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With the cost of living crisis weighing heavily upon people’s minds and the expense of Christmas adding up, many people are understandably worried about how they will afford to pay for even basic essentials in January.
Leith Collective have launched our FREE school uniform exchange.
Taking place at The Leith Collective stores in Edinburgh’s Ocean Terminal and Fort Kinnaird as well as the Glasgow’s St Enoch Centre, the ‘Smart Start’ initiative sees locals donate good quality school uniforms to those in need.
Items are available for anyone to collect completely FREE of charge, no questions asked.
The donated uniforms are still in perfectly good condition and can easily do another child a turn.
Our Smart Start initiative aims to make it as easy as possible for people to donate their unwanted uniforms, so that someone in need can make use of them.
The unform exchange is not only a practical response to the cost of living crisis, but also to the climate crisis – a cause which lies at the heart of The Leith Collective. As Sara Thomson explains; “Smart Start is a sustainable solution that aims to keep quality clothes out of landfill and in use for longer, thus promoting a circular economy and helping to reduce the environmental impact of the textile industry.”
The Smart Start uniform exchange comes just a few months after the launch of The Leith Collective’s winter coat exchange which has received an overwhelming response, with over 1,000 coats donated and collected by locals so far.
Coats can be dropped off or collected at The Leith Collective at Ocean Terminal, The Leith Collective at Fort Kinnaird, and The Clydeside Collective at St Enoch Centre during opening hours.
The Leith Collective at Ocean Terminal, Ocean Drive, Edinburgh EH6 6JJ
Opening hours: Monday - Saturday 11:00am - 6:00pm, and Sunday 11:00am - 5:00pm
The Leith Collective at Fort Kinnaird, Newcraighall, Edinburgh EH15 3RD
Opening hours: 10:00am - 8:00pm seven days a week
No tights or socks can be accepted but all other good quality uniform items are welcome.
