Author: Louise Cooke

  • Sharewear Clothes Six Families Including Fire Victims

    During an incredibly busy day at Sharewear today we clothed six families in need, comprising 9 adults and 13 children. One of these families lost everything in a house fire in Highbury Vale this week. We also managed to set up Haleem and Dionne with a starter pack of various clothes to be able to get […]

  • Sharewear Sneinton is Taking Shape

    Talks took place today to make the final arrangements for the opening of our satellite branch in Sneinton. In the coming weeks our clothes will be distributed from the Tracs Neighbourhood Centre in Sneinton Hollows. More information to follow.

  • Barn Dance for Sharewear Funds

    It’s not too late to buy tickets for our Barn Dance on Friday 20th May. It’s at the Infant of Prague church, Cherry Orchard Mount, Bestwood Park, Nottingham NG5 5TQ from 7.30 until 10.30 pm. Featuring the Red Lion Band and a licensed bar, why not bring the family for a cheap night out?  50% […]

  • Summer Term at Sharewear

    Summer term in schools is now well under way and we still have these absolutely pristine summer uniform dresses available for families in need. If you are on of our referral agencies, please be aware that we have this stock ironed and ready to go. The summer term still has so very many weeks left […]

  • More Donations to Put to Good Use

    Today we received a donation from The Honeycomb Christian Charity Shop in Ruddington of their surplus stock. By the end of today our team of volunteers had processed it all.  We also dealt with ten referrals today, clothing five adults and fourteen children. In the month of April alone we have clothed 313 people. All of this […]

  • Sharing our Clothes in Sneinton

    It’s been a very productive few days at Sharewear. Thanks to the generous response to our recent appeal for older children’s clothes, we have been able to re-structure our children’s room. Now our stock has a more balanced range of  clothes from different age-groups, so we are better able to meet the needs of every […]

  • Already More People Clothed Than in the Whole of Last Year

    The number of people we have clothed in just 15 weeks in 2016 hit 500 today, which is more people than we clothed in the whole of 2015. This is partly due to the acceleration of our outreach service, where we provide pre-sorted clothes to partners across Notts and into parts of Derbyshire, as well […]

  • A Whole New Wardrobe to Meet an Urgent Need

    2 pairs of jeans, 1 pair of shorts, 4 T-shirts, 2 long-sleeved shirts, 2 short-sleeved shirts, 2 jumpers, 1 hoodie, underwear, 2 pairs of trainers and a waterproof coat. Plus matching bedding, a single duvet, 2 pillows, 2 bath towels and 2 hand towels.  That was the contents of the emergency delivery we made today following […]

  • Barn Dance for Sharewear Funds

    Know anyone who would enjoy a Barn Dance? Tickets are now available from Sharewear for this event on 2oth May at our previous venue, the Infant of Prague church in Bestwood Park.  Plenty of free car parking and a great value night out at just £5.00 per ticket.  50% of the proceeds from this event […]