Sustainable Saturday event – Sustainable Fashion, Belmont Hall, Wellington

Join us for our free Sustainable Saturday event on the theme of Sustainable Fashion.

Event starts at 10.30am and runs until 2.30pm.

We will have lots of activities focused on Sustainable Fashion including:

Clothes swap: £1 per bag: Bring your own bag.  If you are donating clothes to swap please ensure they are clean and in a good condition

Prom outfit giveaway: find a posh frock, suit and accessories (bags, costume jewellery, shoes) to wear to your school or college prom

Rag rug demonstration: advice and information on ways to make rag rugs using waste fabric 

Mending & darning advice: all materials provided, no need to book – just turn up to get tips on how to mend damaged clothing

1pm: Making yarn out of a T-shirt demonstration (20 minutes)  

Arts and craft book giveaway – bring along any books to donate or swap

Swap and Giveaway: Swap for free or take any item for a pay as you can donation including household items, books, DVD’s, toys. By sharing resources we can reduce our carbon emissions and save money too.

Recycling: Make use of our recycling facilities including Terracycle (please see the Terracycle Telford Facebook page for details of what you can recycle). Please note we cannot take Tetrapak cartons.  

We also offer the opportunity to recycle mobile phones, electronic gadgets, jewellery, stamps and coins (see posters below for details).

We are also collecting old mobile phones in our collection point on behalf of local Coalport company Connected Mobiles who reuse and recycle them. Please ensure you have reset your old phone before donating it.

Eco Library: Explore our new eco library of amazing books and magazines which you can borrow on Nature, climate and living life in a more sustainable way.

Leaflet stand advertising other organisations who are working on local climate and eco action. Lunch served from 12pm onwards. 

Plant based drinks and snacks served at the event for a pay as you can donation