White Rose, supporting the Aegis Trust, re-opens pop-up in Stodman Street, Newark

After having to sadly close its two stores this year, a charity shop chain has made a triumphant return to Newark’s high street just months later.

White Rose first opened a shop on Bridge Street, Newark in 2016, followed by a second store on Stodman Street in 2020, with one managing full price prime stock and the other managing outlet product.

The White Rose brand was created by two Nottingham Trent University graduates Grace Walker and Angie Ford, who were inspired by the work of the international charity the Aegis Trust, which aims to prevent genocide across the world.

White Rose’s charity shops offer a variety of hand-picked recycled clothes for men, women, and children, and has been a popular fixture within the town.

But due to the leases end and current trading decline within Newark, it was decided to close the doors in May this year, but now White Rose has re-opened as a pop-up in the Stodman Street, operating as a promotion with a £10 per kilo sale.

Regional visual merchandiser Jess Bradshaw said that the people of Newark were happy that they were back.

She said: “We had a really good opening weekend and it’s been going well, people are happy to have us back and said that they’ve missed us,” she said.

The store will on from Tuesdays to Saturdays, from 11am to 4pm.