A new retro clothing and other items section has come to the cafe in our Chepstow unit. Come browse our interesting selection!

Thanks to a friend of the project, three beautiful Christian artworks, donated to Upcycle, will be making their way to a bear Ugandan Church. Thanks Rachel! See our Ugandan Upcyle page for more on what we do for this region.

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December 2018 We have just received a fantastic donation from the Chepstow and Caldicot Lions of a steam cleaner. This will be a great help for cleaning up sofas, mattresses and other upholstered items, before they are sold.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE KIND DONATION AND CONTINUED SUPPORT!

On a very windy 20th September 2018 we had a visit from the lovely Lady Bathurst. After showing her around the unit and introducing her to some of the team we shared some stories about the people we have helped with our gardening project. Lady Bathurst had a good chat with Tom about the work……

September 2018 A Big thanks goes out to two of our Trustees Ashley and Rona for working tirelessly to sort out the huge number of chairs we have at Chepstow.  After a fair few days hard work, the chairs are now displayed on the wall and look great.  Everyone can see them properly and it……

Come and see us, and bring your empty detergent bottles. We have washing up liquid, Laundry liquid, Fabric Conditioner, kitchen and bathroom cleaner; all available on tap from 25l drums.  The drums will then be refilled or reused by a local chemical firm. Before bringing your bottles down, ensure you wash them out first! We……

Sadly today, November 28th 2017, we had to post a plea on Facebook for the return of our electric screwdriver and batteries, which had been stolen from the charity workshop. We had very little belief that it would make any difference, and thought the item was gone for good. However, within minutes of the post……

We are pleased to welcome Jen to the team at Forest Upcycling Project.  Jen has taken over from Nadine as the new GEM Navigator Developer.  She will be working with people from the Forest of Dean who are struggling to get back into the labour market and need some extra help and assistance. Jen has……

GEM is a social inclusion aimed at working with individuals on a one to one basis to help them become part of their community.  This could include helping them find training, volunteering opportunities, or employment. Nadine Jones is the Navigator Developer for Forest Upcycling Project and will be working with participants to develop individual pathways……

This November Monmouthshire Upcycle were lucky enough to receive some funding from Nature Save Trust for the purchase of tools and equipment to help them on their mission to save more furniture from landfill. The branch at Chepstow, managed by Kris, now has a huge number of volunteers, all working hard to give tired, worn……

Many Thanks!!