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Swindon Restore helps Furniture charity offers electricals
volunteers to succeed West Swindon based Gateway Furniture, which supplies free furniture
to people in need and setting up a home, now also has washing machines
Swindon Foodbank’s sister charity, Swindon Restore, was set up in 2011 and cookers available for a small charge.
to give local people the opportunity to volunteer to make, refurbish
and sell items in aid of Foodbank.
Swindon Foodbank project manager Richard Belsham said: “Three long
term unemployed individuals have got jobs after doing practical work
with Restore. I truly believe it helped with their self-worth.”
Based at St John’s Church Hall on Whitbourne Avenue, Park North,
Swindon Restore is always looking for volunteers to serve in the shop
and café, help with van collections and prepare goods for sale.
Contact Alex Pollock on 978045 for more information.
Find Swindon-Restore on Facebook.
De-clutter your house/garage - Saturday 3 March, 10am to 2pm
For just £5 grab a car boot pitch and sell off all those things
you no longer need or use.
Contact Swindon Restore to book your boot on 01793 978 045

Gateway volunteer Ken McIntosh checking washing machines
in the project’s PAT testing area
Kevin Prosser, founder of the giving away over 6.5 tonnes of
project, said: “People who would furniture and 40 electrical items.
otherwise struggle to afford to The project needs more furniture
furnish homes are being helped - and white goods. Electrical equip-
and furniture which would usually ment is fully function and safety
end up at the dump is being given tested by qualified technicians be-
a new home.” fore release. There is a small charge
Launched in 2009 with a small to cover this cost.
group of volunteers at Gateway For more information about
Church Swindon, a trailer and a donating furniture, household and
garage, during their first year the electrical items, mail: furniture@gc-
project helped over 120 families, swindon.org.uk or call 07540 726431.

Scrapstore can come to you
Swindon Children’s Scrapstore has launched ‘Let’s Play’ creative art and
craft mobile workshops run by dedicated craft facilitator Mel Thompson
who visits schools, community groups and pre-schools.
She offers sessions that can be focused on current topics or one off
events for a small or large group. Whatever the theme the environmental
aspect of reusing materials that would otherwise go to landfill is a key
part of her project.
‘Turn Waste Things into Play Things’ by contacting Mel on 513982.

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