Make a Difference: Acton’s December Reduce & Recycle Hub

Acton Reduce and Recycle hub is relocating to inside St Mary’s Church Acton due to gusts of high winds on Saturday 7 December from 11 am to 3.30 pm.

Location: St Mary’s Acton, The Mount, High St, London W3 9NW

Acton Reduce and Recycle hub wants you to make a difference this Christmas by donating to help others. This Christmas, give back and embrace sustainability with the Acton Reduce and Recycle Hub!

Despite the cost-of-living crisis, the Independent article on Christmas spending found research by IPA has found the average Briton expects to spend almost £600 on core Christmas-related products and activities, including food, gifts, decorations, socialising and travelling, this year. On top of this 26% of 18-24-year-olds are considering taking on festive debt. Instead lets support our community and embrace sustainability with the Acton Market Reduce and Recycle Hub.

Make a difference with hub activities

At the hub they are asking everyone to come along on Saturday 7 December from 11 am to 3.30pm and take part in lots of valuable and great activities and make a difference to many members of the community:

• Winter Coat & Accessories collection: Donate your unwanted winter coats and accessories such as hats, gloves, scarves, jumpers to help those in need. McLaren Group, a local construction company, is spearheading this initiative. Their staff will be at the hub to receive your donations. Can’t make it? No problem! Email lexden@mclarengroup.com to arrange a drop-off at their Acton office. Together, let’s ensure a warm winter for everyone!
• Christmas Jumper Swap – Pop along for a new-to-you festive garment! No donation necessary. One jumper per person. Find out more on the Jolly Jumper Swap
• Upgrade to a personalised Christmas jumper with your own jumper: You can use your own jumper to get a fresh look this Christmas by popping along to Ealing Repair cafe which have some great ideas and packs to get you started. Look at Ealing Repair cafes ideas of designing your own Christmas jumper.
• Donate to Ealing Foodbank: Drop food donations to their them to support them in their ambition of anyone in our community should not go hungry. For suggestions see the December shopping list. They provide three days of nutritionally balanced emergency food and support local people who are referred to us in crisis. They opened their first client centre in Acton in October 2013 and now have grown to 8 foodbank centres. So please support this great cause.

Plus, all the regular activities at the hub:

• Recycle your unwanted clothes and support Traid
• Recycle small electrical items which will also support Traid’s work.
• Terracycle Recycling with Ealing Council team.
• Learn to Repair your clothes with Ealing Repair Cafe
• Join in the book swap: Help keep pre-loved books circulating in our community. Bring some books to swap or come and pick up some new reads! We’ll also have some wrapped mystery books ready for gifting to loved ones.
• Campaign for Change with Ealing Friends of the Earth: Updating us on the local issues and campaigns around air pollution, climate change, nature and biodiversity.
• Find out more on Your town, your voice, to participate in EalingCouncils vote for priorities on local community projects.

For the families you can have a look inside an emergency vehicles including:

• Metropolitan Police vehicle
• Fire engine will be on the mount unless they are needed for an emergency

Live Entertainment at at the hub

Let’s spread festive cheer, make a difference in the community and minimize our environmental impact! For full details to go to December Reduce and Recycle hub.