Acomb community clothes swap
A friendly, monthly clothes swap where you can swap up to 20 items of great quality clothing!
See you all there π
Fancy joining our wonderful team of volunteers?
We are looking for a couple of extra volunteers to help setting up on a Friday night (6-7pm) and helping run Saturday swap day (9am-1pm)
We open the first weekend of every month and are looking for people who are:
π Passionate about swapping clothes and reducing fast fashion
π Love chatting to people
π Keen to be part of a community team
If this sounds like you please pop us a direct message and tell us why you would love to be on our team π
Doors open at 9 30am!
October swap is tomorrow! Doors open at 9.30am, see you there π
Our friends over at GoodGym York are collecting great quality winter coats (all sizes) to take over to the Ukraine πΊπ¦ if you have any spare please bring them along on Saturday π
Our next swap is on the 5th October!
Just Β£1 entry fee and you can swap up to 20 items of fab quality clothing for some super "new to you" clothes πππππ
What a day! Big thanks to all the amazing volunteers who make our monthly event possible π
We are super excited for our September swap! See you there π
Ah just look at that smile! Will is super happy with his Nike shorts and t-shirt swap all ready for holiday!
Helena loves her new summer top find at our August clothes swap!
What to expect from coming along to our Community Clothes Swap?
πA friendly, welcoming atmosphere
πA whole room packed with rails of clothes for you to browse
πͺAn opportunity to swap up to 20 clothing items for just Β£1
βA cafe open for you to relax with a cuppa after swapping
β»A great feeling for "shopping" for new clothes without an impact on the environment
Here is Amy showing off her fab find dress π Why not come along to our next swap and see what super "new to you" clothes you can find?
Morning! The rails are packed and we even have iced drinks in the cafe π§ see you all soon π
Here is Jenna (it's me also typing this post!) in a lovely winter coat I swapped at the end of last year. A super thick padded coat and just what I needed for our Yorkshire winter.
August Swap Day Tomorrow people!
Saturday 3rd August, Acomb Parish Church Hall, Front Street, Acomb, York (nearest parking Acomb Morrisons)
Doors open 9.30am-12noon, Β£1pp entry fee
Bring up to 20 items of great quality clothes to swap for up to 20 items of "newtoyou" clothes
Cafe open all session and a hall packed with 1000's clothes for you to browse and swap!
See you there!π
Who runs Acomb Community Clothes Swap and who is it for?
We are a community/non-profit group of local people who are passionate about reducing clothing waste and fast fashion, care about our local community, love clothes and meeting new people and simply love the idea of swapping not shopping.
We started in October 2019 with 10 bags of our own clothes and no idea if anyone would come along! Fast forward to 2024 and we now hold a monthly swap welcoming up to 100 swappers through our doors and have a team of 20+ volunteers who make it possible.
We are here for everyone! Our masterplan is to get everyone into coming to events like these and "shopping" for "newtoyou" items every month.
We are super grateful to who allow us to use their lovely hall on Front Street, Acomb each month and all the wonderful swappers who bring along their super swap items each month.
People often ask about what we mean when we say we only accept "great quality clothes"
This means we welcome you to bring along up to 20 items of clothes that are clean, non marked, not damaged and that have plenty of life left in them.
They do not have to be designer or high end brands (but we do welcome these too!) but simply suitable for someone to take home and wear again.
Unfortunately we cannot accept underwear, swimwear, nightwear, uniforms or children's clothes under age 2.
Now we know you all recognise this face! Our very own wonderful Jo, who donates her time every month to welcome you all on our door at our monthly swap sessions. Here she is modelling her latest swap outfitπ
It is not just about the clothes you can also swap fab quality shoes!
Here are some of the stunning shoes we had available in June swap π
Did you know that we have a huge stock of men's, women's and children's (age 2+) clothes available to swap!
Open on the first Saturday of every month!
Based at Acomb Parish Church hall from 9.30-12noon and just a Β£1 entry fee What better way to refreshed your whole families wardrobe.
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Friday and here is our stunning volunteer Sarah showing off her snazzy little jacket swap! We do love a fab find Friday picture so please do drop us a message with your fab finds and we can share on our page for you!π€©
We are very excited to let everyone know we will be staying running our swap events over summer this year π
Our next swap will be on Saturday 3rd August with doors open from 9.30am for all your summer clothes swap needs!
91 wonderful swappers through our doors today!
π©΅ Over 1360 items of clothes swapped for "new to you" items
π©· 18 fab volunteers helped run everything
π 37 cups of tea slurpped
π 1 bag lost (and then found π)
Huge thanks to everyone a d keep an eye on our socials for our next swap dates π
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