TGtW: Textiles / Clothes | Transition Falmouth

reuse, recycle and repair

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Charity Shops

n.b. These Charity Shops also have many other items – see Furniture and Household Electrical Appliances

Barnardo’s (Truro)

https://shop.barnardos.org.uk/shop/truro

Brandon Trust (Falmouth)

7 The Moor, Falmouth (opened 21st October 2025)
Supporting autistic people and people with learning disabilities. Wide range of pre-loved clothes available plus other goods encouraging customers to reuse,recycle, and re-love. See their Facebook page for more details Donations of re-saleable items most welcome

Children’s Hospice South-West (Falmouth)

Children’s Hospice South West has a new shop at 35, Market Street, Falmouth. Raising vital funds for Little Harbour hospice (nr. St.Austell) a wide range of good quality second-hand items are on offer including clothing and accessories, children’s toys, games and much more. Donations of items are most welcome and can be dropped off during opening hours – see here for full details, and for volunteering opportunities.
https://www.chsw.org.uk/shop/falmouth-shop

Children’s Hospice South-West (Truro)

https://www.chsw.org.uk/shop/truro-shop

Children’s Hospice South-West – Little Steps SW (Truro)

https://www.chsw.org.uk/shop/truro-little-steps-shop

Cornwall Air Ambulance (Truro)

https://cornwallairambulancetrust.org/charity-shops/truro/

Cornwall Animal Hospital (Truro)

https://www.charityretail.org.uk/charity-shops/cornwall-animal-hospital-truro-16-river-street-tr1-2sq/

Cornwall Hospice Care (Falmouth/Penryn/Mawnan Smith and Truro)

Cornwall Hospice Care have four shops across the Falmouth/Mawnan Smith/Penryn and Truro area for more details: https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/shop/find-our-shops/

Great Ormond Street

Check postcodes for collections in your area: https://www.gosh.org/about-us/our-fundraising/door-door-fundraising/clothing-collections/

Oxfam (Truro)

You can support the work of Oxfam by visiting their shop at 7-8, New Bridge Street, Truro which accepts donations of good quality textiles. They have a postal service https://www.oxfam.org.uk/donate/donate-to-our-shops/donate-clothes/ and also an online shop: https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/. Donations of textiles can also be made by using one of their textile banks located in the car park of Sainsbury’s, Treyew Road, Truro, or the lower car park in Sainsbury’s, Ponsharden, Falmouth, or by using the drop-off collection boxes at M&S, Lemon
Quay, Truro

Pants Cancers (Falmouth)

Main Pants Hub is located at Unit 1, 2, & 4 Ponsharden (nr. Sainsbury’s).
The newly refurbished “Posh Pants” shop is on the corner of Webber Street/High Street, Falmouth. tel. 01326 761404 for more details or visit https://pantscancer.co.uk

Salvation Army (Falmouth)

https://www.falmouth.co.uk/shopsandbusinesses/care-and-share/

Sue Ryder (Falmouth)

https://www.sueryder.org/support-us/shop-with-us/our-shops/falmouth

Tanya’s Courage Trust (Penryn)

The charity has three shops including 56 Lower Market Street, Penryn – see their Facebook page for details. Also now at 6 Castle Street, Truro TR1 3DL, and in St.Austell – raising funds to support young people with cancer. Call 01726 71224 for details of opening hours and more information. Donations of pre-loved clothing, textiles,and other saleable items, including kitchenware, books and CDs/DVDs most welcome.

Charity Clothing Banks (Truro and Falmouth area)

Firefighters Charity

have a Clothing and Textile Bank close by the Fire Station, Trescobeas Road, Falmouth. More details: https://www.firefighterscharity.org.uk/get-involved/recycle-your-clothing

Oxfam

have local clothing/shoe/accessories banks at Sainsbury’s Stores Car Parks, Ponsharden, Falmouth, and at Treyew Road, Truro.

Oxfam also partners with Marks & Spencer (Truro) M&S supports Oxfam’s “Another Life” scheme by providing three collection boxes in store for reusable clothes, shoes and accessories (e.g. handbags)
https://www.oxfam.org.uk/donate/donate-to-our-shops/marks-and-spencer-and-oxfam-another-life/

Salvation Army

https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/clothing-bank for location of nearest banks e.g. Penair (nr School) St. Clements Truro, The Range, Treliske Truro, Tescos Car Park, Garras Wharf, Truro and Asda Car Park, Penryn and in Falmouth (entrance to Falmouth Rugby Club, top of Killigrew Street)

The Salvation Army also partners with Dunelm (Truro) where clean reusable/recyclable home textiles, clothing, shoes and accessories can be taken back to the Truro Store at Newquay Road Retail Park, TR1 1RH or delivery can be arranged online – full details: https://www.dunelm.com/info/about/take-back-scheme

Clothing

St.Petrocs (Truro)

based at 8, City Road Truro provides help and support to homeless people. Donations of useful items welcome including sleeping bags, clothing, warm socks and sturdy boots, toiletries and tinned food. More details: https://www.stpetrocs.org.uk/useful-donations
including the Purchase and Donate scheme

Local Businesses

Beyond Repair (Falmouth)

Offer a clothing and textile, mending, and alteration service at Beyond Repair, Old Brewery Yard, 15-17 High Street, Falmouth TR11 2AB

Contact Jess via their website at https://www.beyondrepair.org.uk or on Instagram @beyond_repair_studio

Finisterre Clothing Company (St.Agnes)

apply the principles of the circular economy to its design and production of its clothing products, including avoiding non-degradable plastic packaging. For more information visit https://finisterre.com/pages/sustainability

They offer a range of Lived and Loved services designed to upcycle or recycle old Finisterre gear. Includes repair, takeback, resale and product care. For more information visit https://finisterre.com/pages/lived-loved
Winner of the Cornwall Sustainability Awards Circular Economy category and Overall Winner 2022

Finisterre also work with Reskinned to provide a Repair and Renew/Takeback Service Visit https://finisterre.com/pages/reskinned

Johnsons Cleaners (Penryn/Truro)

offer a clothing repair and alteration service at their branches at Penryn (Asda Store) and in Truro
(River Street and Waitrose Store) https://www.johnsoncleaners.com/services/alterations-repairs

Threadpegs (Falmouth/Penryn)

Clothing repairs and much more. Visit https://threadpegs.com/pages/clothing-repair-and-darning-work
Also runs a monthly darning and repair group – Meet Make Mend – on last Thursday of the month
7pm – 9pm in Falmouth. Contact Laura at https://threadpegs.com

Repair Cafes

see this page for details

Shoes

visit our Hard to Recycle Guide under Textiles: Clothing, Bed Linen and Shoes

Shoe Repairs: (Falmouth/Truro/Penryn/Redruth)

Star Shoe Repair: 2, Falmouth Road, Redruth 01209 219776
Timpson: Boscawen Street, Truro 01872 225744
Timpson: (Asda), Jennings Road, Penryn 01326 375333
Truro Shoe Repairs: Pannier Market, Truro 07795 598406

T Shirt Recycling

Surfers Against Sewage (St.Agnes)

sell a range of organic clothing produced by Teemill made from natural materials, not plastics. Every product is designed to be sent back to Teemill when it is worn out https://sasshop.org.uk/ Teemill makes new products from the material they recover, and the cycle itself is renewable. Products can be returned and remade again and again and again. All packaging is plastic-free

Wet Suit Reuse

The Wave Project (Newquay)

Gives pre-loved Wet Suits a second life, supporting young people’s mental health through Surf Therapy – here in Cornwall and across the UK. Unwanted wet suits can be taken to the dedicated collection point at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre (Falmouth/Penryn or Truro). They are sorted and checked over before resale at the Project’s Newquay Store

For details of stock available, opening hours, address, and more information about the Project see https://www.waveproject.co.uk/preloved-wetsuits-cornwall/

Runner-Up in the 2024 Cornwall & IOS Sustainability Awards – Circular Economy Category

January 2026
TGtW: Working Towards a Local Circular Economy