# Wayne Hemingway opens new Shelter Boutique - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/06/27/wayne-hemingway-opens-new-shelter-boutique/ - Published: 2017-06-27T09:20:14+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **Shelter has opened its latest Boutique by Shelter charity shop in London’s Blackheath with the help of designer Wayne Hemingway.** Hemingway officially opened the [Shelter](http://www.shelter.org.uk/) store, which has an interior designed by Hemingway Design in June. The store is the charity’s seventh Boutique: its first opened in October 2016 on London’s Finchley Road, also with an interior by the design company. The new store mixes designer and high-end high street clothing with vintage and one-off items. For opening week, the Shelter team handed out an exclusive Hemingway- designed tote bag in exchange for quality donations of clothing, books, and household items. The charity is also asking people to consider volunteering at the shop with the offer of a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in retail skills, team leadership and customer service, which is available to all volunteers. ## Advertisement Hemingway said: > “I’m over the moon to be able to officially launch the latest addition to the > Shelter family of charity shops, which is a bright and friendly addition to this > community. I’m sure that the stylish residents of Blackheath will be donating > some fantastic items to the team here, not to mention bagging some great pieces > themselves from the curated selection on the shelves.” Shop manager Aisha Marie de Salle said: > “We’re delighted to have opened our latest boutique, and can’t wait to meet the > community we’ll be serving. We’ve been fighting bad housing and homelessness for > over 50 years at Shelter, but sadly we’re needed more today than ever before. > That’s why we’re calling on local residents to help support their new shop, so > that we can be there for even more families facing homelessness.”   Main image: Wayne Hemingway. Copyright: Kate Stanworth * **[Help Refugees Christmas pop-up lets people shop for refugees](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/11/13/help-refugees-christmas-pop-lets-people-shop-refugees/)**( 13 November 2017) * **[Salvation Army Trading Company partners with Intercity Technology to improve store experience](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/04/26/salvation-army-trading-company-partners-intercity-technology-improve-store-experience/)**( 26 April 2018) * **[Gumtree to list items from BHF furniture stores in new partnership](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/12/11/gumtree-list-items-bhf-furniture-stores-new-partnership/)**( 11 December 2018)