Rhu: Second-hand clothes sale raises hundreds for church

The second ‘Ladies Nearly New Clothes Sale’ took place on Saturday, October 14 at the Rhu and Shandon Church and saw plenty of people through the doors browsing the clothes rails.

The church previously held clothing sales before the Covid-19 pandemic, with the first event in April this year being the first since lockdown.

Gay Black, Sally Watson and Janet Cowie helped to organise the event (Image: Newsquest)

Visitors like Gwyneth Yaytes and Lizzie Kershaw were offered a hot cuppa whilst browsing the clothes (Image: Newsquest)

Gay Black, one of the organisers, told the Advertiser: "We normally have two of these Ladies Nearly New Clothes Sales a year, so for our first one back since the Covid pandemic we raised over £1,000 and this time we have raised over £400.

"We are hoping it will be more than that because one of the ladies is going to take some of the clothes and sell them on Vinted.

Heather Phillips and Daryb Brennan picked up some bargains (Image: Newsquest)

Irene Hudson and Sue Carpenter showing off the variety of paintings during the event (Image: Newsquest)

She continued: "We are needing the money for the church tower which needs £50,000 spent on it to fix it. So, we have a long way to go but we will carry on hosting these events until we have reached our sale.

"We were very delighted with what we have raised. Every little helps and we will continue to hold these events on a twice-a-year basis until we have raised all the money needed for our church. The more people we can get over our threshold the better."

Jane Nicholson, Jean Mackay and Pat Stewart (Image: Newsquest)

Jocky Cairns, Lorna Lee and Joanne Crumless were ready to offer tea and coffee (Image: Newsquest)

Visitors also got to enjoy a cup of tea and a variety of home-baked treats at the venue.

Lyn Brown greeted everyone who visited the clothes sale (Image: Newsquest)

Sisters in law Carolyn and Karen Wilson (Image: Newsquest)

Their next event will be an art exhibition and craft sales on Saturday, November 11 from 10am until 3pm.

Val Belk and Jean Gaugan (Image: Newsquest)

There will be a variety of paintings on display and stalls selling crochet work, calendars, Christmas crafts and much more.

The art exhibition and sale of paintings will also be open on Sunday, November 12 from 12pm-4pm.

For more information about upcoming events visit the Rhu and Shandon Parish Church on Facebook.