Photo by Artificial Photography on Unsplash If you're like us, thrifting has been in your blood for some time now. You were exposed to it and somehow, it just became a part of who you are. You love a bargain, but you also love the extra elements of what it means to 'thrift' or 'opshop'... Continue Reading →
Do you have a favourite memory of Easter? Is there something that comes to mind when this part of the year rolls around again? Maybe you attended Easter Camp as a kid and you have fond memories of games and camp food and good friends. Maybe you used to have egg hunts at your Grandmother's... Continue Reading →
Can you even believe it's February again? Doesn't it just feel like yesterday that we were ringing in the New Year and praying that it was a vast improvement on whatever 2020 was? Schools have started back. Shops have reopened. Summer is (usually) in full swing right about now and although supermarkets have put their... Continue Reading →
We've hit the pointy end of the year. Christmas lights are out in full force. Gifts are being purchased. Menus are being written. Cards are being posted. Christmas may look a little different this year, but it doesn't mean it's been cancelled. Quite the opposite in fact - if there was ever a time that... Continue Reading →
By now, you have come to know almost all of our wonderful volunteers here at Junktion! We have spent 2020 introducing them to you and showcasing a little bit of what they get up to each week, how op-shopping has an impact on their personal lives and what they hope that buying second hand can... Continue Reading →
https://oxfamapps.org/secondhandseptember/ September already feels like a world away, but we're barely about to farewell it. Spring was welcomed with open arms - blossoms sprung, rain fell, the sun shone brightly and school holidays quickly approached. But it was a significant month for other reasons too. #secondhandseptember might be a hashtag you rarely saw, or simply... Continue Reading →
We are more than halfway through 2020 - and who hasn't seen those funny pictures online claiming we're in the game of Jumanji? Yep, we've reached it - level 9. Play on, everybody. If you've been tracking with us so far, we've been introducing you to our volunteers each month. This September, meet Hannah who... Continue Reading →
