23/10/2026
To our wonderful Re-imagineers… this one is for you! 💚
We have the most exciting news to share with you next week, but before we do, I wanted to take a moment to say something very important.
THANK YOU.
To those of you who shop at the centre and come through our doors every year and happily pay your £6 membership fee - please know that those little £6 payments are what help keep our doors open. Never underestimate what your support means.
To our incredible volunteers, who give their time, energy, kindness and humour so generously. We simply couldn't do what we do without you.
To those wonderful people who get in touch around this time every year and ask, "What can we do to help support your work?" You remind us that there are so many good people quietly doing good things.
To the new Re-imagineers who discover us every single week, welcome! And to those of you who wouldn't dream of buying your crafting supplies anywhere else - I salute you, most proudly! You're our kind of people!💚
At Re-imagine, we've always believed that caring for people and caring for the planet are the same work.You cannot separate the two and in a world that can sometimes feel deeply unjust, those conversations we have amongst the shelves, about families, education, children, play, hardship, creativity and life itself, matter more than you might imagine. It creates the plan for our future.
Re-imagine has never just been about what we rescue from being thrown away. It's about what we build together, the relationships, the opportunities, the laughter, the understanding and the simple belief that everyone deserves to belong.
So I'm going to ask you all a little favour.
If you can, please pop in next week and buy just one thing. Something useful, something creative, something wonderfully unnecessary! You know there's no judgement here! Every purchase, however small, helps us continue the community work we do.
And quite frankly, who doesn't need giant baubles hanging from their ceiling at Christmas? DUH! 🎄😂
Because every pound spent with us does more than keep perfectly good resources out of landfill. It helps us put food on tables, support families, create opportunities and keep showing up for our community.
We have always done things a little differently at Re-imagine. We don't believe that everything needs to be new, that kindness should come with conditions, or that people should have to prove they deserve support.
We believe in dignity, solidarity, creativity and community. We believe in sharing what we have, questioning what we've been taught and finding better ways of doing things.
And above all, we believe that a different way is possible - not just for our planet, but for each other.
That's what it means to Re-imagine.
Thank you for being part of it.
Now, just you wait until next week… 💚
Ru x
