A uniform swap shop is set to be held in Starbeck throughout August.
Care charity Harrogate Neighbours has teamed up with Hookstone Chase Primary School PTA, The Village Harrogate and The Living Room in Starbeck to support families looking for essential uniform items.
Pre-loved school clothing will be available to swap or ‘pay as you can’ at the Harrogate Neighbours Community Hub on the High Street in Starbeck on Monday, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am–5pm throughout August.
The initiative, which is a collaboration between The Village Harrogate and Hookstone Chase Primary School PTA, aims to provide a one-stop shop for school uniforms.
Vic Smith-Dunn, manager at Harrogate Neighbours Community Hub said:
“We are delighted to support the initiative. With a cost-of-living crisis, it’s great to be able to help out by providing a space on the high street where people can come in and easily swap out their pre-loved uniforms for the next size up.
“In addition to the shop, we also have lots of arts and crafts, Lego and games to entertain the kids.”
The organisations have been collecting donated uniforms for the last few months.
Previously The Living Room has hosted the swap shop, but as they are closed for Summer Harrogate Neighbours stepped in to host.
Sarah Khanye, manager at The Living Room said:
“We are delighted Harrogate Neighbours is supporting us with this much-needed initiative.
“We do all we can to support the community and although we are closed during the holidays, we wanted to do our bit for the local community to support families feeling the pinch this summer – whilst being kinder to the environment.”
All proceeds raised will be split between The Village Harrogate and Hookstone Chase Primary school PTA to support families living in the community.

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