St Margarets House Swap Shop

28/01/2020

‘...a consequence of Australia’s years of drought.’

A towering dust plume covering an area larger than Britain was moving across Australia yesterday towards the cities in the east of the country, forcing travellers away from roads in the outback and

28/02/2019

People Know How are looking for VHS tapes to create wonderful things with. :)

Do you have a pile of old VHS cassettes cluttering up your home?

Don’t send them to landfill. Donate them to People Know How and they’ll upcycle them into exciting works of art, furniture and even fashion!

With your donation, you will help them to grow their Positive Transitions Service which supports children, young people and their families through primary and secondary school within the North-East locality of Edinburgh.

Drop off your videos at People Know How
Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm
Saturday 8am to 2pm

525 Ferry Road
Edinburgh
EH5 2FF

Zero Waste Leith

28/09/2018

Hi folks. I'm having a studio clear out this afternoon until 3.30pm. Studio G9. Lots of random stuff to be had. See you soon. Jaimie

25/09/2018

Does anyone want some staging? About 4metres by 1m.with 2 steps. Needs to be collected from Gorebridge by tomorrow lunchtime.

29/08/2018

Hi everyone. Just a reminder that there are still places you can pass on unwanted items in the city..let's keep stuff out of landfill..
*SHRUB swap shop in Bread Street
*Edinburgh Scrapstore in Granton
*Borders Scrapstore in Musselburgh and Selkirk.
*Many share pages on fb... Including our local one Meadowbank Share.
* salvation army or barnardos donation centres both on or near London Road.
*If you are a tenant in the building I encourage you to send your items for free/sale to johanna at [email protected] or indeed perhaps host a giveaway morning in your studio so you can get to know your neighbours.
If there is anything I can do to help you pass on reuseable items responsibly please get in touch.
Thank you. Jaimie

23/08/2018

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to the Swap Shop this week to gather items that are useful and valuable for your creative projects. Any remaining items will be posted on here and Meadowbank share tomorrow and we can arrange for you to collect them next week. Thank you and happy sharing in the future. Jaimie :)

23/08/2018

Apologies, we are running late this morning... but we are on our way to open up the Swap Shop. Thanks for waiting. Jaimie

16/08/2018

Sadly we will be saying goodbye to the swap shop in St Mags after almost 9 years of it's existence and your loyal and appreciative support for the project. I know you have loved it for it's quirks and treasures. Thank you all for your support. The is the future
See the image for details of final opening times next week. Collect items only. No donations please.
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25/07/2018

HAPPENING TODAY 26th July! Swap Shop open day 1:30-7pm (maybe closed between 6:30-7pm)
No Furniture or electricals please
If you can't make it please join Meadowbank Share to swap and request items for reuse. Enjoy swapping!

SWAP DAY TOMORROW 26th July 1:30pm-7pm (may be closed between 3:30-4pm)
Please help us spread the word..
Share and swap items that you no longer need for items that you will use and love or create something new with.
You will probably find just the thing you have been looking for!
NO Furniture or electricals.
If you can't make it on the day please join ( Meadowbank share fb group)

27/06/2018