Westwood Fight
VIVIENNE
WESTWOOD has
criticised plans of a London council to ban charity Scope from basing its
clothing banks on council-owned land in Bromley. Instead, private company
Veolia will run its own banks and is planning to recycle or sell the donated
clothes for a profit, with the council taking a percentage of the profits.
"Charity shops
are part of the fabric of our great city, but this short-sighted approach is
totally unfair and damages charities at the expense of a quick buck,"
Westwood told the Evening
Standard.
Scope, which has
raised £360,000 from selling donated clothes in the Bromley area over the last
ten years, provides support for disabled people and their families.
"Is this really
what the public wants to happen when it donates unwanted clothes?"asked
Scope chief executive Richard Hawkes. "We urge councils to think twice
before deciding to sell off these sites. They make a big difference by
supporting the work of charities like Scope."
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