The aim of The Cowshed is to provide good quality cleaned and ironed clothes and other essentials free to anyone in need. The clothes are donated from the general public as well as retailers and manufacturers; they are then sorted, washed and ironed at their premises ready to be delivered or collected by social services, other health professionals or their clients.
In a recent report it stated that there is a basic problem with an industry that relies on persuading people to throw away good clothes because they are “last year’s colour” . They are averaging donations of between 3 and 4 tonnes a month, all of which has been recycled in some way, either for direct use for their referrals or in their other initiatives, saving a huge amount from landfill.
It really is heart-warming story of a win/ win charity.
