We’re taking a Christmas break
December 6, 2023
Granton Goes Greener
reduce | recycle | relove
A project run by Granton Parish Church and funded through the Robertson Trust, the Micah Fund and the One City Trust/Travis Perkins. We are grateful to all of our funders, without whom Granton Goes Greener would not be possible..
Working with the local community of Granton to ‘Go Greener’.
Share n Wear and Sewing Classes will be closed during the two weeks beginning 25th December and 1st January. Also there will be no sewing class on 8th January. Our normal opening times are: Wednesdays 3-4pm Thursdays 2-3pm Fridays 11:30am-1pm Free Sewing Classes Mondays at 10am
CURRENT OPENING TIMES
Share ‘n’ Wear
- Wednesdays 3pm – 4pm
- Thursdays 2pm – 3pm
- Fridays 11.30am – 1pm
Sewing Classes
- Mondays 10-12 noon
- First Thursday of each month 7-9pm
Donations
what we need and what we can't take
$
We also ask for all donated clothes to be;
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clean and in good condition
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washed
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no stains, rips, broken zips etc
Nov 2023
WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING
We are grateful for the following items:
ladies and men’s clothing
ESPECIALLY WINTER CLOTHING
children’s clothing
(from 3 yrs old to teenagers)
good quality shoes
used bras
(for Smalls For All)
new underwear
(for Smalls For All)
WE CAN'T ACCEPT
Unfortunately we are not able to accept the following items:
baby and toddler clothes
toys
household goods
bric-a-brac
buggies and baby/toddler equipment
electrical items
If you have these items we would encourage you to try to have them re-used via the EH5 Community Support Facebook Group
WE CAN'T TAKE ANY DONATIONS AT THE MOMENT
We are sorting through a backlog. We should be able to accept donations again very soon so please get in touch (click the red cross above for contact details). We normally are looking for the following items so please hold onto them for now.
ladies summer tops
summer dresses
children summer clothes
(from 3 yrs old to teenagers)
good quality shoes
used bras (for Smalls For All)
new underwear (for Smalls For All)
WE CAN'T ACCEPT
Unfortunately we are not able to accept the following items:
baby and toddler clothes
toys
household goods
bric-a-brac
buggies and baby/toddler equipment
electrical items
If you have these items we would encourage you to try to have them re-used via the EH5 Community Support Facebook Group
Our Impact & Achievements
Since the project began we have saved a mountain of clothes from landfill!! With your help we can keep this number going up…and up…..
last month – JULY 2023
Latest news
We’re taking a Christmas break
December 6, 2023
Share n Wear and Sewing Classes will be closed during the two weeks beginning 25th December and 1st January. Also there will be no sewing
Plant Swap – Friday 17th November
November 4, 2023
Join our plants/cuttings swap/adoption event at Granton Parish Church on 17th November. Free event! Just pack up your plants and come over
We’re now looking for winter donations
November 4, 2023
With the weather getting cold, we are trying to get more WARM, WINTER clothes including jackets, scarves, hats etc. If you or your family/friends have
Friday 8th December
All Day
Friday 8th December
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Granton Parish Church
Friday Share ‘n’ Wear
55 Boswall Parkway, Edinburgh, EH5 2DA
Wednesday 13th December
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Granton Parish Church
Wednesday Share ‘n’ Wear
55 Boswall Parkway, Edinburgh, EH5 2DA
Thursday 14th December
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Granton Parish Church
Thursday Share ‘n’ Wear
55 Boswall Parkway, Edinburgh, EH5 2DA
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We are grateful for the financial support of our funders, without whom Granton Goes Greener would not be possible
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Meet the team
Find out more and get involved
Volunteer
We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers! Here at Granton everyone’s gifts are valued and we are looking for Swap Shop Assistants and Delivery Drivers
Share 'n' Wear
Come along to our clothing Share ‘ n’ Wear event every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday! Bring in clothes you no longer want and take home something new!
Why is the church doing this
We care passionately about God’s world and are motivated by our faith to run this project.
**CHECK THE TOP OF THE HOME PAGE FOR LATEST OPENING TIMES AND IF WE ARE ACCEPTING DONATIONS AT THE MOMENT ***
We'd love to hear from you
Find us and contact
We are well served by public transport and there is plenty of unrestricted car and cycle parking available.
We encourage visitors to use public transport and cycles to come to our church.
There are Sheffield cycle racks and when these are full there are plenty of railings for locking bikes to.
The church is served by Lothian Buses numbers 8, 14 and 19.
timetable for service 8 | timetable for service 14 | timetable for service 19
Reach us through
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Granton Goes Greener
@Granton Parich Church
55 Boswall Parkway
Edinburgh EH5 2DA - 07965941177
- anna@grantongoesgreener.org.uk