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Registered charity number 1041641
Award-winning charity in the circular economy for arts and crafts
We rescue materials that would otherwise go to landfill and sell them on affordably, for creative reuse by schools, nurseries, community groups, families, artists and makers.
1988
Founded
60t
Materials rescued a year
50+
Volunteers
6,600
Volunteer hours a year
What we do
We're here to rescue materials, support creative reuse, and help people in hardship across Wandsworth.
Founded in 1988 and based in Tooting on the Hazelhurst Estate, we've been doing this work for a long time.
We rescue materials
Surplus and offcuts that would otherwise be waste, sold on affordably for creative reuse.
We help people learn
Reuse of materials as a way into making, creativity and skills for people of all ages.
We support people in hardship
Social welfare for people in hardship is one of our two founding charitable objects.
Scrapstore
Affordable creativity from rescued materials
A creative-reuse charity in Tooting,rescuing materials that would otherwise go to landfill and selling them on affordably.
We've been doing this since 1988, on the Hazelhurst Estate, on premises generously supported by Wandsworth Council.
60t
Materials rescued a year
50+
Volunteers
6,600
Volunteer hours a year
What our members say
For over a decade, the Work Play Scrapstore has been the most valuable resource for our home-educating family with two neurodiverse children. It has nurtured their passion for design, embedded sustainability values such as re-use, recycling, and circular economy thinking from a young age, supported their mental health, and shaped their futures, helping my son secure a place to study 3D Design at Kingston College. Without this resource, these opportunities simply would not have been possible.
Ellora Coupe, home-educating parent and member
“It’s like Christmas every time I come.”
Margaret, member for 5 years
Scrapstore
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Scrapstore
Contact
Address
Hazelhurst Estate
13 Blackshaw Road
London SW17 0DA
Email
info@workandplayscrapstore.org.uk
Opening days
[OPENING DAYS], plus two Saturdays a month
Get in touch
Come and visit, or get in touch.
Whether you're joining, volunteering, or just curious about what we do, we'd love to hear from you.
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