Once again in partnership with Petersfield Climate Action Network we held the Christmas Present Exchange. This year’s event took place on Saturday 18th January, 108 gifts were donated, with 79% of them successfully rehomed. The remaining gifts were donated to charity.

Exchangers deposit items during the first two weeks of the month, they receive a token and can return on exchange day to find something they want. Alternatively, tokens can be donated so that someone else in the community can choose a present.

Approximately £4 billion is spent on entirely unwanted gifts each year. This is equivalent to 4.8 million tonnes of CO2 produced from unwanted gifts nationally. But – one man or woman’s trash is another’s treasure.