Almost 14 years after establishing its first shop reuse in Seacroft, Revive had its grand opening this week of its newest retail outlet in Hunslet.

The Hunslet store provides everything from quality furniture and electrical items to clothes, music and books, at a fraction of the price of something new, to help local people pass on their pre-loved things.

Revive’s 5 retail outlets, across West Yorkshire, are run by a team of 67 staff, 30+ volunteers with people on work based training providing practical retail and warehousing experience to give them a step-up into paid employment.

Revive carries out electrical testing on all donated items and money from the sales go back into their two member Charities, SLATE’s The Feel Good Furniture Stores who provide work opportunities for people with learning disabilities and The St Vincent de Paul Society (England & Wales) who are working to alleviate poverty in Leeds.

Residents can either buy or drop-off donations at the Hunslet store which is open 10am to 5:30pm, 7 days a week.

Revive work in partnership with Leeds City Council to help collect reusable donations deposited at household waste recycling centres. These items including furniture, bric-a-brac and clothing are sold at low prices at their reuse shops including sites at Kirkstall and Seacroft.

Louise Megson, Director at Revive, said: “Revive are proud to yet again open another retail outlet which not only aids in our objective to convert as much, designated waste, into reuse but also brings employment to the local communities where we are based.  Last year we saved 1,650 tonnes from the waste stream providing local people with affordable and quality goods.”

Leeds City Council’s executive member for climate, energy, environment and green space, Councillor Mohammed Rafique said:

“It’s great to see a third Revive shop being opened in Leeds that helps to build on our successful partnership together. It can only be a good thing that more and more of the fantastic reuseable items we receive at council recycling centres can find a new home whilst benefitting our local communities and the environment.”

Editor’s Notes

The Hunslet shop has just under 3,000 square feet of floor space and is open 7 days a week with accessible parking for 2 cars at the front of the store.

Common items for sale include:

•           House and garden furniture

•           Clothing and footwear

•           kitchen items like cutlery and crockery

•           books, DVDs, CDs, records, board games and toys

•           electrical items like lamps and food mixers

Last year, Revive helped reuse 1,150 bicycles and sold 40,968 books.

Find out more about Revive at www.revivereuse.org.uk

Revive Reuse Community Interest Company was established in November 2010 as a partnership between local organisations which continues today with St Vincent de Paul and SLATE.  Any year-end financial surplus is divided between their member charities to assist in continuing to provide quality services to their own specific client groups.

In a joint venture, with Leeds City Council, Revive Leeds set up its first re-use shop in August 2011 on the Seacroft household waste and recycling centre designed to catch and divert waste back into valuable reuse. To date, Revive have expanded and has 5 stores across Leeds and Kirklees including in Seacroft, Kirkstall, Hunslet, Huddersfield and Batley.

For media enquiries please email louise.megson@revivereuse.org.uk