Gosport Council’s Community ‘Swap Day’ organised by Streetscene and held in the Parish Centre Alverstoke, was a huge success with lots of items finding new homes.
People generously donated items they didn’t want and people had the chance to find something they could make use of. It was smiles all round for one lady who after previously having to borrow a pushchair from a friend, walked out of the Parish Centre with one of her own. “It was her mother who spotted the pushchair and seeing it without bags of shopping on, asked if it belonged to anybody,” said Jenny Leonard, Contracts Officer for Streetscene and organiser of the event. “After being told no it was up for a new home, she called her daughter over who was over the moon when she saw it. The lady who had donated it quickly showed them how it operated and then after a quick trial run round the hall, the family went home absolutely delighted.”
Others who found themselves a bargain were two people who took home vacuum cleaners and someone who acquired a dressmaker's mannequin - apparently a real find! With lots of other household/kitchen items and toys and books taken away it was a really successful day.
It also proved a great day for the British Heart Foundation who collected 38 large sacks of clothing to raise vital funds for their organisation.
“The people attending really seemed to enjoy the fact that they could come along, bring something, if they had it, and possibly go home with something really useful that had cost them absolutely nothing,” added Jenny. “The saying one mans trash is another mans treasure is so true, as despite the excellent condition of many of these items they would have probably ended up in the rubbish skip at the Household Waste Recycling Centre if their owners hadn’t brought them along to find a new home.”
Swap Days mean household items can find a new life with a new owner, saving people money in buying new and also helping the environment with less going to waste.
The next ‘Swap Day’ is planned for Saturday 31 March between 10am and 1pm at the Martin Ramsay Community Suite, Bridgemary School. So why not have a clear out and set aside some items to bring along. You can swap, donate, or simply take away items for FREE! You don’t even have to bring anything along in order to take part, although every little helps! Clothing (in any condition) and textiles will also be collected to raise money for the Salvation Army.
For more information please contact Streetscene Tel: FREEPHONE 08000 198598
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