Monthly Archives: April 2025

End Of Swap Sale (Preloved Clothing Sale)

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Date and time: Saturday, May 3 · 11am – 4pm

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Nothing to wear? Join us for a pre-loved clothing sale to refresh your wardrobe at a fraction of the price! Refresh your wardrobe at a fraction of the price with our End Of Swap Sale! 

WHAT’S AN END OF SWAP SALE? 

Our aim with Saf’s Swap Shop is to keep as many clothes in circulation as possible. We host regular clothing swaps throughout the year. Every now and then, we host a sale to refresh our stock and keep things in people’s wardrobes (and out of landfills).

Your chance to grab a real bargain! (20% of total sales will be donated to the ECO Action Hub for hosting us)

Get Tickets on EventBrite

WHAT CAN I BUY? 

Everything will be available to purchase (we take cash and cards). We’ve got a fantastic selection of high-street, high-end and vintage items in the following categories: 

  • Dresses and skirts
  • Trousers, shorts and jeans
  • T-shirts, shirts and blouses 
  • Suits and occasionwear 
  • Coats and jackets 
  • Sportswear and leggings 
  • Shoes (including heels, trainers, flats and more!) 
  • Accessories 
  • And unique one-off pieces! 

Location: ECO Action Hub for Windsor and Maidenhead

THE LABELLING SYSTEM

  • Bronze items = preloved high street or vintage under £50 RRP
  • Silver items = preloved high street or vintage over £50 RRP
  • Gold items = preloved designer, rare vintage or one-off pieces

PRICING 

  • Bronze items = £1
  • Silver items = £5
  • Gold items = £10 

Items will be clearly labelled, so double-check before heading to the checkout.

CLOTHES-SWAP: BACK AGAIN MAY 31ST!

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Why a Clothes Swap? EVERY swap of an unwanted piece of clothing extends it’s lifecycle and reduce it’s carbon footprint! Fashion enthusiasts can exchange up to 10 unwanted items for preloved clothes, accessories and shoes for less than £1 per item!

Shopping other people’s wardrobe helps reduce excess clothing waste. You’re not just swapping but upgrading clothes from ones you don’t wear to ones you will! NB: This is an adults’ clothes swap, we may run a children’s clothes swap at a later date.

How it works: Bring up to 10 items of clothing, accessories and shoes to swap. Saf’s Swap Shop accepts all shapes, styles and sizes provided they are freshly cleaned and in good condition.
Tickets: Tickets to Saf’s Swap Shop are £8 (plus booking fee £1.38) per person with 20% of each ticket sale donated to the ECO Action Hub. Purchase tickets via Eventbrite: Click Here
What happens next? Once dropped off, items are exchanged for relevant tokens. For fairness, there’s a tiered token system: bronze, silver and gold. Items are categorized by type, brand, RRP and condition. Swappers receive tokens to exchange for preloved items.

Drop off Dates & Times

  • Sunday 18th May between 11am – 2pm
  • Saturday 31st May between 11am -12pm (1 hour before the event)

Clothes Swap Date & Time:

  • Saturday 31st May between 1pm – 3pm
  • Go home with a new wardrobe of clothes … !

Repair Cafe & Birthday – Saturday 10th May

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🎂🎈 Can you believe we’ve been running the Repair Cafe for 4 years: It’s our birthday celebration 10th May! Come celebrate from 12:30 and share in our special birthday treats, cake, coffee and even bubbles! 🎈🎂

And don’t forget to book in your treasured possession for repair!

The Repair Café gives people’s broken or worn-out possessions a new lease of life! See people like yourself rebuilding, repairing and recycling cherished items that might otherwise be thrown away. Open in our ECO-Action Hub.

Please register here if you wish to bring something for repair to reserve your time-slot: Or feel free to email the Repair Café team on repair.maidenhead@gmail.com.

We open from 10:00 to 15:00. Repair skills available at this next event include:
– small electrical items (excludes microwaves and large items)
– laptops/computers, phone repairs (except screen repairs)
– IT assistance(e.g. anti-virus, software updates)
– glass repairs, book binding, fixing picture frames
– basic woodwork, small furniture items
– sewing and mending, textiles repairs

We aim to fix anything, our volunteers love to solve problems!

Look out for our future dates in 2024!

Our Planet and Climate Change – Online Talk

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Our Planet and Climate Change

Join us this Earth Day for an inspiring online event! Learn, act, and connect for a greener future. #EarthDay2025

Date and time: Tuesday, April 22 · 6:30 – 7:30pm GMT+1

About this event: This year marks 55 years since Earth Day was established! This year, ECO Action is participating in Earth ACTION Day by hosting an online educational event on climate change. Join us on 22nd April at 18:20 for this seminar as we all take action for this year’s Earth Day!

How to book: Please click on this link to request a ticket from Eventbrite. The link for the event will be sent out via email once you have applied for your free ticket! Any questions about the event, please email us here

ECO Action’s Partner, SaveEnergy “share offer” to help local people enjoy warmer homes, lower bills AND decarbonise

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SaveEnergy help people enjoy warmer homes, lower bills AND decarbonise! 

We’ve partnered with them so they can be even more successful helping reduce the 42% of carbon emissions generated across RBWM from domestic energy consumption. And especially because they make people’s home lives more “comfortable & sustainable”.

We’re running events 11:00 Saturday 26th and 19:00 Tuesday 29th at the Hub. OR join a webinar OR have a chat OR email the team! All information below …

SaveEnergy is: 

  • A community-owned, not-for-profit organisation
  • Run by local people based in Maidenhead
  • An ECO Action & DraughtBusters partner.

SaveEnergy offers: 

  • Home energy assessments & practical actions to help people reduce their energy use
  • Free advice so people enjoy warmer homes, lower bills and reduced carbon emissions
  • AND 20% of services are delivered free of charge to aid people in fuel poverty

Invest for success: SaveEnergy is raising working capital to drive growth and create more green jobs. Investors in SaveEnergy’s Share Offer will help decarbonise more homes, more quickly

  • Minimum SEIS investment £100, maximum £10,000
  • Eligible investors will benefit from SEIS tax relief of 50%
  • SaveEnergy aim to repay capital from July 2028
  • Share Offer is open from April 2nd to May 16th … so act now and don’t miss out!
  • Details of their Community Share Offer & business plan on  www.saveenergy.coop/share-offer/
  • Note: all investments carry a risk, and we cannot guarantee that capital will be repaid

Hear more: Come to an event, have a chat, join a webinar, email or simply read up!

Events & Information: 

  • We are hosting two ‘SaveEnergy events’: Saturday 26th April 11am OR Tuesday 29th April 7pm(*)
  • To reserve your seat on 26th email here or on 29th email here or just turn up on day!
  • To simply ask a question, get more info, OR arrange a chat email them here
  • On-Line Event: Join an online discussion about their plans and share offer – book on Eventbrite here
  • Supporting Info: Read about their background and their share offer on www.saveenergy.coop

(*) NOTE: to get into the evening event 29th March at the Hub, please go down the alleyway besides McDonalds & enter via the back door of the Hub. See you soon – ECO-Action Team!!

THIS WEEK: Repair Cafe – Saturday 12th April

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The Repair Café gives people’s broken or worn-out possessions a new lease of life! See people like yourself rebuilding, repairing and recycling cherished items that might otherwise be thrown away. Open again in our ECO-Action Hub.

Please register here if you wish to bring something for repair to reserve your time-slot: Or feel free to email the Repair Café team on repair.maidenhead@gmail.com.

We open from 10:00 to 15:00. Repair skills available at this next event include:
– small electrical items (excludes microwaves and large items)
– laptops/computers, phone repairs (except screen repairs)
– IT assistance(e.g. anti-virus, software updates)
– glass repairs, book binding, fixing picture frames
– basic woodwork, small furniture items
– sewing and mending, textiles repairs

We aim to fix anything, our volunteers love to solve problems!

Look out for our future dates in 2024!

Young ECO Action “FRIDAY CLUB”

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Calling all Maidenhead Young Eco Warriors

Drop in to play in our child-friendly Eco Action Hub!

What’s happening?

  • We’ve got singing, story-telling, drawing and a space to play!
  • Bring your Parents or Guardians too!

Who’s it for?

  • From any age: ’young’ up to age 11
  • Parents must please stay & accompany children
  • Please leave a donation if possible for the Hub
  • What Next: Come to the Hub no booking required!
  • Dates: Every Friday through year (some exceptions)
  • Timing: From 10:00 to 12:00 – no booking required
  • Where: Eco Action Hub, Nicholson Centre SL6 1LB

* With tea, coffee and snacks available in the ECO Cafe for a donation.