Back-to-School uniform giveaway in Haywards Heath: donated clothes available at Bentswood Hub

The Bentswood Hub in Haywards Heath has teamed up with Mid Sussex District Council to hold a Pre-Loved Uniform Giveaway on Saturday, August 20.
By Lawrence Smith
Published 16th Aug 2022, 16:00 BST
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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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MSDC 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.

There will be a Pre-Loved Uniform Giveaway at the Bentswood Hub in America Lane, Haywards Heath, on Saturday, August 20There will be a Pre-Loved Uniform Giveaway at the Bentswood Hub in America Lane, Haywards Heath, on Saturday, August 20
There will be a Pre-Loved Uniform Giveaway at the Bentswood Hub in America Lane, Haywards Heath, on Saturday, August 20

“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.”

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Most Haywards Heath schools are represented in the uniforms that have been donated.

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Organisers 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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