A CHARITY shop is hoping a generous company will give it a much-needed lift.

Staff at the Cancer Research UK shop in Bury New Road, Prestwich, need a stair lift to transport the hundreds of heavy bags of donations they receive each week upstairs to the stock room as 80 per cent of their staff are elderly.

Shop manager Roslyn Burgess said: "I know it's a bit of a strange request, but if you don't ask, you don't get!

"It would be truly marvellous if there was a company that would be happy to support us in this way.

"We would be willing to act as a 'showroom' for them in some way of return, by welcoming their customers to view our stair lift."

Roslyn can be contacted on 0161 773 8924.