What we take

We accept most clothing items children use at school, as long as they are in good useable condition. 

We accept the following items:

• Branded Uniform from Primary and Secondary Schools across Gateshead West
• Unbranded uniform - polo tops, shirts, skirts, pinafores, trousers, jumpers, etc
• School Shoes
• Trainers
• Football Boots
• Wellies
• Hats, Scarves, Gloves
• Coats
• School Bags
• Fancy dress costumes for Halloween, World Book Day or otherwise
• Christmas Jumpers

Donation Drop-Off Points

Schools we cover

Blaydon Site:

Ryton Site:

We have plenty of unbranded items - polos, jumpers, cardigans, trousers, skirts, pinafores, summer dresses, shoes, trainers, etc that are suitable for schools beyond Gateshead West, please come along to our markets or get in touch to see what we can provide.

- Reuse - Reduce - Recycle -

We run two markets at each location, each month with more over the summer period. We also hold pop-ups from time to time at other venues. Find out when our markets are on here.

If you would like items but are unable to get along to our markets, you can request items here. Please note that as we are entirely run by volunteers, we are only able to check through the requested items when time allows at our markets. 

As funding allows we open up the opportunity for people in receipt of benefits to apply for new school uniform items. This is normally throughout the summer term, however we can usually help at other times if the need arises. You can fill out a request form here. Once we have allocated all of our funding the form will be temporarily closed until the following year. If you do find yourself needing support when the form is closed, please do get in touch with us.