[193] – The Power of Swapping with Samantha Drury Shore from Sustainable Devizes

About this episode

Samantha Drury Shore discusses the impact and logistics of swap events organized by Sustainable Devizes.

I can't wait for you to dive into this week's episode with Samantha Drury Shore who is the Chair of Sustainable Devizes, not too far from me in Wiltshire, and who has spear-headed their brilliant swap events that now run on a regular basis. Sam shares with us how they got started with their first event and shares her experiences of what works for these kind of events, and the nitty gritty of the logistics and organising. It's another wonderful example of, in the words of listener Tamasin, "perfectly normal people discovering they can change things". I found it really inspiring and despite being someone who really isn't good at, or particularly enjoys, organising events, it's really got me fired up and thinking about whether I can persuade a couple of friends to help me organise something locally! Samantha Drury Shore LISTEN... USEFUL LINKS: Samantha Drury Shore- Website - Substack - Instagram - Linked In - Swap Shops Toolkit Sustainable Devizes- Links - Facebook page Fires and Facism film Nothing New in '22 Clothes piling up in Atacama Desert Chippenham Uniform Exchange [187] - No Crap Parties with Charlotte Mason-Curl

People in this episode

Host: Jen Gale

Guest: Samantha Drury Shore

Topics covered

• swapping
• community events
• sustainability
• local initiatives
• organizing
• inspiration

Keywords

• swap events
• Sustainable Devizes
• community organizing
• sustainability
• local change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sustainable Devizes

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