Category: News
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Love is in the air. Part one: Anna & Colin
Over the past few weeks we have had a number of customers visit the shop looking for inspiration for their weddings. Some are getting married soon, others have only just got engaged but all are looking for ideas and themes for their big day. If you are looking for something different or are a keen…
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Well Done Monty
We were thrilled to be part of one of our younger customers efforts in successfully applying for a Blue Peter ‘Green’ Badge. Monty had visited the Cone Exchange with his mum and took inspiration from the items that our volunteers had made from recycled materials. Taking away material and felt offcuts Monty created this lovely…
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New Year clearout?
Many people take the opportunity to have a post-Christmas clear out. Once the decorations come down it’s time to clean up and take stock of what we no longer have a use for anymore. If this sounds familiar the Cone Exchange might be able to help! If you are a keen crafter then any materials…
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Last call for Christmas
With only 12 sleeps to go till Christmas it’s almost time for the Cone Exchange to close for the school holidays. There is just one week for you to stock up on junk modelling materials for the kids or gift boxes for wrapping up your goodies. You may even have time for some last minute…
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Christmas cheer
Christmas came early for Year 9 pupils at King James School, Knaresborough as they created their entry into the Christmas tree festival at St John’s church This year’s tree came with an unusual mesasage – recycling! Made with Cone Exchange materials the Christmas tree was to raise awareness of recycling at a time of year…
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Horticap video
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Our blog
Hello and welcome to the Cone Exchange blog. This is the place we share your stories and pictures of just what can be created with rubbish.
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Flower power
Cath Pollard, a regular Cone Exchange customer, recently shared some of the pieces that she had created with our felt flowers. Cath has created a range of broaches, slides and headbands from the flowers to sell in aid of Martin House Children’s Hospice and Friends of Harrogate Hospital.
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New friends
Sharon Naylor visited the Cone Exchange for the first time recently. She was looking for wool and yarn that she could use for her latest project, making ‘Roomies’, these friendly little knitted critters. Save Save
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Alien invasion
A last minute plea from her young daughter brought our colleague Nadene Wilkinson, Corporate Sales Manager at Bettys by Post, dashing across to the Cone Exchange for some craft supplies to make an alien costume for nursery the following day. Using materials from our Creative Play room Nadene transformed Chloe into a very sparkly creature…
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Twinkle, twinkle
Karen Evans shared this picture of Ripley Church ready for Christmas 2015. CDs that had been given away with newspapers or magazines can’t be sold by charity shops, so frequently end up in landfill. The Cone Exchange takes these CDs and finds new uses for them such as clocks or bird scarers for allotments. CDs…