TAMWORTH Salvation Army Family Store is back in action once again, and its volunteers are excited to get back to serving the locals.
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The store was closed for about 12 weeks after being overwhelmed with donations, and volunteers needed a break from the huge amount of donations.
During this time, the store was also "revamped", with a new area for the mattresses now built in, and shelves moved around for a designated "vintage and antique corner".
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Volunteer Cheryl Collier has been lending a hand for four years now, and she's particularly keen to get back into the swing of things.
"It's just the company and the people here and the people that come into the shop, they're all fantastic," Ms Collier said.
"We've got people that come in all the time and you know them by name and what they like."
Retail services manager Jenny Cross said the donation bins were still closed for the time being so volunteers could "settle in a bit".
"Possibly in a few days once we get our feet back on the ground just to see how we're travelling and to get the volunteers back into work, then we'll take the no donations sign off," she said.
"We just need to settle in a bit, sell what we've got and make room for more."
To do this, they're running a sale for the week, where shoppers can fill up a tub of clothing and shoes for $15.
"We need to clear the summer stuff out so we can get ready for our winter stock to come in," Ms Cross said.
Opening hours are the same as usual, but Ms Cross said these would be extended soon enough.
Volunteers were needed to help this happen, though.
"We always need more volunteers, especially when we extend our hours, we'll need more," she said.
"Where our regular volunteers are now, we need spaces to be filled in the afternoon and over in the warehouse we need them in the afternoon."
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