Diabetes Research I.W - Ventnor Charity Shop

29/09/2026

A wonderful, caring human being 💙💙RIP Sir

He led a remarkable life and left a legacy

12/09/2026

🌟 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! 🌟

💙 Diabetes Research IW Charity Shop – Ventnor 💙

We’re looking for some lovely new volunteers to join our friendly team at our charity shop in Ventnor! 🛍️

Whether you can spare a few hours a week or would like to help for a full day, we’d love to hear from you.

🕐 When?

We currently need volunteers on:

📅 Mondays, Tuesdays & Saturdays

Morning: 10am – 1pm
Afternoon: 1pm – 4pm

You can volunteer for one 3-hour shift or both shifts and stay for the whole day.

✨ What would you be doing?

You’ll be helping with things like:

🛍️ Serving customers and helping on the shop floor
📦 Sorting and preparing donations
🏷️ Pricing and displaying items
🤝 Meeting and chatting with customers and other volunteers
💙 Helping us raise money for important diabetes research

No previous charity shop or retail experience is needed — just a friendly attitude and a willingness to get involved!

🎁 Volunteer benefits

As a thank-you for your time, we offer:

💷 £5 to spend in store for every 3-hour shift
💷 £10 to spend in store if you work a full day
🛍️ 25% discount on everything in the shop
🤝 Meet new people and become part of your local community
💼 Gain valuable retail & customer service experience
💙 Help support vital diabetes research
😊 Be part of a friendly and welcoming team

Every hour you give helps us raise more money for diabetes research, while also supporting our local community here on the Isle of Wight.

💙 Interested?

If you think you’d like to join us, send me a message on Facebook or pop into the shop for a chat.

We’d love to meet you! 😊

Thank you for helping us make a difference. 💙

07/07/2026

For all those who have to deal with diabetes either themselves or with loved ones every day 💙

02/07/2026

Unfortunately, the shop will be closed today due to staff sickness.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused, we will be back open tomorrow morning at 10am 🙂

26/06/2026

Good Morning all,

The warm weather seems to of settled a little bit, so with that in mind…

The shop will be back open TODAY from 12 till 3 o’clock.

We look forward to seeing you later on 🙂

Happy shopping 🛍️

25/06/2026

🌞🕶️☀️🔥
Due to the heat being forecasted, we have made the decision to close the shop today.

4 of our staff that were due to work today are volunteers and I would never expect them to work in this heat!

We should be back open tomorrow morning at 10am, I will update this page tomorrow if anything changes.

Thank you so much for your understanding and as always, your support 🙂

The Diabetic research charity shop team ☀️

19/02/2026

After a couple of days of being locked out and un-able to get into the shop, we are delighted to be back in and back open.

Special thanks to 1st Glass and Locks for the assist!

We will be open from now until 5pm this evening.

HAPPY SHOPPING 🛍️

24/12/2025

On behalf of the whole team from the Diabetic Charity Shop, We would like to wish you all a wonderful Christmas 🎄

Thank you to all of our customers and supporters this year, without you guys none of what we do would be possible. Also the amazing team of volunteers that we have. A bunch of lovely people who all have their own reasons for wanting to give their time to support the cause. I couldn’t be more greatful for everything you ALL do.

Diabetes is both a scary and a difficult thing to have to live with, we are immensly proud that we have raised enough money this year, from our little shop, to be able to continue to support Islanders, be it through support groups or individual cases where travel has been subsidised. We will continue to do all we can to aid our fellow islanders.

Here’s to the new year and maybe a few little surprises coming very soon. Keep your eyes out for the announcements 🙂

MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄

13/12/2025

CHRISTMAS OPENING TIMES
🤶🏻🎅🏻🎄

MONDAY 22nd - CLOSED⛔️
TUESDAY 23rd - CLOSED⛔️
WEDNEDAY 24th - CLOSED⛔️
THURSDAY 25th - CLOSED⛔️
FRIDAY 26th - CLOSED ⛔️
SATURDAY 27th - CLOSED⛔️

We are closing for the whole week to give our hard working volunteers some well earned time with their families over Christmas! 🎄

🎉NEW YEAR OPENING TIMES 🎉

MONDAY 29th - OPEN
TUESDAY 30th - OPEN
WEDNESDAY 31th - CLOSED⛔️
THURSDAY 1st - CLOSED⛔️
FRIDAY 2nd - OPEN
SATURDAY 3rd - OPEN

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CONTINUED SUPPORT 💙