This Saturday, 1st February we’re thrilled to be opening our fifth shop in the county, in Woodbridge!

The opening marks Emmaus Suffolk’s 9th anniversary of operation and will welcome customers to browse pre-loved goods and sustainable products. The shop on 70 Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, IP12 1AL will have a sustainable focus and shoppers will be able to visit our in-store refill station to purchase cleaning and household products. The shop will also be packed full of hand-picked pre-loved furniture, homeware, fashion and books. The first 5 customers to visit the shop at 10am on opening day will receive a free 500ml refill voucher.

To support our new venture, we have been generously loaned a new electric van by local motor dealership John Grose. John Grose are an established motor dealership and servicing specialist based in Ipswich, Woodbridge and Lowestoft and the team are supporting us with a loan of a Ford E-Transit 350 Trend for a year.

Ian Twinley, Chairman of John Grose is well known to Emmaus, having supported them with their very first van said “Emmaus are an amazing resource to those that are less fortunate, and we are delighted to support them in their new venture.  Emmaus will benefit from the very low running costs of the New Electric Transit which will help maximise the much-needed funds to support our local community”.

We opened our first shop on Dales Road on 1st February 2016 and our charity has grown incredibly since then.

Claire Staddon, our CEO shares “We’re so excited to expand Emmaus Suffolk to Woodbridge and it feels momentous for this to coincide with the 9th anniversary of our charity. As an organisation we’re incredibly grateful to the support of John Gross. Thanks to their donation, we’ll now be able to deliver customers pre-loved purchases and offer our house clearance service with zero emissions. Sustainability is central to what we do and to have a van that matches our ethos is brilliant. I look forward to welcoming new supporters into our Woodbridge branch soon.”

Emmaus Suffolk’s Sustainable Store opens at 10am on Saturday 1st February on 70 Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, IP12 1AL.