Call for donations of pre-loved school uniform in Northumberland

28 Jul 2023 ARCHIVED (over 3 months old) - view latest news

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Community-based uniform services and groups around Northumberland are holding a week-long uniform collection in a bid to encourage families to recycle clothing while also helping others.   

Good quality uniform, coats, shoes, PE kits and bags can be dropped off at various locations across Northumberland between Monday 7 August until Monday 14 August 2023. 

Following the donation period, the pre-loved uniforms will be sorted by volunteers and made available via a network of local groups and organisations at either a significantly reduced cost, no cost or pay-as-you feel basis, with any money raised being ploughed back into their work to support their communities. 

Councillor Guy Renner-Thompson, cabinet member with responsibility for children’s services, said: “A huge thank you to all the community groups and volunteers who are collecting and redistributing good-quality pre-loved school uniform around the county. 

“So often uniform is quickly outgrown, or children move on to new schools, so it makes sense to donate good quality items of clothing and stop them going to landfill.  

“I would encourage anyone and everyone to use community uniform services. You would be helping reduce clothing waste while helping yourself and others at the same time.”  

Information on drop off locations can be found here: https://nland.cc/uniformdropoff

Services in Northumberland that provide good quality preloved school uniforms: https://nland.cc/schooluniformservices

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s Bright Charity is also collecting preloved uniform throughout the summer holidays, with drop-off points located at their hospital sites.  

Some schools may also have their own uniform support process in place, please contact your school to find out. 

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