Bristol ladies (and gents), get yourselves down to one of the city’s five Marks and Spencer stores to take part in the “Shwopping Challenge” as part of Bristol’s Green Week.
M&S is looking to collect 10,000 unwanted items of clothing, shoes or other garments for Oxfam over the course of Friday and Saturday – all of which will be donated to the charity to be sold in its shops, re-used or recycled to help raise vital funds for its poverty alleviation work.
Anyone that takes part in the Big Bristol Shwop in any of M&S’s five Bristol stores on Friday or Saturday (Broadmead, Cribbs, Longwell Green, Avonmead and Yate) will also be rewarded with a £5 voucher.
The photos are from the launch of the event which saw Bristol Mayor George Ferguson shwop a pair of his famous red trousers!
I always try to donate clothes I no longer want or wear so can really get behind this campaign. I’m hoping to find time to pop along to the Broadmead store later armed with a bag of goods to donate! Let me know if you pop along…what do you do with things you no longer have a use for?
I normally donate to my local charity shop. I live fairly close to Bristol so will try to join you in the Broadmead venture!
Thats a great idea, i hope my local store does it at some stage.
X x
Sounds like a great cause, I love it when shops get in the spirit by offering gift cards out! I think H&M have done something similar.
Corinne x
This is such a good idea! I have loads to clear out x
Josie’s Journal
What a great cause! If I was up there, I’d definitely take part.
x Michelle | thefeatherden.net
I haven’t had the chance to participate with the schwopping but I definitely think it’s a great idea
Do you know if that’s still on?? x