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Our Ashfield and Mansfield Children’s Referral Centre Opens
Today saw the official start of our weekly opening hours at our Ashfield and Mansfileld Children’s Referral Centre at New Cross Community Church in Sutton-in-Ashfield. Volunteers Carol, Donna and Fiona are pictured here with our CEO Louise Cooke processing stock. Louise had meetings with new referral and outreach partners in the area so that local […]
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Transforming Lives Through Clothing Support
“Now I can start living my own life again.” Today we were once again reminded of the terrible impact #UKClothingPoverty has on people in all kinds of circumstances, and the power clothing support has to help people transform their lives. A woman, the last of 11 referrals in an incredibly busy session, who got all […]
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Support from Veolia
Brilliant to receive a grant of £500 from @VeoliaUK today for our work getting children in #SharewearSchools partners to #reuse their unwanted clothing.
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Hand Made Items So Appreciated
This delighted mum to be, one of our referrals today, was thrilled with this gorgeous pram quilt — one of a whole batch hand made for us recently by a supporter. With all the other baby bedding, baby clothes and maternity clothes for the rest of her pregnancy, she left us in good spirits.
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Fashion Show for Our Funds
SOS Fashion Show in aid of Sharewear Clothing Scheme. Refreshments and raffle available. All your favourite brands at up to 75% off. Tickets £5.00 including Prosecco/tea/coffee available from Sharewear Clothing Scheme or St James’s church. All proceeds to our funds. MON, 3 SEPT AT 19:00 (7.30pm start) Fashion Show by SOS St. Jame’s […]
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The Transformative Power of Clothing Support
The rain finally came to Daybrook today, in buckets. Luckily this woman, (one of our several referrals), who had arrived in summer clothing, left fully equipped for the weather thanks to the wealth of wonderful clothing we have in stock. Amongst the many other clothes she took was a smart jacket which she said made […]
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New Premises A Great Success
Although this photo doesn’t do it justice, it gives some indication of the enormous amount of progress we have made in sweltering heat in just a few days at our new premises, even with many volunteers unavailable through summer. Our stock, (this is just some of it), is so beautifully displayed that it makes […]
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Notts County FC to Support Notts People
Prior to the 2018-2019 EFL football season kicking off this weekend one of our ambassadors, Matthew Cooke, met with Notts County today while the official season launch for the whole EFL took place at Meadow Lane. As a result, we are absolutely THRILLED to announce that Notts County Football Club will be supporting our work […]
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Teaming Up with Good Joe
A red letter day. It was amazing to have a visit from Margaret Church of Leeds based online fair trade men’s clothing retailer Good Joe. For each t-shirt bought from Good Joe a new t-shirt is given by them to a person in need. Margaret delivered 55 new t-shirts all the way from Leeds […]