PROPERTY agency Smith and Sons has secured a double letting for Age Concern Wirral.

The organisation has signed a lease for a 1,000 sq ft unit at 8-10 Church Road in Bebington.

The store will be used to raise funds for the organisation through the re-sale of charitable donations. Wirral’s last Lord Mayor, Cllr Alan Jennings, attended the official opening as one of his final official mayoral duties.

A second store also opened at Allport Lane, in Bromborough, with local actor and comedian, Ricky Tomlinson, declaring the facility officially open.

The former Ethel Austin store extends to 2,897 sq ft and again will be used as a fundraising venture.

The lettings mark the charity’s commitment to local expansion, as well as a bid to increase fundraising through the sale of second- hand clothing and other household items.

Simon Guest, of Smith and Sons, said: “Age Concern Wirral is an expanding organisation that we continue to work closely with.”