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By The Stories Team, Category Latest, Plan A, Shwopping, Posted 9:03 am, 9 January 2013

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Here at M&S, we've come up with lots of suggestions for things you can commit to in the coming year that could help to make 2013 great, both for you and the planet. Plus, Joanna Lumley shares her resolution for the new year. Read More
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Thanks for shwopping: November update

By Oxfam, Category Latest, Shwopping, Posted 4:04 pm, 31 December 2012

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In November, you shwopped 95 tonnes of items through M&S and Oxfam shops, that could be worth more than £270,000 to help fight poverty and empower people. Find out more in this post. Read More
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Don’t bin it! Shwop your unwanted gifts this Christmas

By The Stories Team, Category Latest, Shwopping, Posted 10:53 am, 20 December 2012

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Ever unwrapped a gift that you really didn't like? We're urging our customers to think twice before binning those gifts and instead to consider Shwopping the forgotten presents to give them a new life. Read More
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Shwopping: how to make cardigan clips

By Oxfam, Category Fashion, Latest, Shwopping, Posted 11:12 am, 13 December 2012

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Cardigan clips, sweater guards, collar clips... call them what you like, they're popping up all over the place. Ron McQuade, a blogger for Oxfam Fashion, chemistry student and charity shop addict, shows us how to make our very own by upcycling. Read More
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Shwopping: let’s get to work

By The Stories Team, Category Latest, Plan A, Shwopping, Posted 9:11 am, 12 December 2012

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With your help, shwopping has already seen some amazing results. But we're not slowing down... Our latest initiative is a free clothes recycling service for offices and workplaces, and you can donate old uniforms too. Read More
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Thanks for shwopping: October update

By Oxfam, Category Latest, Shwopping, Posted 3:59 pm, 30 November 2012

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During September and October you’ve shwopped more than 750,000 items of clothes. In this post, the team at Oxfam explain the potential impact of your efforts and highlight some of the projects that shwopping could help to fund. Read More
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