Swap your unwanted clothes at Townhouse Coffee and Brew Bar

The Garden of Eden swap shop is coming to Preston’s Townhouse Coffee & Brew Bar on Saturday 11 November.

The swap shop, which has held events in both Cumbria and Preston, will be ‘popping up’ at the Townhouse Coffee & Brew Bar, located at 62 Friargate, as part of a competition.

The fashion event, being held from 10am until 4pm, will allow customers to swap and sell art, homewares and clothing.

You can bring down your unwanted pieces of clothing, and grab a whole new wardrobe.

You will be able to enjoy some food and coffee provided by the Townhouse Coffee & Brew Bar whilst you are there.

Garden of Edith swap shop comes to Townhouse Coffee

Entry for the event is just £3.

The Garden of Edith Swap Shop, named after Edith Rigby, is ran by friends Gareth Hodgson and Hannah Greatorex.

Gareth Hodgson said: “Myself and my friend Hannah run the shop together as well as university and part time jobs.

“The shop is primarily a swap shop where people can bring pieces of clothing they no longer want or enjoy and swap them for a new outfit.

“It’s a super simple 3 tiered system; t-shirts and everyday basics are the lowest rating, button up shirts, jeans and so on are mid-range then jackets, dresses and high quality one off pieces are top tier.

“All clothing can be bought without swapping as well and nothing is ever more than £12 .

“We also have a specials rail, selling items that we have hand picked for what we think our customers would like.

“Along side the clothing we also have resident artists selling their work – we do this because we love art and think independent artists need a better platform to get therir names out there.

“Any clothing we can’t sell or is out of season is taken to local charity shops so nothing is ever wasted!”