It's a simple community idea, under the banner of `Charity starts at home' and run through the Broughton Trust, to collect old clothes and stuff, recycle them and use the money to fund trips for local kids to Blackpool or for Christmas parties and things.
Filling the financial void left by the cuts and austerity, WKD Kollect is a D.I.Y. self help scheme that's starting in Kersal, Lower Kersal, Whit Lane and Broughton, and hoping to spread out to other areas in East Salford.
Basically, people are being asked to bag up old clothes, paired shoes, handbags, belts, hats and household textiles like curtains and towels, and, on Tuesday 4th November, either leave them on the doorstep, having rung or emailed with the address, or take them to drop-off points at Kingsley Avenue roundabout, Lower Kersal or Oliver's Youth Club at St Sebastian's Community Centre at Douglas Green between 9:30am and 12:30pm.
To leave stuff on the doorstep ring 0161 831 9807 or 07850 005640, or email champions@thebroughtontrust.org.uk
All items must be clean and dry and suitable for re-use in their current condition. Most of the stuff will be recycled and the money used for trips and parties, other items will be parcelled up and handed to homeless people to wear this winter.
Anyone wanting to either volunteer or to set up a similar schme in their area is asked to get in touch through the contacts above.
WKD stands for Whit Lane, Kersal and Duchy and is run by community champions as part of the Lottery funded Irwell Valley Sustainable Communities Project, via registered charity the Broughton Trust.
To find out more about this project and others see www.greenmyvalley.com
See also the Facebook group – click here
And Twitter @greenmyvalley
• Staff from the Salford Star's parent company Mary Burns are involved with this project.
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