Jul 1, 2025
We are recruiting a ‘Waste Not’ Free Shop & Volunteer Coordinator: 40 hours per month @£15 an hour
You will be responsible for overseeing and organising the Green Ways Free Shop and for the recruitment, induction, training and management of volunteers.
This role is ideal for someone who is happy to lead independently on a range of diverse tasks, with management support from the Trustees. We welcome creative and practical thinkers from all backgrounds. We encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of underrepresented communities or non-traditional routes into the charity sector.
We’re particularly keen to hear from people with experience of volunteering, community engagement, or building inclusive teams.
Full job details and application process detailed here below:
Green Ways Job Description and application info
Jun 29, 2025
Opening Dates for Green Ways Free Shop, July 2025
We will be opening less this month as volunteers take holidays and manage childcare commitments.
*We are closed on TUESDAY 1 JULY*
Sunday 6 July 11am to 2pm – open for free shopping and drop-off
Tuesday 8 July – 10am to 12 midday – open for free shopping and drop-off
Friday 11 July 430 to 7pm – open for free shopping
WE ARE THEN CLOSED UNTIL
Friday 25 July – open for free shopping and drop-off
Tuesday 29 July 10am to 12 midday – open for free shopping only
May 29, 2025
June Dates
As always, we cannot take anything too big (no sofas, white goods, wardrobes). Please message us with images if you are not sure. We may also be able to put you in touch with people who have requested similar items.
#NoKnickersOrKnives.
Tuesday 3 June: 10am to 12 midday for shopping and drop-off
Sunday 8 June: 11 am to 2pm: shopping and drop off
Tuesday 10 June: 10 am to 12 midday. Shopping only.
Friday 13 June: 430pm to 7pm for shopping and drop off.
Tuesday 17 June: 10 am to 12 midday. Shopping only.
Saturday 21 June: 11 am to 2pm: shopping and drop off
Tuesday 24 June: 10am to 12 midday for shopping and drop-off
Friday 27 June: 430pm to 7pm for shopping and drop off.
Apr 30, 2025
The Free Shop is open this Friday 2nd May from 430pm to 7pm.
Please see someone in a green highvis when dropping items off so that we can unpack and process the items. We cannot receive knives, car seats or large items such as sofas, wardrobes, white goods etc.
The full dates and timings are below for the month of May. We will not be able to receive donations at every session unfortunately as it quickly becomes overwhelming in our small space:
Friday 2 May, 430pm to 7pm: Open for rummage and drop-off.
Tuesday 6 May, 10am to 12 midday: Open for rummage ONLY.
Saturday 10 May 11am to 2pm: Rummage and drop-off
Tuesday 13 May 10am to 12 midday: Open for rummage only
Friday 16 May 430pm to 7pm: Open for rummage and drop-off.
Saturday 17 May: 12 midday to 2pm. Rummage only. Please visit the art studio as part of the Caversham Arts Trail!
Tuesday 20 May 10am to 12 midday: Rummage only
Sunday 25 May 11am to 2pm: Rummage and drop-off
Tuesday 27 May 10am to 12 midday: Rummage only
WE ARE THEN CLOSED FOR THE REST OF HALF TERM
Apr 5, 2025
With Easter holidays etc April will be a little different. We are also trying some other week day openings to widen accessibility. We are reducing the drop-off sessions to ensure that we do not get overwhelmed. We will be open:
Sunday 6 April 11 to 1pm for rummage and collection and 1-2 for drop off.
Tuesday 8 April 10am to 12 midday for rummage/collection only.
We are CLOSED on the weekend of 12 and 13 April.
Tuesday 15 April 10 am – 12 midday rummage and collection with DROP-OFF
We are closed on the Easter weekend, 18 and 19 April
Tuesday 22 April (Earth Day!) 10am to 12 midday, rummage and collection only
Friday 25 April 4pm to 7pm for both rummage/collection and DROP-OFF
As always all items are free and no referrals are needed.
We ask that you check via email or DM on Facebook before bringing large items. We do not take white goods, sofas, wardrobes; we would love to and there is a need – but we just do not have the room. We can take small electrical items, which we arrange to be PAT tested.
We welcome bras which we give to a project in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Please do not bring us underwear (unless new) or knives.
We would love suitcases as we have lots of requests for these that we cannot meet. We are also always desperate for pots, pans, frying pans and other kitchen items.
If you have a link with / are local to an animal rescue please let them know that we have mountains of bedding of all kinds. If you are able to fill a car boot and take some away for use by such facilities that would be very helpful.
