The end of lockdown on Wednesday will come as a particular relief to staff and volunteers at the Royal Borough's Thames Hospice - as its 22 charity shops are allowed to reopen.

The hospice - which recently moved from its site in Hatch Lane, Windsor to new premises at Bray Lake, Maidenhead - is estimated to have lost a quarter of a million pounds in donations as fund raising events were cancelled because of the pandemic and its shops stayed shuttered.

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On Wednesday the hospice 'ambassador' - actress and Windsor resident Sue Holderness - will visit the two hospice shops in Peascod Street, Windsor at 10am and the shop at Maidenhead High Street at 12.

Sue us familiar in her role as Marlene in the legendary sitcom Only Fools and Horses.

The hospice is a charity that relies on public support and donation to continue caring for patients with life threatening illnesses.

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Its head of marketing Stephanie Peters said: "We hope as many people as possible will come to our shops to find Christmas gifts and to support the work we do."

The hospice has three shops in Windsor, in Peascod Street and Dedworth Road, and two in Maidenhead in High Street and Reform Road.