Council recognised nationally for its School Uniform Swap Shop Campaign

Due to its success, the campaign will be running again this summer.

Councillor Michael Wyatt, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Community Services at NWLDC, said: “Thank you to everyone who has supported the School Uniform Swap Shop, it’s brilliant to receive national recognition for such an impactful campaign.

“As a council, we have a net zero carbon ambition, and this popular campaign helps support the reuse of school uniform.

“We understand how expensive it can be each year for parents to buy new school uniform which is why we are choosing to run the School Uniform Swap Shop again this year."

Food Poverty Officer Helen Crouch, the officer that ran the campaign at NWLDC, said: “This is a huge achievement, not only for us at NWLDC but for the people and families that donated the uniform and racks and all the venues in the district that kindly allowed us to use their space.

“We will be doing it again this year due to its success and large amount of positive feedback we received from it.

“It is important for the School Uniform Swap Shop to become sustainable, I hope it becomes a yearly campaign that we can continue and I urge any council to get in contact and run this in their area.”