{"id":811,"date":"2020-11-25T21:47:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T21:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/?page_id=811"},"modified":"2025-10-06T21:17:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T20:17:39","slug":"swap-shop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/swap-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"Swap Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wellingborough Swap Shop is a local exchange where you can get something you want by swapping things you no longer need or by making a small donation to the group. You could describe it as a kind of bring-and-buy sale with the option to swap. Participants do not need to bring anything in order to take away goods, a pay as you feel donation to the group works too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Join us at Wellingborough Swap Shop on Tuesdays and Thursdays in ECO HUB<\/a> at Swanspool Pavilion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our ‘Swap Shop’ recognises that things no longer wanted by someone, might be another person\u2019s treasure. By reusing things we cut down on the amount of waste that goes into landfill and reduce the amount of resources that we use in manufacturing of new products. And it saves money!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you offer is entirely up to you, as long as it’s legal, not hazardous or not a pet. Examples include: clothes, books, DVDs and CDs, kitchenware, pictures, tools, gardening items, curtains and other soft furnishings, children\u2019s toys and baby items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Food Sharers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Clothes Swappers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Magazine Readers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Join in at ECO HUB<\/a>, Swanspool Pavilion,\u00a0this and every Tuesday 12-6pm and every Thursday 10am-2pm, for lots of good quality clothes, toys, books, DVDs and household items, all available for swaps or a small donation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have the SURP+<\/a> School Uniform Reuse Project for all of your childrens school clothes that works in the same way as Swap Shop, and The LIVE Team<\/strong> also have a free coats for kids rail, so don’t let your children go out and get cold; plus the kettle\u2019s on if you fancy a coffee or tea, and we are a Happy Cafe<\/a> Winter Warm Space<\/a>, so you can pop in for a warm up too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wellingborough Eco Group has also set up Wellingborough Swap Shop as a Facebook group. It is set up as a selling group so posts can be shared to other groups and Facebook Marketplace and will be managed by us. Join us at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/wellingboroughswapshop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swap Shops Started in 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On the 20th February 2021, we started hosting Saturday Swap Shops at the Victoria Centre with the One Wellingborough Plus project. These were on Zoom due to covid. We had a selection of items to swap and we invited you to swap with us and others between 10:30 and 12:00 midday. Find out more about our first Swap Shop on the blog post below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NEW – Saturday Swap Shop<\/a><\/blockquote>