A children's hospice charity has opened its 51st shop in East Anglia.

Simon and Josephine Flunder, the mayor and mayoress of Southwold, were invited to cut the ribbon for East Anglia's Children's Hospices' (EACH) newest store in Market Place, Southwold.

The charity shop is EACH's 15th in Suffolk.

The couple were invited to open the shop as their grandson Cameron received end-of-life care from EACH in October 2021.

He was 17 months old.

Ed Sheeran's donations ready for the new EACH shop in Southwold Ed Sheeran's donations ready for the new EACH shop in Southwold (Image: Submitted)

Mr Flunder, said: “Cameron’s mother and father, Gemma and Robert, received excellent support throughout and have nothing but praise for the wonderful care team at The Nook.

“They provided support to the family in what was clearly a very emotional time – compounded by the pandemic - and we couldn’t be more grateful.

“Cameron was a very clever, spirited and brave little boy. He particularly loved his sessions with music therapist Jane Rous-Milligan.

“He was so well looked after by the team at EACH, as well as the medical professionals at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London.”

Mr Flunder is looking forward to having an EACH shop in his town.

EACH opens new shop in Southwold in memory of a 'brave' boy EACH opened new shop in Southwold in memory of a 'brave' boy (Image: Submitted)

He said: “In my role as mayor, I’m always pleased to be asked to open new shops and buildings.

“However, this one is very personal, and we are doing it as grandparents.

“We like to support EACH, so it’ll be nice to have a shop here on our doorstep in Southwold.”

The Southwold shop has many sought-after items for sale, including trousers, surfer shorts, walking boots, a belt, beach shoes, and friendship bracelets donated by music megastar Ed Sheeran.

Anyone interested in volunteering at the new shop is welcome to pop in for a chat or email manager Lesley Williams-Frost via Lesley.Williams-Frost@each.org.uk.