To brighten up this stormy challenging day some collages from the Fabulous Fashion Show from the Charity and Vintage Sector held at St. Peter's on Saturday. The style on show was stunning and all of the volunteer models were superb on the catwalk. All photos will be posted on an album shortly. Thanks to everyone who participated and all of you who attended. Promising an even bigger event next year #reusemonth

After some great ReUse Month Events on Saturday perhaps Cork can lead the way as this is an important facet of moving towards a lower carbon Circular Economy.

Pictures from both events will be posted in Albums shortly.

This is a collage from the Upcycling for the Home event at St. Peter's.

There will be another great event on the 28th October in Cobh to Showcase all the town has to offer for people to purchase in the ReUse Sector.

Upcycled furniture, patchwork, the Baby Market, unique one-off crafted items, eclectic range from second-hamd stores and initiatives such as the reuse of juice bottles all featured as part of a display and opportunity to meet and get advise from experts involved in these businesses in the Upcucling for the Home event held at St. Peter’s Exhibition Centre on Saturday 14th October.

The drop in event from 11am -3.30pm was organised by the Southern Regional Waste Management Office in conjunction with Cork City Council and Cork Environmental Forum as part of the nationwide ReUse Month initiative.

The focus on the home is due to the fact that this is where many of us can adopt changes to make items last longer, to repurpose them, give them a new lease of life through restoration services or consider procuring from the ReUse sector.

This year exhibitor’s included Cork Deaf Enterprises, the Paint Pot, La Table Belge, Quay Designs, the Baby Market, Patchwork and Banners by Louise Harrington, A-Z Shop, Roger Nangle’s beautiful crafted items for the home including lighting, tables and much more. Future Orchard Trust were promoting the ReUse of all of their apple juice bottles and Cork City Council were promoting reducing waste with reusable food measuring tools. Boomerang Enterprises mattress recycling project also showcased a special ReUse Month commission for the development of the “Boomerang Bag” made from textiles from the mattresses.

The Deputy Lord Mayor, Cllr. Fergal Dennehy was accompanied by David Joyce, Director, Cork City Council Environment & Recreation Services on a tour of the stands and heard first hand about these businesses and initiatives which are an important part of the ReUse Sector and the developing Circular Economy.

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Tom Mulcahy, Retro Workshop tailor with the 'Glamour & Glitz' MC the elegant & eloquent Pauline McDonogh from SRWMO who did a great job. Wonderful show from an amateur team. Saw lots of great backstage pics being taken please share.