Free furniture upcycling workshop in Ennis
Clare County Council’s Greener Clare Programme and Clare Haven Horizons have joined forces to support National Reuse Month 2018 by hosting a ‘Trash to Treasure’ furniture upcycling workshop at the Clare Haven Horizons Charity Fashion & Furniture Home-Store, Gort Road, Ennis, on 8 November from midday to 2.00pm.
The free workshop will feature a demonstration by Dave Corboy of Revive & Retro on the many ways to upcycle old furniture pieces.
“October National Reuse Month 2018 aims to inspire and provide skills and tools to reuse more at home, at work and at play,” explained Karen Foley, Environmental Awareness Officer, Clare County Council.
Encouraging people to cut down on waste and greenhouse gas emissions, Ms. Foley said, “We are asking everyone to go further for this National Reuse Month and beyond by prioritising repair, buying second hand and upcycled, borrowing, swapping and refilling. We would like encourage people to come along to this free workshop and see firsthand how new life can brought back to old unwanted furniture.”
Mairead Mannion, Clare Haven Horizons Charity Fashion & Furniture Homestore, commented, “Apart from our primary aim of providing a crucial stream of funding in support of women and children experiencing relationship abuse in our community our Charity Fashion & Furniture Home-Store in Ennis is very committed to supporting the environment through the reuse and upcycling of the generous donations we receive from the public.”
Ms. Mannion added, “We have recently seen a huge upsurge in the level of customer interest in breathing new life into old pieces of furniture and in the recreation of clothing and household items into something new and funky. Our spacious high end store is the perfect shop to find a wide range of pre-loved items just waiting for someone to upcycle or recreate them into something new.”
“We are delighted to work in conjunction with Clare County Council in hosting this interesting event to raise awareness of reuse and upcycling in an effort to reduce the level of waste in our environment. We encourage people to come along and get some great ideas on what you can do with old furniture, clothing or household items to create a wonderfully unique gift for yourself or your loved ones for Christmas at bargain prices,” she concluded.
For more on National Reuse month visit www.crni.ie/reuse-month. For more on Revive & Retro visit www.revivedandretro.ie.
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