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Re-Imagine Resource Centre, Community Kitchen and Solidarity Larder. We collect reusable materials. These can then be reused by our members.
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Re-Imagine collects materials from which have been donated by businesses. Membership is available to community groups and individuals subject to our terms and conditions. This has lots of benefits such as:

Reducing the amount of waste that goes to landfill
Giving people a chance to use these resources creatively
Reducing the amount of new materials that are used which helps save the world's resou

rces. Saving people money on creative and DIY materials
Encouraging creative play and skills
Giving people access to unusual and exciting items and materials not found in shops or online

It is for me? Yes, whether you are part of an organisation or an individual. Re-Imagine is for everyone. Come and see for yourself. You'll be amazed at what we have and you'll amaze yourself with what you can do with it. To use Re-Imagine Resource Centre you will need to become a member. This is a very simple process. On your first visit we will ask you to complete the membership form. If you like you can download and print the form from our website and bring it with you. While you are choosing your materials we will process your membership and give you your membership card before you leave. You will need to bring your card with you whenever you come back to use the Resource Centre. The Re-Imagine Resource Centre is open to everyone. So whether you are a teacher, parent, student, child minder, youth leader, or just somebody with a creative project in mind, the Re-Imagine Resource Centre is for you. Materials can be bought by the bag or trolley load.

14/11/2024

The Social Mini-Mart is OPEN tomorrow (Friday) 10am - 12pm. Save money, get fresh food, and save the planet! 💚💚💚 Plus there's raspberries!!! 😍

12/11/2024

Re-imagine is OPEN tomorrow (Wednesday) 10am - 2pm. 💚
It's my BIRTHDAY this weekend so the centre will be closed on Saturday so I can celebrate my own birth with cake. 🎂🎁🥳
Just in, these fantastic brand new tins with lids and so many card making items plus a huge amount of fabric. Stop by and see what's new. 💚💚💚

10/11/2024

The Poppy Wreath serves as a poignant reminder of service men and women worldwide who have fought or continue to fight in global conflicts. It is important to remember their sacrifices as we strive towards living peacefully with our fellow humans.

Today following the Remembrance Day Service at Ely Cathedral, the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire Mrs. Julie Spence laid this wreath, lovingly made by me, with recycled materials from Re-imagine. These amazing shared values for our country come together again in a beautiful fusion of a glorious tribute to those who sacrificed so much and the love for our wonderful planet.

As always I’m humbled and grateful for these opportunities.💚

The challenges of the 21st century need consideration to all our ways of life and our traditions. In today's society, we generate an enormous amount of waste. As a result, creative recycling has become an essential action to protect the environment. The benefits of recycled art include its contribution to the use and extending the useful life of materials and raising awareness in society regarding the consequences of our actions on the planet.

With Respect, Honour and Gratitude.

We will remember them. ❤️

08/11/2024

Re-imagine Resource Centre is OPEN tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am - 12pm. There's tonnes of new products just in this week and even more Christmas products on the shop floor. Stop by, pick up some free
fresh rolls for lunch, buy stuff and save the planet.....what more could you want from a weekend. 💚💚💚

08/11/2024

The Social Supermarket is OPEN TODAY (Friday) 9.30am - 11.30am. There is lots of fresh food available, so stop by and see how to save the planet and save money on your food shop. 💚💚💚

04/11/2024

It’s time to put your Positive Pants on…….again!

So here’s the BRIEF!

Re-imagine will be collecting Brand New Ladies, Men’s & Children’s underwear from this month until Christmas and we need your help! 💚💚💚

Could you organise a collection at your work place, among friends and family, educational settings, community organisations, church groups or businesses?

Underwear is the most under-donated, yet most needed, item of clothing. No one should be deprived of the simple daily necessity of clean underwear that many of us take for granted. Hygiene and physical comfort are only a part of this basic human need. New, clean underwear also provides dignity and self esteem.....it’s a necessity, not a luxury.

We have already been in contact with the many organisations we support, who are really pleased to receive these necessary items. Last years donations to them helped so much.

I have some recycled bins for this which will be in local shops soon (get in touch if you’d like to have one in your local store or business) or you can use our free printable “DROP YOUR PANTS HERE” sign to use for your own collection box. We will also have a Wishlist available in a few weeks but I’m hoping you will embrace this project as you did with the amazing amount of Socks previously collected which really supported our Homeless Community for many months.

So be a Smarty Pants and give a gift that makes a real difference to so many folks.

Thank you Re-imaginers. 💚💚💚

04/11/2024

I'm lucky to have met a lot of Heroes at Re-imagine over the years. Being a Hero for the planet is essential, now more than ever. You might not have all your powers yet but we are all capable of extraordinary things.
Whether it’s an act of kindness, unstoppable determination or facing the challenges of climate change which we know is affecting many millions across the globe. Heroes in stories often face challenges and find incredible ways to overcome difficult situations. It's about looking forward in hope, in solidarity and raising each other up to do better.💚

What we do at Re-imagine goes beyond the conventional recycling of materials - it’s also a beacon of hope for a more sustainable planet. Stop by Eco-Hero HQ for support, advice, resources, ideas and even frankly a costume darlin' but don't make me beg....I won't do it you know. 💚 And in case you were wondering......NO CAPES! 🦸🏽‍♀️🦸‍♂️
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04/11/2024

How can we create a greener, kinder future if we can’t begin to collectively imagine it? Hils💚(Artist)

Last month we attended the Ely Imaginarium at .MarysChurchEly. Here’s what Re-imagine brought to the day!💚♻️💚♻️💚♻️💚
We designed and built this eco-world for the children to build on, provided the rescued resources for everyone to craft with including the tubes, fabric, wool and materials with all skin colours for the children to create & see themselves with. We built this Construction Station complete with High Viz, Hard Hats, and warning signs. Made lots of model for the eco-city, Iincluding a wind turbine and large cardboard trees and you know we love to create with purpose so we made and gifted these Imaginarium Aprons to use at all their future events. 💚 We gave out medals & goody bags all made from rescued resources. Plus, we had our Re-imagine Apple themed Creation Station in the church grounds crafting and welcoming everyone to the Ely Imaginarium.
Special thank you to my helpers on the day Dan, Jessica & Tashi and to everyone who stopped by to get eco-creative with us and to and for asking us to be part of helping to facilitate the day. Look out for more Imaginariums coming soon! 💚💚💚

02/11/2024

It's SATURDAY and we are OPEN 10AM - 12PM. New chunky wool alert and individual die cutters and stampers galore. Pick-up a FREE Waffles and Syrup weekend treat today with any purchase from Re-imagine. 💚♻️🌎

01/11/2024

Re-imagine is OPEN tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am - 12pm. Turning waste things into great things - without costing the Earth. 🌎💚♻️

01/11/2024

Loads of Eggs and Belgian Waffles.....last half hour of the Social Supermarket at Re-imagine. 💚💚💚

29/10/2024

We are OPEN tomorrow (Wednesday) but operating on reduced hours, so OPEN from 10am - 12pm only. Lots in store for Halloween crafting and still a few costumes left, so stop by and Re-imagine a Green Halloween! 👻🍁🎃💚🌍

27/10/2024

Looking to get eco-creative this Halloween? 👻🎃🍁💚
We are pleased to be back as part of this years Halloween Events at Ely Markets on Thursday 31st October 2024 from 10am - 2pm and want to wish you a very GREEN HALLOWEEN, come get making at one of our Re-imagine CREATION-STATIONS making the cutest Scrap Fabric Apples at the Evil Queens Orchard or make an eco-fabulous headpiece to wear out trick or eating. We will also be giving out FREE Pumpkin treats, goody bags and recipes to use your Pumpkin so there’s no waste! It’s going to be spook-tacular so don’t miss it! 👻🎃💚

There are so many different areas you can look at to reduce your waste during Halloween, from making a conscious effort to limit your plastic waste to recycling or reusing parts of your pumpkin to feed the family. So let’s be greener, wiser, and let’s not spook Mother Nature this Halloween.💚

26/10/2024

Just in........sharing advent calendar!

26/10/2024

My 1st Halloween. Just a few left.......

25/10/2024

The Social Mini-mart is OPEN today (FRIDAY) from 10am - 12pm. Re-imagine is also open during this time. 😍Stop by and experience the joys of saving the planet and saving money. 💚🌍♻️

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Witchford Recycling Centre, Stirling Way, Witchford
Ely
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Saturday	10am - 12pm

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Is the cost of a weekly shop causing financial strain for you or a family you know? We need to reduce the demand for charitable donations by creating an intervention that helps people before they reach crisis point. Anyone who knows me knows I’ve been asking for years for a place to achieve this is town, but it’s never happened. So I’ve always been a “Make a bouquet from those flowers in reach” type of chick so here goes. 💚 Re-imagine has created a Social Mini Mart full of surplus, short-dated, donated, and purchased food. Social supermarkets are run by voluntary organisations, working with local food producers and suppliers to provide products at a lower cost than traditional supermarkets. These shops are aimed at anyone who is struggling to afford food, but there are no specific criteria for who can become a member. A Social Supermarket trades in surplus or unsaleable products from mainstream food producers: items with misprinted packaging the supermarkets can’t accept, or which don’t have enough shelf life to make it into mainstream retail or often there are broken and damaged products. While the model varies from place to place, social supermarkets are distinct from food banks in that users pay for their groceries, albeit at large discounts. Whatever form it takes, the fact that they are spreading can be seen as a mark of the brutal impact of food costs on many families. According to recent UN figures, 8.4 million people in the UK are food insecure and 5.6% of those aged over 15 have said it is a struggle to get enough food. Perhaps it’s no surprise then that dozens more of these social supermarkets are due to open across the UK over the next year. It will be 5 items for £2.50, the collected Bakery, Fruit and Vegetables which (as is now) will be FREE, so that means if just 50 people a week use the Mini-mart that’s £125 in buying power each week. But not only that, you’ll have a say in which items you’d like to have available t