During the financial year ending 31 March 2025, Sew London Project continued to deliver a range of creative, educational, and environmentally focused activities aimed at reducing tex-tile waste, building practical sewing skills, and supporting local communities through sus-tainable practice. A core focus of the year was the delivery of repair and alteration sewing workshops, both for young people and adults. Through the “Catch Them Young” programme, Sew London Project worked with schools to teach children and young people how to repair and alter their school uniforms and everyday clothing. These workshops promoted sustainability from an early age, helping young people develop practical life skills, confidence, and an understand-ing of how repairing clothing can reduce waste and save money for families. Alongside school-based activity, the organisation delivered a series of adult repair and al-teration workshops, supporting participants to mend, adapt, and extend the life of their own garments. These sessions encouraged a culture of repair over replacement and helped reduce reliance on fast fashion, while also improving wellbeing and self-sufficiency through creative learning. Sew London Project also collaborated with local repair cafes and community repair initia-tives, contributing skills, resources, and facilitation to community-led repair events. These partnerships strengthened local networks, increased access to repair skills, and promoted collective responsibility for reducing waste. Throughout the year, the organisation received approximately 300kg of donated textiles and clothing. These materials were carefully sorted and either repurposed or recycled. A significant proportion was transformed into new, low-cost goods for sale, generating earned income to support the sustainability of the project. Remaining materials were redistributed through free workshops, school programmes, and donations to community groups, en-suring textiles were kept in circulation and diverted from landfill. Overall, Sew London Project’s activities during the year delivered clear environmental bene-fits through waste reduction, while also supporting community learning, skill development, and access to creative, sustainable solutions for everyday clothing repair and reuse. These activities promoted environmental sustainability, skill development, and community well-being, aligning with the mission to foster a circular economy and reduce textile waste.

1. Local Community Members - Individuals who participate in workshops, use repair services, or shop online for preloved and rental clothing. 2. Corporate Partners - Businesses such as John Lewis, Loop Recycle, Kindness offensive and others that provide in-kind donations, sponsorships, or collaborate on sustainability initiatives. 3. Local Councils and Grant Providers - Entities like ELWA - East London Waste Authority, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, which fund or support projects. 4. Workshop Participants - Those attending sewing, repair, and upcycling training sessions. 5. Employees and Volunteers - Staff and volunteers engaged in daily operations, workshops, and community outreach. Consultation and Response The Sew London Project consults its stakeholders through - Community Feedback - Surveys and verbal input from workshop participants and customers. Feedback has led to the expansion of workshop topics and repair cafe, local organisations, their stakeholders and schools. - Corporate Collaboration - Dialogue with partners like John Lewis, Elwa and Loop recycle has helped improve product sourcing and develop shared sustainability goals. - Local Authority Input - Grants and projects have often been designed or adjusted based on council priorities, such as environmental goals or community education needs. - The Sew London Project engages in ongoing consultation, with stakeholders to ensure its activities remain relevant, inclusive, and responsive to community needs. - Feedback is gathered from participants through evaluations during sewing, repair, and upcycling workshops, and through direct engagement with schools and educators delivering the Catch Them Young programme. - Regular collaboration with repair cafes and community partners helps identify emerging needs and opportunities. - Informal conversations in the creative repurpose space provide insight into customer and volunteer experiences. Parents, carers, freelance practitioners, and facilitators also contribute feedback, which is reviewed regularly and used to inform service development, accessibility, and future planning.

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