Sustainable fashion fundraiser set to break £10,000 barrier
Organiser Emily Tulloch, right, and fashion expert Karen Lockyer
A SUSTAINABLE fashion sale is expected to raise more than £10,000 for the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust.
The two-day Bag A Bargain event at Deverill Storage, Longbridge Deverill, on September 4 and 5 raised more than £9,800 – with more revenue expected from the sale of unsold clothes via The Frock Shop in Warminster.
The funds will support the work of the charity, which needs to raise more than £300,000 a year to maintain its work keeping the elderly and vulnerable safe. It operates two vans, staffed by former police officers, who visit victims of crime, or those who are deemed to be at risk, to fit home security measures free of charge. It also has a team of Stay Safe Online volunteers who make home visits to give advice about online fraud.
Trust Director Jennie Shaw said she is delighted by the sale revenue, which is around £1,000 up on last year. “I’d like to say a huge thank you to Emily Tulloch who, along with a team of brilliant volunteers, organised the sale,” she said.
“We were all on site from the day before the event and everyone worked extremely hard to make it a success, we had 16 volunteers each day which is no mean feat.
“The event was a triumph considering the awful weather we had and I am extremely grateful to John Robins at Manor Farm, who allowed us use of his barn for the sale. It was wonderful to see all of those items of nearly new designer clothing, jewellery and accessories being snapped up, particularly when you consider how much of it might have ended up in landfill.”
The next Bobby Van fundraiser is the Devizes Autumn Fair at the Corn Exchange on October 4. Mrs Shaw said: “The fair is a chance to get some early Christmas presents because we have 27 stalls of amazing and unique gifts from local craftsmen and women and producers.”
Entry is £5 on the door but two-for-one tickets can be booked here.
Shoppers at the two-day Bag A Bargain event at Deverill Storage
John Robins allowed the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust to use his barn for the Bag A Bargain event, which is expected to raise more than £10,000