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06 Sept 2025

Local fashion show raises over £1500 for Torbay Lifeboat

The harbourside store has been doing their bit to support the local charity

Local fashion show raises over £1500 for Torbay Lifeboat

From left to right Shirley Heyes, Fashion Sales Consultant, Trudi Knapman, Store Manager Hoopers Department Store, Sue Swallow, Torbay Lifeboat Events Organiser

'Amazing' Torquay department store Hoopers have been doing their bit for the local lifeboat.
The harbourside store held a fundraising fashion show in aid of the Torbay Lifeboat.
With over 100 attendees, £1,570 was raised from both the ticket sales and also from the generously donated raffle prizes.

This was the fourth charity fashion show that Hoopers Department Store has kindly held for the Torbay Lifeboat fundraisers. There are already discussions going ahead for the fifth show at the store in the autumn of 2025.

On behalf of the Torbay Lifeboat fundraisers, Sue Swallow said: "It is a real pleasure to work with the store and manager, Trudi Knapman in particular. The way in which the staff look after us during the evening, together with the fabulous clothes on display, makes it a wonderful event for everyone."

Fund-raiser Debbie Phillips added: "Hoopers have been amazing over the last few years, and their staff really make the evening fun, from modelling the clothes to serving us all with drinks and nibbles."

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