LOANHOOD - Islington Clothes Swap

CLOTHES SWAP

Clothes swaps are an opportunity to circulate clothes and accessories with other members of your community.

350,000 tonnes, that’s around £140 million worth of used but still wearable clothing goes to landfill in the UK every year and we want to prevent that from happening so bring your clothes along and swap for something new to you. Only together can we make a difference.

This swap is part of Circular Economy Week which runs 20-26 October . #CEweek2025 is one of a series of global conferences and platforms which bring together changemakers to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

VENUE

We are at the North Library sandwiched between Holloway Road and Archway and they will be celebraitng Green Libraries Week!

Please bring no more than 5 items of clothing, accessories and/or footwear freshly cleaned * and ready to go on the racks. We accept all shapes and sizes including children's clothing.

We offer a token system for customers who bring no more than 5 items. Items will be categorised into relevant tiers (1 token under £50, 2 tokens over £50) based on the type, brand, RRP and condition. This will dictate how many tokens you can use to shop for new items. 2 token items will have a yellow sticker assigned to them.

This is a community driven swap where we accept items from high street up to high end.

DROP 11:30- 15:30

Rolling drop and swap - You will be able to drop and swap all day from 12:00pm until 4pm.

We open the doors for drop only at 11:30am, this gives us chance to populate the shop before we officially open the doors for swapping at 12:00pm.

Bring up to 5 items to trade for tokens. Items will be assessed by the Swap Shop Assistants on arrival and displayed on the rails. Once the items are traded for tokens they go straight onto the shop floor, so make sure you are 100% sure before you pass them over.

SWAP

12:00- 16:00

Browse the rails and use your token currency to exchange for new preloved items. You can only swap if you have dropped items during the drop period.

If you don't use all your tokens you can save and bring to the next clothes swap.

***LAST DROP 15:30***

Clean and of good quality.

Free of faults or minor repairs

Something you once valued or will be valued by someone else. Ask yourself - would you give this to a friend?

*No Underwear/Swimwear

All items will be assessed using LOANHOOD ‘Swap-Shop Item Guide’ by our Swap Shop Assistants.

Please note* We will not be accepting shoes unless unworn at our swap shops.

***SWAP CLOSES 16:00 sharp***

TOKEN CURRENCY

1 Token – preloved under £50

2 Tokens - preloved over £50 & great condition (keep an eye out for the yellow stickers)

RULES

Please be considerate of your fellow swappers and swap shop assistants

You can only hold onto 10 items at any one time, which means

- don't put items in a corner/pile up whilst you browse as these items

- don't put multiple items in your bag

- if you don't want it, please put them back on the rail for others to swap

Please don't hover around the swap shop assistants as they sort through items

No pushing, shoving, or physical contact!

TERMS & CONDITIONS

DROP - The value of each items will be assigned by the Swap Shop Assistants and unchangeable after donation.

SWAP - You can only swap if you bring items to exchange.

SHOP -We can refuse any items brought to the event that do not meet the criteria of the token system. We appreciate your honesty. Please refrain from taking any garments you have not officially swapped.

LOANHOOD is the fashion community made for people who want to wear new stuff without buying new. Done with waiting for a sustainable change to happen, its two female co-founders came together to make it happen.

It’s not just clothes LOANHOOD like to share. We’ve got a lot of knowledge about the fashion industry and sustainability. We want to get everyone hyped up on slowing down fast fashion.

DISCLAIMER

We take no responsibility for garments donated and swapped. Please bring items you are happy to swap and emotionally detached from. You may not find items of the same quality as the ones you bring. Once you have donated an item you will not be able to change your mind after token exchange. LOANHOOD accept no liability for any claim or loss resulting from any transaction taking place at the swapping event. All garments remaining after the event will be donated to local charities

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