Penwith Kid's Clothesline
Penwith Kid’s Clothesline are a small community group that encourages the sharing of children’s clothing, footwear, toys, equipment and resources for FREE!
According to Wrap, the waste charity, more than 300,000 tonnes of used clothing goes to landfill in the UK alone every year! Penwith Kid’s Clothesline aims to tackle this and to help families to reduce their carbon footprint by challenging the stigma of ‘second-hand’ and by encouraging people to pass on their pre-loved children’s items rather than buying new.
The group started in a front room in Penzance and was inspired by similar initiatives and a growing awareness of the impact we all have on our environment. The group is now proud to be endorsed by Sustainable Penzance and hopes to inspire the community to work together for a better and more sustainable future.
As well as the Facebook group, Penwith Kid’s Clothesline runs three community clothes rails locally. These are stocked by kind donations and anyone is welcome to pay them a visit and help themselves. All they ask is that you pass the items on when you’re done.
The community clothes rails are kindly hosted by:
Trelya in the Lescudjack Centre on Treneere
St. John’s Church Penzance (home of Soft Play Area in Penzance)
The Centre in Newlyn.
The group also aims to host ‘Help Yourself’ events as often as possible where everyone is welcome.
To find out more, or if you would like to volunteer visit Facebook at Penwith Kid’s Clothesline or email penwithkidsclothesline@hotmail.com
Together we can make a difference!
