Shoppers snapped up thousands of bargains during a Swindon shop’s end-of-summer sale.

Customers discovered discounts and supported a good cause while visiting the Survivor@SWA charity shop during the last week.

Since the sale started on August 31, shoppers have already bought more than 2,500 items of clothing, homeware, jewellery and toys.

This brings in crucial funds for Swindon Domestic Abuse Support Service (SDASS), which runs the Survivor shop and has also contributed to a whopping saving of over 34,700kg of carbon emissions compared to buying new goods.

The annual summer sale at Survivor sees items reduced to £1 to help the shop get ready for the new season.

Located on The Parade in Swindon town centre, the shop is run entirely by volunteers under the direction of shop manager Camilla Glass.

Proceeds from the shop are used by SDASS to support their work in the town to tackle domestic abuse through a range of services including education, professional consultancy and behaviour change.

Camilla said: “We’ve been overwhelmed by Swindon’s response to our summer sale. “We’re proud of the shop’s reputation for offering great brands at accessible prices, so our summer sale enables shoppers to get even more for their money.

“When people buy from Survivor@SWA, the money goes directly to supporting a range of services to help tackle the root cause of domestic abuse in Swindon, including educating young people, training and business consultancy, and working with those who commit domestic abuse to prevent it happening again.

“However, there are also great environmental reasons to buy preloved as well.

“The 2,500 items that Swindon’s shoppers have bought from us in less than a week represents a saving of over 34,700kg of carbon - that’s the same as driving an average petrol car over 160,875 miles.”

The summer sale will run until Wednesday, September 11, and the shop will be open daily until then.

For more information on the Survivor@SWA shop, visit https://swadomesticabuse.org/our-shop/ or follow the shop on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SWASurvivor or Instagram at www.instagram.com/SWASurvivor

The charity has been helping victims of domestic abuse for just over 50 years and was visited by Her Majesty Queen Camilla on this milestone anniversary.

If you need advice for yourself or a friend relating to domestic abuse, call the confidential 24/7 helpline, which is always answered by an SDASS advisor, on 01793 610610.