Use Scrapstores!

Scrapstores are a fantastic resource for running any group that supports visual arts learning!

If you run an after school art club visiting your local scrapstore can help you access a wide range of high quality art and craft materials for your members.  The range of materials in scrapstores changes from day to day and could include card, paper, textiles, paint, corks, wool, cardboard tubes, netting, gauze and a thousand other things!

All scrapstores have different means of accessing their scrap materials. In some you need to pay an individual membership fee, at others you simply pay for the scrap you take on the day. Below is a a list of scrapstores nationwide, with contact details for each. If you are interested in listing your scrapstore on the AccessArt website then please contact rachel@accessart.org.uk

You can see inspiring resources on using scrapstore materials here: A Wealth of Materials

The Gloucestershire Resource Centre, Gloucester

The Gloucestershire Resource Centre has been promoting creativity in the arts, health, play and education sector through the re-use of materials from industry and business for over 32 years now. We don’t specialise in any type of materials as we have to run with the surplas being generated by local businesses within out catchment of Gloucestershire at the time, We rely on the national community of scrapatores to exchange materials we we can provide variety and choice for our 1300 plus members.

Orinoco Scapstore, Oxford

Cambridge Community Scrapstore

Cambridge Scrap Store sources interesting and unusual arts and crafts items that members can buy at a low cost.

Anyone can join – our members include schools, playgroups, home educators, festivals planners and artists, as well as individuals. Membership costs as little as £5.

Address and opening times

During term time, our opening hours are:

• Every Wednesday evening during the school term, from 4 to 7.30pm
• On the second Saturday of every month during the school term, from 1.30 to 3pm

You can find Scrapstore at Unit 17, Barnwell Business Park, Barnwell Drive, Cambridge CB5 8UZ.

Re-Imagine Resource Centre, Cambridgeshire

Work and Play Scrapstore, London

Do you need inspiring, cheap arts and crafts and design materials, or pops for your productions or unusual creative play resources?

Do you want to use more sustainable materials?

For an economical fee you, your school or your group can join the Work and Play Scrapstore based in Tooting and have unlimited access to our materials for your projects, all of which are saved from landfill.

Paper and paint, textiles and trimmings, buttons and bubble wrap, wood, foam, fne wire and so much more… come and visit us and see for yourself..

No need to book an appointment, just come and look round!

Address and Opening times:

Hazelhurst Estate
13 Blackshaw Road
Tooting

SW17 0DA

House of Objects, Newcastle

House of Objects’ dream is to revolutionise education. We believe passionately that children are not passive learners. They are independent and visionary thinkers with abundant curiosity. Let them explore and they thrive.

The National Curriculum does not make it easy to integrate creativity in schools. That’s where we come in. We provide practical solutions to make creative learning tangible.

Our centre in North Tyneside has a large workshop space and recycled materials resource.
We run school workshops, teacher CPD, outreach projects and more.

This is a sample of a resource created by UK Charity AccessArt. We have over 1500 resources to help develop and inspire your creative thinking, practice and teaching.

AccessArt welcomes artists, educators, teachers and parents both in the UK and overseas.

We believe everyone has the right to be creative and by working together and sharing ideas we can enable everyone to reach their creative potential.