scrapstores- good for crafters

donna73

I don't know if this helps anyone, but i've been managing to get lots of crafty stuff including stuffing really cheap from my local scrap store in plymouth. Businesses and individuals can drop off unwanted stuff to be recycled and you join for a membership of £5 per year then pay just £1.50 for a carrier bag of whatever you want, ours has huge variety of things including fabric, thread ,wool, buttons etc all good for crafting could be worth trying to find out if there's one in your area?
There's all sorts of other things such as packaging from shops such as bodyshop which can easily be reused by covering over the brand name then putting in bits and bobs to make gift boxes/ hampers etc
It's a great way of being green and saving some money too!

For anyone in the plymouth area who doesn't know where ours is- it's at the bottom of union street in the Play association building next to Aldi.

squirrelchops

There is one in Gloucester too at the old city works in Alfred Street. Unfortunately though it is more for community groups, Brownies, businesses, schools etc but may be of use to some groups with a limited budget.

Is from £18 per year membership then £10 a trolly. They also have lots of other paints and arty craft stuff for sale that seems a good price too.

The link is http://www.grcltd.org/grc.html

We got lots of great stuff for work.....I work with adults with learning disabilities and they made all their own Xmas cards, pictures etc.

RustyFlange

Wow I have never heard of anything like this, did a search and managed to find something in the North east ... here is the address and details if anyone lives up here and would like to go!
Scrapstore

The Children's Warehouse
First floor, Sunco House, Carliol Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 6UF
Lynn McCarthy
0191 242 1612 F: 0192 242 1608
[EMAIL="lmccarthy@childrens-warehouse.org.uk"]lmccarthy@childrens-warehouse.org.uk[/EMAIL]
Mon CLOSED, Tuesday-Friday 9.30-4.30, Saturday 10-4

The Childrens Warehouse has been established to provide, assist or support the provision of quality creative play and environmental facilities for children and young people resident in the North of England, particularly but not exclusively in the Tyneside area, to promote the development of such children and young persons, in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential. The scrapstore provides an Alandin’s cave of resources from material’s collected from a variety of public and private sector sources that no longer want it – i.e. its their rubbish that would most likely be land filled but once returned to the scrap store it can made available for re-use.

Details taken from this website
http://www.crn.org.uk/cwnne/directory/specialist.html#Anchor-Nappies-48213


Edit: I have found a few more I think, one being in Ashington- Northumberland

gibboelli

Why is there not this godly shop in Peterborough?!?!?!

RustyFlange

gibboelli wrote: »

Why is there not this godly shop in Peterborough?!?!?!

There is one in Cambridge which I don't think is too far?
Cambridge Scrap Store
Mandela House, 4 Regent Street, Cambridge, CB2 1BY
Hannah Townsend
01223 457873
hannah.townsend@cambridge.gov.uk
Mobile service going out to community centres and schools offering paper, card, textiles, and plastics.Materials are collected from donating local industry, businesses and organisations.

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http://www.crn.org.uk/cwne/directory/Camridgeshire.html

SailorSam

That's a great idea, let's hope we get one up here.

RustyFlange

SailorSam wrote: »

That's a great idea, let's hope we get one up here.

You may have one

Scrapstore
Merseyside Play Action Council
1-27 Bridport Street, Liverpool, L3 5QF
Ian Fisher
0151 708 0468 F: 0151 709 0336
communityplay@merseyplay.com
https://www.merseyplay.com

MPAC is the total play resource centre for the city of Liverpool and the wider area. We aim to provide a complete package to people who work with children and young people, on how to develop themselves and the work of their organisation in a safe manner.

Taken from here : http://www.crn.org.uk/cwnnw/directory/Mersey.html#Anchor-Scrapstore-59125

Your location says merseyside so I searched for that

greenpixey

Been searching the internet and found one in Cardiff :j http://www.re-create.co.uk/twiki/bin/view/Main/Home

kim85

For those in wiltshire
http://home.btconnect.com/wiltsplay/scrapstore.htm

Located in Lacock
I go here regualrly to get resources for the nursery i work at and its always really good.
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she_grinch

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NORTHANTS - CORBY
Northampton Childrens Resource Centre (NCRC)
Tel 01536 401311 Fax 01563 267368
Email [EMAIL="jenny@ncrc.org.org.uk"]jenny@ncrc.org.uk[/EMAIL] Web www.ncrc.org.uk
Samuel Lloyd Building, Rockingham Road, CORBY, Northants NN17 1AG
Contact [/FONT]Jenny Smith, Project Supervisor

found one for Northampton but it is £33.50 for the year to join and not quite on my doorstep but may be useful to someone else

hels102

Thanks for this, such a good idea, has anyone been to the one in Cardiff?