Interested in running your own clothes swap? We’d like to help. Recycle Devon has put together a clothes swap event toolkit to enable members of the public to put on their own clothes swap a.k.a. a Swish. The kit includes a complete ‘How To…’ guide for each of the events and all of the equipment and materials that you might need such as coat hangers, hanging rails and a poster template. Additionally, Recycle Devon’s Re-Use Project Co-ordinator, Emma Croft, will be available to support and advise you throughout the process of setting up and running your event.
“Swishing is a great way to pass on clothes that we no longer need or want to someone else that can give them a new lease of life. Lots of communities
around Devon are holding their own events already and we want to encourage more towns and villages to swap not shop! Around 30% of clothes in our wardrobes haven’t been worn for more than a year which equates to about £1000 worth of clothes that could happily find a new home.” said Emma.
Sarah McDonald organises the Exeter Clothes Swap and her advice for anyone looking to organise something similar is “Just do it! If all of the organisation involved is what’s putting you off, then just rope in a few friends to help you. Either that or organise a small-scale swap in your front room with just your friends and family to make it simple. Clothes swapping is brilliant!” For further information, please contact:
Emma Croft, Reuse Project Co-ordinator at Devon County Council: emma.croft@devon.gov.uk or 07966 566435 or visit
http://www.recycledevon.org/ content/clothes-swaps Exeter Clothes Swap Events
https://www.facebook.com/ groups/280855638719312/?fref=ts
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