This four-week programme of activities, culminating in a community-led fashion show at the Queen’s Hall, celebrates the people, charity shops and businesses who make up the reuse sector here in Dunoon.
We are inviting volunteers, staff and our local community reuse sector to come together to share ideas, talk about their challenges and test out new ways of working to strengthen the potential of the reuse sector.
By bringing people together we want to explore the impact of the sector and how we can grow the circular economy in and around our town.
This is what’s coming up this Second Hand September.
Second Hand September Launch
Tuesday, 3 September 2024
This evening event is for our secondhand and reuse sector in Dunoon. We’ll be directly inviting people running or volunteering with charity shops or reuse businesses or projects. This will be a unique chance for everyone involved in the sector to come together and share their experiences.
If you would like to attend please email ann@dunooncdt.org
This is an in-person event hosted by Dunoon Community Development Trust and facilitated by Hannah Clinch on behalf of the Social Enterprise Academy.
Second Hand September £20 fashion challenge
From 6 September to 25 September
We’re looking for teams of local people to create a new look from secondhand materials sourced in Dunoon. The final look will take a walk down the catwalk at our Second Hand September fashion show at the Queen’s Hall, Dunoon, on Wednesday 25 September.
Each team will be issued with £20 to spend in local charity shops. Use your creativity and mend-and-make-do skills to curate a new look inspired by a theme of your choice.
Fancy joining the challenge?
Register your interest here by Monday, 18 September.
Too Good to Waste
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
6pm to 7.30pm
Bikes, children’s clothing and homeware. Learn how social enterprises across Scotland are providing community-based solutions that repair, repurpose or reuse items that are too good to waste. Discuss ideas for Dunoon sparked from the talks and conversations.
Featuring:
Sam Moir from the early years reuse enterprise Merry-Go-Round,
Jamie Joyce from rural bike enterprise reCycle,
Hannah Clinch from Social Enterprise Academy and Dunoon Community Development Trust,
Information about Moray Waste Busters in Forres, a community reuse centre.
Our speakers
Sam Moir is the founder of Merry-Go-Round in Glasgow, a social enterprise that supports families through its boutique charity shop and community events space, and the prevention and reuse manager at Zero Waste Scotland. Sam has almost 20 years experience of in the community reuse sector, including setting up Revolve, which is Scotland’s reuse quality standard.
Jamie Joyce manages several projects for ACT, Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust, including reCycle, a community bicycle project, Outdoor STEM Learning and the Argyll & Bute Climate Action Network. Jamie has useful insights to share about setting up and running projects like reCycle, including funding, partnerships and the national circular community networks.
Hannah Clinch is a designer and Social Enterprise Academy learning facilitator who works with Dunoon Community Development Trust. Hannah has years of experience working and volunteering in the circular economy, in the UK and New Zealand, developing business models that encourage reuse. Hannah published Glasgow’s first Green Map of charity shops..
This is an online Microsoft Teams event hosted by Dunoon Community Development Trust and the Social Enterprise Academy.
Make Do and Mend
Saturday, 14 and Sunday, 15 September
1pm to 3pm
Dunoon Burgh Hall
Learn the basics of using a sewing machine and how to make alterations to reuse clothing and fabric. Extend the life of an item of clothing by mending or reusing it.
Expert sewer, costume maker and sustainable style guru, Dani Halligan, will teach you tips and tricks for turning your clothing into fresh fashion pieces. With over 50 years of experience making clothing, costumes and reusable products, Dani loves to share her skills and encourage more people to reduce their carbon footprint.
Places are limited. Booking is essential. Please note that these workshops are free, but your attendance is essential. Think carefully before you book and if you can’t make it please let us know, so we can reallocate your space.
Second Hand September Fashion Show
Wednesday, 25 September
6pm to 9pm
The Queen’s Hall, Dunoon
Suggested donation: £2 adults, kids under 16 free. Pay on the door.
Admire the results of our Second Hand September £20 challenge, with new looks created by local people using materials from local charity shops.
Browse stalls selling a range of secondhand items.
Discover information about reuse and the circular economy.
Enjoy light refreshments, which will be on sale.
This is an in-person event hosted by Janis Marshall Reilly of Third Sector Interface, Dunoon Community Development Trust, Oxfam and partners.
No booking is required, come along and enjoy the evening mingling with other local people interested in sustainable fashion.
Rent a table
Small businesses and charities who would like to sell pre-loved items or share information about the circular economy at this event, book your table for just £10. Email ann@dunooncdt.org
About Second Hand September in Dunoon
Second Hand September Dunoon is a partnership project led by Dunoon Community Development Trust. It is designed to spark ideas and inform the development of a Local Place Plan for Dunoon. Our lead partners are Oxfam, Third Sector Interface, POP shop enterprises CIC and the Social Enterprise Academy.
This work is funded by the Scottish Government's Investing in Communities Fund, Argyll and Bute Council’s Supporting Communities Fund, Argyll and Bute Climate Action Network and the National Lottery Community Fund.
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