Blackburn and Darwen churches furniture depots to close
Two depots which offer free reconditioned furniture and white goods to needy households in east Lancashire are to close.
The stores are being forced to shut their doors because Blackburn with Darwen Council can no longer offer them the money they need to survive.
In addition, the trustees say a change in government rules regarding traineeships has made their popular training project unworkable.
The stores served 1,400 people in 2010.
"It's just not viable for us to continue," said Alan Barnes, Chair of the Trustees of Blackburn with Darwen Churches Action.
The service was launched 15 years ago by local churches who wanted to help people who were struggling to make ends meet. "It was born out of a vision of the churches caring for people with a need because they simply hadn't got enough," said Mr Barnes.
The group initially launched a furniture store in Darwen, and very soon afterwards a Blackburn branch was started. "It just took off," Methodist minister Terry Young told BBC Radio Lancashire. "It just got bigger and bigger."
With help from the Church Urban Fund they were able to move into their two current premises close to Darwen railway station and on the edge of Blackburn.
Local MP Jack Straw helped them get the council involved and with their help they set about collecting white goods, restoring them and passing them on to very grateful clients.
General manager Fred Milligan has been involved with the furniture store for 14 years. Standing in the centre of their Blackburn warehouse filled with donated sofas, wardrobes and tables, he said: "The need is greater than ever. We see all the people who have had their homes repossessed and they are in a distressed state."
Alan Barnes says their current problem is finance: "Lots of charities have suffered with the cutbacks. The borough council, who have previously been very generous, are now unable to give us any money whatsoever.
"In addition, we had a very productive training scheme but the government has changed the rules and the income we used to get as the result of having trainees here is going to be withdrawn."
The result is a closure of both depots, though the work done at the Darwen operation will be modified and reopened with the help of local churches in the town.
Mr Barnes is also worried the Blackburn closure will increase fly tipping in the town. "All the goods that currently come into the warehouse you may now find being dumped in the back alleyways and country lanes.
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