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  I save all mine for reference. Have cut down in recent times as I buy a great many books and there is also so much information on the internet, plus space is an issue (not with me, with my other half).
  
  Can only speak for one charity shop, as my wife Chris volunteers at the Hospice Shop in London Road. They are jam packed with stuff and would definitely not accept magazines. They find it very difficult to sell books as well, particularly childrens books. It is remarkable how much really good stuff is donated, including a surprising amount of brand new clothes and other articles. I can only presume people buy them or are given them as presents and decide that they don't like them.
  
  All the charity shops without exception dread having black bags of assorted junk donated by well-meaning folk, for example the items they have not been able to sell at a car boot sale. If nobody wants to buy it at a car boot, how is a charity shop supposed to shift it? They sort out anything remotely promising and the rest goes in the rubbish and they have to pay to get it taken away.
  
  The Hospice Shop are always looking for volunteers and if anyone can spare any time at all please drop in or ring them on 01304-206046.

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