Ealing Broadway is set welcome its free 'Clothes Swap Shop' on Saturday 20th May for the second time this year.

The event, which will take place in Town Square, is run in partnership with Love Not Landfill and will provide locals with a sustainable way to recycle old or unwanted clothes in return for new items.

After donating pre-loved clothes, visitors will be given a maximum of five tokens to spend on other items within the Swap Shop, enabling them to update their wardrobes sustainably.

It follows the successful event in February which saw nearly 1,000 items donated, including tops, jumpers, dresses and jackets, with more than 600 of these swapped.

Timings for the event are as follows:

·      10.00am – 12.00pm: Drop off clothes and receive tokens

·      12.00pm – 1.00pm: Swap Shop organisers prepare clothing rails full of the donated items

·      1.00pm – 4.00pm: Visitors can browse the items and cash in their tokens

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Ealing Repair Café, a local volunteer group, will also be on hand at the centre during the day to teach people simple skills to repair and upcycle clothing rather than discarding it.

Andrew Rollings, centre director at Ealing Broadway, said: "We were over the moon with the results from our last Clothes Swap Shop, from customers requesting to volunteer at future events, to our retailers donating extra rails and hangers when we were inundated with clothing. Community and sustainability are key priorities for us at Ealing Broadway, and it's great to see that our local community feels the same way."

"We're really excited to see how the upcoming event will compare, and we look forward to seeing the range of pre-loved items donated by Ealing locals."

Rupa Huq, MP for Ealing Central and Acton, who attended the last Clothes Swap Shop at Ealing Broadway, said: "It's my absolute pleasure to support such a great initiative which supports the circular economy and encourages shoppers to refresh their wardrobe sustainably. It was fantastic to see so many locals making the most of the previous event, and I even managed to take home some pre-loved items which are now staples in my own wardrobe. I'm looking forward to seeing plenty more friendly faces supporting the event on Saturday."