Back-to-School uniform giveaway in Haywards Heath: donated clothes available at Bentswood Hub
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The Back-to-School event starts at 12.30pm at the Hub on America Lane.
People from the Haywards Heath community have been donating uniforms, as well as mending, washing and ironing clothes and organising collections.
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Hide AdMSDC cabinet member for housing and customer services Rachel Cromie said: “My son is starting school in September, so I know full well the cost of kitting children out.
“Times are hard for everyone at the moment and this event could really help families who may be struggling at the end of the summer holidays.
“It has been heart-warming to see all the community come together to help and my huge thanks goes to the volunteers who made this event possible.”
Most Haywards Heath schools are represented in the uniforms that have been donated.
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Hide AdOrganisers said the clothes will be on hangers to ‘recreate the back to school shopping experience’.
Bentswood Hub development officer Anna Sharkey said: “The great thing about reusing and recycling school uniform is not only are you helping out families, but you are helping the environment as so many unwanted clothes just end up in landfill.”
People still have time to donate school uniforms to the Bentswood Hub or drop them into Morrisons on America Lane and Haywards Heath Town Council.
To find out more email Mrs Cromie at [email protected].
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