22/05/2026
Massive news! The community resource sharing free shop in Caia Park has been granted by The National Lottery Community Fund/ Cronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol funding that allows these community resource to continue there for at least another 2 years!
What started as something planned to run for two months with initial Decarbonising Wrexham funding, thanks to everyone involved will now run at least until June 2028!
And what an impact as a community we have all had already!
In just 5 months:
15,087 items have been saved from waste disposal!
This runs at an estimated 117 tonnes of CO₂ emissions saved - in 5 months!
That’s roughly the same as:
Driving over 400,000 miles in an average petrol car
Over 100 return flights between London and New York
Around 400–500 short-haul flights’ worth of emissions saved
Reducing water pollution, land pollution, reducing plastic pollution...
Huge amounts of water and raw materials saved by reusing instead of producing new.
This has also helped wellbeing - especially mental, social, financial as well as ecological.
'Brings people together. Nice chats and friendly inclusive atmosphere'
'It helps me mentally and helps my anxiety'
'The free shop is a great asset to they community if it didn't exist I would not go to out in my community...I feel welcome and safe due to anxiety and panic attacks but I find the Hub and Caia free shop a friendly atmosphere and I walk in feel like a weight of the world lifted due to no pressure no judgment and friendly people to talk to or just a smile goes a long way'
'I love meeting people and finding items they need, seeing the effect it has and knowing it’s environmentally positive'
'Well I took some good and even new clothes down to the hub ,which I would probably of just kept for no reason they no longer fitted , but taking them to the hub made me feel better that someone could put them to good use'
'Well I took some good and even new clothes down to the hub ,which I would probably of just kept for no reason they no longer fitted , but taking them to the hub made me feel better that someone could put them to good use'
'It gives me a great sense of community and hope for mankind'
If Wrecsam has achieved this in 5 months, what may we achieve in 2 years?
This is really thanks to the empower of our communities in Wrecsam, including:
-Every single shop steward and those working behind the scenes to co-ordinate, train, co-organise - as all are volunteers, it is this has enabled this funding to be enough for two years! To name the ones that have given permission for me to share their names thank you Anita Swigon, Ann, Iola Jones, Heba, Michelle Murphy and there so many more!
-Everyone that has given items - what wonderful items we have received!
-Everyone that has taken items - however little or much money we have everyone has a part to play in taking and reusing this items, giving them a good home - to help the environment - even millionaires, even billionaires need to use these shops.
All the support of all the organisations involved including Give and Take Incredible Edible Wrecsam, Creuynni Wellbeing CIC Free Stall Wrecsam - Stondin Rannu Wrecsam Repair Cafe Wrecsam Caia Park Environmental Group as well as the Caia Park Partnership Ltd for having us, Tŷ Pawb for the support with pop ups at Tŷ Pawb, Uareuk Hub for rails and donations of items and general support! And Tempo Time Credits Cymru for the time credits we can offer all amazing volunteers.
Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey so far - if you are yet to see this community resource sharing in action - please pop in
Opening times are currently:
Monday–Friday (except bank holidays)
11am–1pm
2nd Saturday of each month alongside the Repair Café 11am-1pm
You can also check our google business page and caia park free shop to check openings.
