Friday 29 June 2018

Saturday 23 June 2018

Gareth's 5k inflatable challenge for wesc

A massive shout out for Gareth one of honitons  volunteers who completed the 5k inflatable in 45 mins Well done for raising £250 for wesc

Friday 22 June 2018

Last chance to spruce up your garden

Great plants for sale in our honiton shop .Grown in a NHS rehabilitation centre .Helping 2 charities .Prices start from £1.40 up to £3
Fushias
Geraniums
Gerberas
Lavender
And many more

All in our honiton shop

Tuesday 19 June 2018

Talking Till Becomes a Real Possibility

Thanks to all the hard work put in behind the scenes from Andrew, Jon & others we've recently secured a grant to help fund the development of a talking till. 

This has the potential to change the game even more than before. 

Previously you may have perhaps seen our visually impaired friendly tills that are used in all of our shops. These can be adapted so that a braille overlay can go over the top and a person with no sight at all can complete work experience and access the till. The braille overlay is see through so that those that can see around the person completing work experience can still see what's happening and look out for any errors. Not only that but the tills are colour coded into clear visible buttons so that people with low vision could know which button to push. Add to that the large print and the till we currently have is already pretty accessible but the till we may have in future aims to go one step further. It's going to be aimed to help those with difficulties reading, the elderly that may have low vision as well as those with visual impairments the next development is definitely a game changer. Watch this space for more details of what's yet to come. 

Below you will see pictures of our current tills that we use in the shops. 





Supported Trainee-ship Concludes at Sidwell

6 months ago James came on a supported trainee-ship from Pluss to work at our Sidwell Street shop.

It's gone very well he's learnt a lot and enjoyed his time with us so much so that he's now volunteering for us at the Sidwell Street shop in Exeter.


After speaking to James about his time with us he had this to say "I feel I've gained valuable experience in a retail environment. My confidence has grown and my self esteem is much better. I've learnt many new skills such as the value of displays, rotation of stock, up-selling offers and the importance of customer service skills. 

James took on a range of tasks and has worked closely with both Sarah and Wes that have supported him on his learning journey.


James is now much more confident and he'd like to continue to pursue a career in retail.
Well done James and Thanks for all your hard work.

Welcome Aboard Linda!!!

Big shout out to our latest team member 
Linda Stafford


Linda's job role isn't new as she's been working with WESC for some time now but she's been recently acquired into the
 Social Enterprise team and her title now is 
Employability and Work Experience Coordinator. 
She'll be assisting with internships as well as sourcing work experience for our young people at WESC.  

You'll find Linda's addition on our free mobile phone app 
WESC S.E.D
Available to download free on 
Apple's App Store and the GooglePlay Store

Friday 1 June 2018

Drive your loved ones up the wall and get behind the wheel of this Xbox 360 Gaming Wheel

Are you a Gamer? Have an Xbox? 360? If  yes then listen up!

If your into Racing games then from our Sidwell Street Charity Shop in Exeter you could get behind the wheel with an XBox 360 Steering Wheel and Pedal.

All yours for £25.00

For any more information on this product or anything else please contact the shop on 01392 278627