Foot Shop and The Community

We also recognise that we are part of a wider community and are supportive of local community activities and charities both on our doorstep and nationally.

Locally we provide sponsorship for organisations including Street in Bloom and Strode Theatre as well as sponsoring numerous local sports teams. We also work closely with both Strode College and the local schools offering students work experience opportunities and workplace visits throughout the year.

In addition to the above, we also work closely with a organisation called Enterprise Services (part of Somerset County Council) who provide training opportunities for individuals with a range of learning disabilities, enabling them to learn skills that will help them find employment in the wider community. We offer supported work-based learning opportunities at The Tanyard as well as packing work that they complete at their own premises.

Charity of the Year

Our charity of the year for 2008/2009 is The WRVS which stands for Womans Royal Voluntary Service, which is a registered charity and voluntary organisation that brings communities together to help older people avoid lonliness, become more independent and get more out of life. This year we are helping them in a number of ways – we are raising money for them through sales of our popular Helen slipper sales, we are donating 25pence for every pair we sell along with other fundraising activities. In total we are aiming to donate in the region of £10,000 over the next year. We are also providing our employees with the opportunity to give up some of their work time to help the WRVS offer a Home Library Service to housebound individuals in the Street and Glastonbury area.

We have previously had Diabetes UK and Bibic as our chosen charities.