Friends of Dunston School have received funding through our Community Grants Fund to create a new swap shop which will help parents to save money and encourages re-using items that might have been thrown away.
The community-led initiative includes the installation of a new outdoor shed and storage facilities where they can securely keep items like school uniforms, books, food and other essential items which will be open every school day for parents to access.
It follows on from a regular pop-up uniform and book stall that has proved to be very popular over the last few years.
By encouraging the re-use of items, it not only helps parents to save money on the essentials it also improves sustainability because less new items are needed.
This is just one of several sustainable initiatives that has been supported through our Community Grants Scheme.