PreLoved Uniform - News & Progress

Academic Year 2023/24 Summary

We are delighted to report the tremendous success of our Pre-Loved Uniform Initiative and share the summary report for the academic year of 2023/24.

Thanks to the generosity of our school community and the hard work of our volunteers, the initiative not only made a positive environmental impact but also raised vital funds for our school.

Key Achievements:

£3,220.00 Raised
Through the sale of pre-loved uniforms, we proudly contributed £3,220.00 to the Build a Better Wanstead High Fund. These funds will be instrumental in supporting much-needed school improvements, benefiting both current and future students.

368 Items Saved from Landfill
A total of 368 uniform pieces found new homes this year, helping families save money and reducing waste. We now have proof, due to the name tag of its original owner still being faintly visible (which happens to be the son of pre-loved Lucy), of one blazer entering the preloved stock for its third wear!! By reusing uniforms, we significantly cut down on landfill contributions, playing our part in creating a more sustainable future.

Supporting Families
The initiative has provided an affordable solution for parents, offering quality second-hand uniforms at a fraction of the cost. This effort helped families stretch their budgets while still ensuring their children were equipped with the appropriate school attire.

Looking Ahead
We are incredibly proud of what has been achieved in the last academic year, but this is just the beginning. We aim to build on this success in the coming year, increasing our impact on the environment and continuing to support our school community. Through summer pop up sales and on-line purchases, we have already raised £360.00 and rehomed 75 items of uniform.

Thank you to everyone who donated and purchased; you have all made a difference! Together, we are not only raising funds for a better Wanstead High but also helping to create a greener, more sustainable world.

Thanks for supporting the WHS PTA Pre-Loved Initiative.

Lucy & Kerry

Team PTA Pre-Loved

PreLoved Progress - March 2024
The pop-up sale on Saturday 23rd March 2024 was another enormous success with a queue forming way before our opening time! We welcomed many current year 6 students getting kitted out ready for September as well as current students getting replacements to allow for recent growth spurts! It is a pleasure to help families save so much money on uniform costs. And of course, everyone buying preloved is saving tons of non biodegradable fabric from ending up in landfill. Since the last update, the current total money raised for the Build a Better Wanstead Campaign is £2,040.00 and we have rehomed 215 pieces of branded uniform :) Stocks did take an enormous hit with just under 70 pieces being sold so we are desperately in need of new stock, especially the smaller sizes. The PreLoved Palace in its new set up had its first test drive and the feedback we had about the layout and process was really positive.

PreLoved Progress - February 2024
Since we first began the PreLoved initiative back in October, not only has your support raised vital funds for the Build a Better Wanstead High Campaign but it’s also saved clothing ending up in landfill by giving good quality items a new lease of life for half the price of new! So far we have raised £1,450.00 and rehomed 150 pieces of branded unform. It was so fantastic to see so many people in person at the pop up shop at the beginning of the month in our new home "the PreLoved Palace"! It was a bit rough and ready so to speak but now all the stock is in one place, we can get the container sorted to meet our vision of a proper shop with stock cupboards, display units and a changing room.

PreLoved Progress - January 2024
We have a permanent space to use for storage and pop up shops! We couldn't be more delighted with our container and are thankful to the school business manager for helping us secure the space. It needs quite a bit of work to get it cleaned, sorted and fit for purpose but the PreLoved team are getting our marigolds on to get it ready for our next pop up shop in February