This isn't a Transition Westcombe event, but it's impeccably 'transition' in its principles, and it's something we'd talked about holding in Westcombe: There will be a 'swishing' event at Greenwich Community College on 21 March.
The principle is 'swap, don't shop' - women (why not men?) are encouraged to bring along an item of clothing to give away, and while there they can take their pick of others' cast-offs. But it shouldn't be any old tat, but something they would be "proud to hand on", perhaps designer wear that has been outgrown or just doesn't seem to suit any more.
The idea began when a group of people "put their heads together to find a way to combine a love of retail shopping without contributing to increased consumption".
I think we can endorse that pretty happily. Low-carbon, low-consumption shouldn't mean wearing hairshirts, and should be as fun as this sounds.
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