👚 St Albans Clothes Swap

Swap don’t shop – refresh your wardrobe and cut down on waste
📍 Jubilee Square Pavilion, Victoria Street, AL1 3LT | 📅 Saturday 17 May 2025

🌍 Why We’re Running This Event

We love fashion—but not the waste that comes with it.

Every year in the UK:

  • 350,000 tonnes of clothing that could be reused ends up in landfill

  • That’s about £140 million worth of clothes thrown away

  • Most of it is worn just 7 times or less before being discarded

Clothes swaps are a fun, affordable, and impactful way to do something about it. By swapping instead of buying new, you:

  • Keep clothes in circulation for longer

  • Save money while refreshing your wardrobe

  • Help reduce textile waste and the environmental harm it causes

  • Join a community movement towards more conscious fashion

👗 What’s a Clothes Swap?

It’s like shopping – but free, sustainable, and more fun.

Here’s how it works:

  • Bring up to 10 clean, good-quality items of clothing, bags, belts, or shoes

  • We’ll sort them and add them to the rails

  • Browse what others have brought and take home up to 10 items

  • That’s it! No tokens, no faff—just good clothes going to good homes

This is a drop-and-swap event—only those who bring items can participate.

📅 Event Details

🗓 Date: Saturday 17 May 2025
📍 Location: Victoria Street, St Albans 
🕛 Drop off your items: 12:00 – 13:00
🛍 Shop the Swap: 14:00 – 16:00

✔ Women’s and men’s clothing welcome
✔ Accessories: bags, belts, and shoes (must be near-new)
✘ No children’s clothes
✘ No underwear or swimwear

🧼 What to Bring

We’re aiming for a high-quality swap that everyone enjoys. So:

  • Items must be freshly cleaned and in good condition

  • No stains, rips, pilling, or broken zips

  • Something you’d be happy to give a friend

  • Limit of 10 items per person

♻️ What Happens to Leftovers?

Any items left on the rails at the end of the day will be:

  • Donated to local charities or

  • Sent to recycling banks to avoid landfill

You don’t need to take your items back if they’re not swapped.

💬 Why It’s Worth Coming

  • Try something new without spending a penny

  • Share stories behind your preloved items

  • Reduce waste and fight fast fashion in your own small way

  • Connect with other like-minded locals

  • Help us build a circular fashion community in St Albans

🤝 Community Powered

This event is run by local volunteers and supported by:

  • WasteAware Hertfordshire

  • Greenpeace St Albans

  • Sustainable St Albans

  • Sustainable X

  • St Albans City and District Council

🙋 Want to Help?

We’re still looking for volunteers to help:

  • Set up and sort clothing

  • Welcome swappers on the day

  • Keep things running smoothly

If you’re interested, just drop us a message when booking or email [email protected]

🎟 Reserve Your Spot

Spaces are limited – book your free ticket to help us manage numbers.
👉 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/st-albans-clothes-swap-tickets-1310709349949

❓FAQs

Can I come just to browse?
Only participants who bring clothes can join the swap.

Can I bring more than 10 items?
We’re limiting it to 10 items per person to keep things fair and manageable.

What if I don’t find anything I like?
That can happen! But most people are surprised at what they discover. Anything unclaimed will go to a good cause.

Can I bring clothes on behalf of someone else?
Yes—but still limited to 10 items per person.

What happens to leftover clothes?
They’ll be donated to local charities or taken to textile recycling points.

Location below: Jubilee Square Pavilion, Victoria Street, AL1 3LT

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