Upsized WetherbySwap • Shop • Support
Turn outgrown clothes into opportunity. Book a doorstep collection, swap at our town-centre events, and help fund big community projects through our £10/mo supporter membership.
Why we do it
Too many good kids’ clothes end up in landfill.
Across the UK, hundreds of thousands of tonnes of clothing are thrown away every year. A huge share of that is children’s clothes that have simply been outgrown – not worn out.
Upsized gives families in Wetherby a simple way to keep great clothes in circulation, cut waste, and turn that everyday decluttering into funding for youth and family projects.
Textile waste
Thousands of tonnes
UK households send huge amounts of clothing to landfill every year – much of it still wearable.
Hidden carbon cost
High CO₂ impact
Growing, making and transporting clothes uses energy and water. Reusing them for longer lowers the footprint.
Local upside
Support for families
Every swap pass and supporter membership helps build a fund for youth hubs, family support and small grants.
Community projects your clothing will help fund
The Upsized Community Impact Fund turns swap passes and supporter memberships into real projects for children and families in Wetherby and the surrounding villages.
Several times a year we run a supporters-only vote. You’ll help decide whether we back things like a youth hub, emergency clothing support, village mini-grants or school sustainability projects.
Example projects
- Wetherby youth hub sessions & activities
- Crisis clothing packs for local families
- Mini-grants for village groups & schools
How decisions are made
- Ideas gathered from local families & partners
- Shortlisted by the Upsized CIC team
- Supporters vote online on what we fund next
Coming soon: live supporter poll
This panel will show a live snapshot of which project supporters are backing right now. For launch, it’s a simple illustration of how voting will look.
When the poll launches, these bars will update automatically based on supporter votes.
How Upsized works
A simple loop: you pass on good-quality children’s clothes, local families find what they need, and any surplus helps grow a community impact fund.
Book a doorstep collection
Choose a convenient slot and bag up clean, good-condition children’s clothes. We collect from your doorstep in Wetherby and nearby villages.
Swap, shop & support
Your items are sorted for our town-centre events. You use swap tokens or shop low-cost rails to get the next sizes your children need.
Grow the Impact Fund
A portion of event income and every £10/month supporter membership flows into the Upsized Community Impact Fund for local projects.
Get event dates & volunteer call-outs
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