Welcome to Restore
Restore brings people together across Cumbria. Through our charity shops and community spaces, we create welcoming places where everyone belongs, whether you're here to shop, volunteer, join a group, or simply connect with your community.
Visit us in Carlisle at Petteril Bank, Castle Street, and Morton, or find our Penrith shop on Brewery Lane.
The day after Kendal Calling
Fifteen people, one full van, and a field of tents that were on their way to landfill. The story of the day after, and where it all went.
Read the storyMore than a charity shop
Every purchase funds our community work and keeps quality items out of landfill. But we're about much more than retail.
Our Shops
Pre-loved clothes, books and homeware. Plus free community groups and activities in every shop.
Explore
Community Shed
Woodworking, friendship and support. Making positive changes together.
Discover
Community Lounge
Pool, games and good company on Lorne Street, Carlisle. Drop in whenever you like.
Join in
Repair & ReWear
Community workshops in Carlisle and Penrith where people come together to mend, remake and rethink clothing.
Learn more
ReWear Revolution
Cumbria's first sustainable fashion event, organised by Restore and the Cumbria Clothing Collective at Rheged. A full day of films, workshops, a fashion show by local schoolchildren and hands-on repair sessions. Every workshop sold out in advance.
Building community across Cumbria
What guides everything we do
Follow Daily
We provide opportunities to make friends, learn and share skills, volunteer, support one another and share life.
Tread Gently
We recycle, reuse, repair and repurpose, make, create and grow things. Caring for the environment.
Care Deeply
We provide opportunities for those who need help most, building relationships characterised by generosity and care.
Speak Boldly
We create spaces where people can express curiosity, explore life and faith. A community which listens to everyone.
There's a place for you at Restore
Reveal your nearest shop
Find pre-loved clothes, books and homeware at one of our four shops across Carlisle and Penrith.
Find a shop
Reconnect to the community
Volunteer with us, join a community group, or simply drop in for a chat and a cuppa.
Get involved
Rehome good quality items
Donate clothes, books and homeware to give them a second life and support our community work.
Donate goods