Reduce textile waste project

Wendy and Rebecca from Big Fandango smile to the camera at the Renew shop launch

Reduce textile waste project

About the project

PROJECT TITLE: Reduce Textile Waste Project

LOCATION: Bury

FUNDING: Awarded £10,000 from the Recycle for Greater Manchester Community Fund (2021 - 2022)

PARTNERS: The Big Fandango

The idea

This brand new textile project will run workshops twice a week which will help combat loneliness and isolation, especially working around social prescribing and suicide prevention.

The project will also  empower people to learn new skills, learn about the environmental impact of textile waste, understand the importance of upcycling and, with the sales of the upcycled products, will support the running of the arts centre.