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The Dispensary

A community health initiative in Whitby, North Yorkshire.

www.thedispensary.org.uk 

Economic

At The Dispensary, we are committed to LOVE - Local, Organic, Vegetarian/Vegan and Ethical wherever possible!

We stock a range of locally sourced products which include:

  • Medicines from the beehive - produced by BeeVital in Whitby.
  • Natural skincare products - produced by Sweet Cecily's in Whitby
  • Locally roasted coffee - produced by Baytown Coffee, near Whitby.
  • Cards, books and crafts by local artists, craftworkers and authors.

These and our other suppliers are carefully chosen for the quality of their products and their ethical credentials. For instance, we stock a wide range of wholefoods, snacks, household goods and much more from Suma cooperative, supplements from Lambert's Healthcare, herbal medicines and supplements from A. Vogel, aromatherapy products from Amour Natural, plus a wide range of haircare and skincare from Faith in Nature and Weleda.

As part of Common Cause, a not-for-profit Community Interest Company, with our sister shop The Dispensary, we are committed to our animal welfare work which includes our local Compassion In World Farming Group, campaigning for an end to factory farming and the long distance transport of live animals. It also includes our work with Crustacean Compassion to bring about humane treatment for crustaceans including crabs and lobsters, many of which currently suffer greatly during cruel handling and slaughtering procedures.

Our aim is to make good food, supplements, herbal medicines, haircare, skincare and other health products, along with local cards, crafts and books accessible to more people. We never charge more than RRP and we also offer a 5% dividend to our members. It's free to join and it's surprising how quickly the points build up, meaning that you receive a discount on a future purchase.

We hope you enjoy browsing our website and do call in and see us at our sister shop The Dispensary, 25 Skinner Street, if you're visiting Whitby. We would love to see you!

Social

We are a part of Common Cause CIC, a not for profit Community Interest Company. This means that any surplus funds we make once reasonable costs have been paid must be reinvested for the benefit of the community.

Although we strive to cover our costs, making money is not a motivating force for us.

We are dedicated to our philosophy of three-foldness. It seems to us that the economic force has become out of balance with other forces in our lives and that we need to focus also on our social, cultural and spiritual health. Our online store shares the ethos of our sister shop, The Dispensary, at 25 Skinner Street, Whitby. We hope that through the The Dispensary people will connect with the wider aspect of what we are doing, whether that's becoming involved with us at a local level, or, if you live farther afield, joining us through our online events and actions.

The Dispensary is not just a health shop, but also organises and hosts events, talks and a community library (we are just getting back to organising these following two years of restrictions.) We like to think of The Dispensary as a kind of hub where people can come for a chat and find ways of connecting with each other and with things that give their lives meaning. The Dispensary supports our local food bank through donations of bread from Breaking Bread Bakery, a joint project with our local Esk Valley Camphill Community and we also donate close to expiry date fruit and veg to our local Whitby community.

The Dispensary shop strives to make high quality, ethical, health products available to the community. Many of our products are organic and fairtrade and this often means they are priced more highly than similar products which do not carry that label. We understand that many people, though they would love to buy organic and fairtrade products struggle to afford them. This is why we offer all our members 5% dividend , whether they shop in our Whitby store or online.

Cultural

We are dedicated to our philosophy of three-foldness. It seems to us that the economic force has become out of balance with other forces in our lives and that we need to focus also on our social, cultural and spiritual health. We hope that through The Dispensary people will connect with the wider aspect of what we are doing, whether that's becoming involved with us at a local level, or, if you live farther afield, joining us through our online events and actions.

The Dispensary is not just a health shop, but also organises and hosts events, talks and a community library (we are just getting back to organising these following two years of restrictions.) We like to think of The Dispensary as a kind of hub where people can come for a chat and find ways of connecting with each other and with things that give their lives meaning. We have organised cultural events such as films, music concerts, talks, meditations, book readings and workshops on making healthy food. Through these events we hope that people can connect with each other and with the things that help to give their life a greater meaning.