood Fund
Dorset Reclaim is one of 14 organisations across the south that has received funding from Southern Co-op’s Safer Neighbourhood Fund chosen to help our work in reducing the causes of crime. We will be running a programme later this year for a small number of ex-offenders to work with the charity to gain new skills, have certificated training, and gain from the experience of volunteering with a local community based charity. Previous...
We Are Open
We are very pleased to be re-opening our retail depots to the public from Tuesday 16th June. We are ready to welcome you back & in line with other stores, you will find that we have introduced measures to reduce the risks relating to covid-19 to our customers and staff with social distancing, sanitizer stations and other measures you now will be used to seeing. If you want to contact us, please use the usual telephone numbers for...
Lockdown Delivery Service Launched
We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in securing funding to help us deliver an emergency service during this health pandemic. We are very grateful to the Talbot Village Trust for an award to allow us continue with part of our services to the community in this time of great need. The monies have come from their COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund and will be used to ensure we can continue with deliveries of essential...
COVID-19 Update
We have been following government advice and our depots and services have been closed since 20th March. We knew it would have a major impact on us and the local community and at present none of us have any idea how long this will be for. However, we have secured some funding to enable us to run an emergency service across the whole of our usual areas of Dorset and west Hampshire. This is available to those of you who need essential...
Now open Saturdays at Poole!
Come and visit us at our Poole store for a treasure trove of second hand furniture, clothing, electrics and much more. We are open to everyone! So please pay us a visit and shop with Dorset Reclaim. See you on Saturday! Find us as 3 Didcot Road, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole, BH17...
New Chairman for Reclaim
Ray Tovey was appointed as the new Chairman of Dorset Reclaim on the 10th February. Ray brings a wealth of experience having been the Project Manager from the outset in 1998 to when he retired in 2018 and is well known by staff and volunteers. He started by giving his thanks to the outgoing Chairman, Roy Osborough, for all the work he had done over the previous 4 years and to his staying on the management committee to help in the...